Super chips remap

[SCMTBCOACH]

Hi all 

I have been going down the rabbit hole of looking at exhausts and headers and re maps for my LE NA evora, don't feel like i want it massively faster but slightly better noise and getting the best out of the engine appeal. I currently have a BOE CAI which i love and a lotus sports exhaust with 3rd cat delete. ideal world i would get the full BOE power kit with headers a sports cat and a tune but it is a lot of cash and also the import fee's and postage from the US sting! Other option is a set of tubular manifolds but getting a tune seems to be very hard up north (i am in Scotland) the main people who do the all seem to be down south. Final cheap option would be a super chips tune done at my house for £298 (there is a sale on right now) and a fruiter custom back box for more sound. Super chips are saying it will add 24 bhp and 61 nm of torque which i would be more than happy with for under £300. Anybody got any experience of getting one? I would normally go to a lotus specialist but it a long way to essex and super chips are a very well respected company so i trust them and they have a 14 day money back guarantee if i don't like it so that is also good to know! one other thing that give se confidence is that hanger 111 are now providing their maps. 

Any experiences much appreciated 

Cheers Paul   

[Barrykearley]

Best of luck - I’m betting they can’t even read the ECU data off your car.

[Hangar 111]

For clarity, we are actually no longer a Superchips dealer (I believe they had a change in ownership last year, but may well still be the same staff). We never used, or attempted, a Superchip map on Lotus, only on other vehicles.

Dave

[SCMTBCOACH]

3 hours ago, Hangar 111 said:

For clarity, we are actually no longer a Superchips dealer (I believe they had a change in ownership last year, but may well still be the same staff). We never used, or attempted, a Superchip map on Lotus, only on other vehicles.

Dave

ah right thanks for the response. it is was just the fact that they had dyno numbers up on their site for the evora so it looked like they covered it. With your mapping do you do it in house? 

 

Cheers Paul  

11 hours ago, Barrykearley said:

Best of luck - I’m betting they can’t even read the ECU data off your car.

I will give them a shout to clarify but as you say probably quite unlikely as it is a rare car they they have invested time to crack it. They are a good company thou so you never know!? 

[SCMTBCOACH]

ok so spoke to superchips and the guy was really nice and seemed very knowledgeable. basically said it was pot luck on a lotus whether they can map it or not so they (he says they can do 1 in 3) But he did say the numbers they have on the site are real numbers they have done on an Evora which they have successfully mapped. 

So anyway i am going to give it a shot and if they can't do it then no worry as i get all the money back. worth a shot eh! 

will update after next Friday when they are coming to try it. 

also there is a 14 money back guarantee so that is comforting also 

Cheers Paul 

[TdM]

Let us know how it goes. Just beware of the perceived effect vs real outcome. Once you've spent money you could swear you feel a difference when there isn't really one!

[Bravo73]

9 hours ago, SCMTBCOACH said:

So anyway i am going to give it a shot and if they can't do it then no worry as i get all the money back. worth a shot eh! 

How old is your NA?

Lotus started encrypting their ECU code around 2013/4, IIRC. If your car is newer than that (or has been to a Lotus dealer for servicing since then), then your ECU will be encrypted. And Superchips won’t be able to access it. 

[SCMTBCOACH]

5 hours ago, TdM said:

Let us know how it goes. Just beware of the perceived effect vs real outcome. Once you've spent money you could swear you feel a difference when there isn't really one!

Will do! Super chips are a pretty reliable company and have dyno'd before and after so should be good for some small gains. interestingly there measured bhp pre map was 280 so already up a little from the 276 lotus quote. 

Cheers Paul 

1 hour ago, Bravo73 said:

How old is your NA?

Lotus started encrypting their ECU code around 2013/4, IIRC. If your car is newer than that (or has been to a Lotus dealer for servicing since then), then your ECU will be encrypted. And Superchips won’t be able to access it. 

it is a 2009 launch edition and just had a look at it's service record and it was last serviced at a lotus dealer in September 2013 (Murrays) but then it was all been specialist lotus after that so i might be lucky!  

see how it goes 

Cheers P