*** S14a stage 1 chips now available ***

[m4tt_c]

yes, it'll be something like 23710 xxFxx

i'll go look now, has the money cleared yet?

23710 82F04

[Jez]

Hi mate

Thats cool - the money cleared today. I'll get the chip in the post asap

Thanks for the order
Cheers
Jez

[m4tt_c]

[Saunders]

on your site it says that the stage one chip and a FMIC it produced 280bhp i am assuming that this is with out the stage 1 mods such as exhaust or is it with the stage one mods?

i have all stg 1 mods plus a FMIC and run 13psi, from searching the broad this is pretty much maxing the injecters. is the chip going to work well with this set up or should i get bigger injecters and wait for the stg2?

also woll your chip fit my ecu 23710 74F05?

[Jez]

The stage 1 chip is for a car with the usual stage 1 mods: exhaust, filter, fuel pump and 1 bar of boost. It will also work well on a car with an FMIC up to 1.1bar and the fuelling will be fine.

It'd suit your car quite well, and I can chip the 74F05 ECU.

[m4tt_c]

it arrived today i'll be fitting it as soon as i get my soldering iron back of a work mate.

should the timing be set to 14 or 15?

[Jez]

It was mapped at 15, but 14 will be safer. All depends on your particular engine. Just be sure its not detting (which it shouldn't assuming you follow the guide lines )

[VIDAL BABBOON]

Sounds to me like I might have to pay you a visit in the new year mate

There is no way in hell im going to do it DIY style lol

Will give Phill a day out at the same time lol

[Jez]

Cool - just let me know when you wanna pop over

[Dave200]

Sounds to me like I might have to pay you a visit in the new year mate

There is no way in hell im going to do it DIY style lol

Will give Phill a day out at the same time lol

may come too, turns out there is still the S14 chip in mine so i'll have one of them

[Jez]

no probs

[jvg]

I've just written a quick guide on how to adjust the ignition timing - its on my web site in the links section.

I guess we can use the DIY consult to monitor the ignition time at idle (instead of the ignition gun), and adjust it with the CAS like you explain in your WEB. Right?

[Jez]

I guess we can use the DIY consult to monitor the ignition time at idle (instead of the ignition gun), and adjust it with the CAS like you explain in your WEB. Right?

No - fraid not. The ECU will only tell you what it thinks the ignition timing should be - not what it actually is. You have to set the ignition timing to 14-15deg BTDC with a gun while the engine is at idle and warmed up.

[jimmyd]

Found this out after fitting the chips at the weekend


First impressions of the the chips are great, although I am only running at 13.5psi with a uprated wing mount and the timing set just under 15BTDC.

The car feels a lot more alive on and off boost.

Hopefully this week I will be fitting a blitz FMIC and turning the boost up to just over 1 bar

I fitted a knocklink before I installed the chip, and there is no change in that , also tried the copper pipe method



Very pleased with the chips though nice work Jez

[Jez]

excellent - glad you like the chip

How was the fitting? Obviously you got it all in OK. It'd be good to compare the knocklink and copper pipe method - unfortunatly I don't have a knock link...

When you fit the FMIC and up the boost, remember to check for det again - it should be OK up to about 1-1.1 bar peak boost

[jimmyd]

Yeah fitting was good the board fitted like a treat , but the soldering may be a bit tricky for someone without soldering experience, as the pads are quite small and could be easily be fecked up


I did think about using some type of connector so I could remove it for any reason, don’t think the pads are going to like being reheated to many times.



The knocklink has five leds, green, green, amber, amber, red. The second green came up before and after the chip, at around 6500.

The first amber started to flash at 7000 but that was really ragging it (well teaching a Alfa GTV to back off ).

[Jez]

Cool

If you find any connectors that you think will work, please let me know. The ribbon cable is impossible to find too - its a weird pitch (1.78mm / 0.07") - if you find that anywhere I'd be very grateful

[ELORTO]

I fitted a knocklink before I installed the chip, and there is no change in that , also tried the copper pipe method

Hello, where did you get that knock gauge? Is it accurate? Easy to fit and set? Price?

Thx!

[jimmyd]

Yeah I bought it from a mate, who has only had it on his scooby for a few months because he had the ecu tek3'd. But now he is selling up

He got it from http://www.brdevelopments.com/link.html think there about £130 but I did not pay that

As for accuracy, I know the scooby boys use them alot , and its just 0V & 12V then two cables to the sensor. Which I mounted near the cam angle sensor on the side, covered in plenty of tin foil because it was a bit near the manifold. But thats the best place I could find.

[Hashiriya]

i assume that these chips are removable/reversable?

quite interested in one.

will give you ECU details then place order