explain..throttle bodie

[rsNick]

just wondering.. ktec selling the throttle bodie kit without ecu, but was thinking u wont get the most power out of the itb's if u dont upgrade the ecu?
so how good would it be if u didnt get the ecu?

am i completly wrong?? :S

can someone explain lol im not the most knowledgeble about this stuff, thanks

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=3633&appid=2

 

[rich-6]

You need an aftermarket ecu for them to work, standard one wont be able to run them

 

[rsNick]

yeah thats what i thrt, thankyou

 

[Dan519]

It's sold like that as some people already have an ECU, or want to use/choose something different. You always need an aftermarket ECU

 

[Silent_Scone]

If you're up north Paul at RS Tuning can map them to the standard ECU but it's not as cost effective as you'd probably first think. It won't drive anywhere near as well and will be quite flat in the low end even after live mapping.

Do it right and get a standalone ecu

 

[Chip-mk1]

If you're up north Paul at RS Tuning can map them to the standard ECU but it's not as cost effective as you'd probably first think. It won't drive anywhere near as well and will be quite flat in the low end even after live mapping.

Do it right and get a standalone ecu

Bear in mind that to do that you will need a MAP input from the bodies, which is more expense and hassle as well, its not like fitting an RS2 where the standard ECU is already catered for properly with the kit, the bodies ktec sell are intended to be used with TPS as the load value not MAP.

 

[jamesd1263]

Theres a blacl ph1 on bodies on a standard ecu on clio16valver speak to that man

 

[Silent_Scone]

Yus, and I'd imagine that's half the reason why it doesn't work near as well anyway.

James I think that was Russ_16v's car. He sold it to a member called Midge on here, who broke it unfortunately

 

[Chip-mk1]

Yus, and I'd imagine that's half the reason why it doesn't work near as well anyway.

A lot longer spent playing around with the jet sizes from the balance pipes and the size of the reservoir for them etc could probably have improved things, but its just far from ideal, much better to just get an RS2 if you want it on the standard ECU really.

 

[Dan519]

Theres a blacl ph1 on bodies on a standard ecu on clio16valver speak to that man

was. Midge bought it and it drove so badly that he put it on DTA management when he transplanted it into his mk1