Recent content by Icarus

PNP is easy to do with an adaptor loom and a couple of Autosports. In order to access the ECU you need a copy of Vision (MM Calibration software) and a dongle (which is essentialy a hardware lock). Both of these need to match the ECU firmware version for comms to be established. The...

They're not too bad actualy. If you can turn up a copy of an original cal you can export most of the tables to the a blank one. Problem is turning up an original cal! Real advantage of doing this is not having to mod the original wiring loom/make up an adaptor harness which keeps the car mostly...

There is no where to my knowledge as the dongle prevents this pretty effectively! MM will sell you a replacement customer spec ECU (or at least they would when it was current) but it will need calibrating from scratch incl all sensor setups etc.

Yes it is if its the MM external customer spec unit. However the Cup racers don't run the external customer spec unit they run the Renault spec unit - which is mappable but not practicaly by anyone but Renault/MM as you need the Renault profile and dongle for Vision!

Put an EC2 on it and you can run DBW as well! Only caveat is we won't supply this for road use, at all, as obviously it's not type approved. I'll shortly be running DBW throttle bodies on my Xsara with a BMW E46 M3 throttle motor and a VAG pedal position sensor :D

Clutchnet produce the current X85 paddle clutches. They're okay if you're doing under 6 hour races. Mardi Gras/BPM have their own friction material they run on the clutch net paddle which is good for 24 hour weekends in one hit but does shorten the flywheel life.

We're Motul dealers. Drop me a PM with what you want and I'll price up for you.

Low end could be better but the dead alternator and 11.8V battery voltage put pay to any more calibration work that day. When it's back again I'll optimise that as we should see low RPM torque come up and the 3 - 4K range lift a bit to form a smooth curve over the rev range.

P.S. With a bit more time and a working alternator I should be able to optimise the 3 - 4K RPM area a bit more and bring the torque up a touch to make a really smooth curve. Although Tony doesn't care about that as the car will never be down that low ;)

In the vid there is a mix of third and fourth at varying loads and throttle openings to check transients, part throttle etc. Our chassis dyno supports 190mph+ so we can run Clios and similar short geared stuff in 5th/6th if we really want. For the most part 3rd and 4th are fine. Generaly...

170 I think if memory serves. Good power and decent torque with a really nice flat curve. On 95 octane fuel it won't do much more than that! :)

Hi Adi, To identify if you have a useable crank signal you really need a scope on it so you can see the waveform. A voltage reading from it just means it's doing something, not neccesarily the right something ;) If you have a good crank signal and the loom buzzes back from sensors/actuators...

The hat is amazing! It's now standard TDF workshop wear until summer arrives :) Great feature, great car, great mag!!

Re: someph-ing different........... I've already sent Neil a text asking for the number of the lass with the pink stripe in her hair ;) Car looks mega in the mag, very proud to have worked on it. There's an excellent quote from a stunningly handsome chap on the front cover as well! LOL

From a performance point of view I think it's hard to fault these mounts. Neils car is fitted with them and I was impressed with how little engine movement there was whils still retaining sufficent compliance not to break anything.