[FQ400-#018]

So my chipped xbox broke this morning which got me thinking. A chipped xbox involves wiring up an identical circuitboard, then writing different software onto it, and making the console use that circuitboard instead of the original one.

Can someone similar be done with the M800 on the FQ400. Could I get a brand new one, map it for a 450 torque curve antilag and launch control, and then somehow have it hooked up on a removable overriding basis. When it's connected it's used. However when the car's due for a service, I just unplug it and the car's completely back to normal with the standard locked M800.

It would be unneccessarily expensive buying a second M800, but if this were possible at least I wouldn't invalidate the warrantee, and the car would be twice as fast!

 

[Fish Monkey]

You just need to get anoter M800 & have it properly mapped. I don't think there's a cheaper way to do it without losing warranty.

Just remember to put the standard one in for a couple of hundred miles before a service (I think this is how long they datalog for - just in case someone were clever enough to check (not likely in most Mitsi garages though!))

 

[Dark Evo]

You just need to get anoter M800 & have it properly mapped. I don't think there's a cheaper way to do it without losing warranty.

Just remember to put the standard one in for a couple of hundred miles before a service (I think this is how long they datalog for - just in case someone were clever enough to check (not likely in most Mitsi garages though!))

yeah that's probably the best way to go around it. M800 fitted and mapped for 2k from E400's crew. Don't forget you can sell on the M800 pretty easily on here s/h.

Oh, and I would delete this thread or at least edit it

 

[FQ400-#018]

Sounds good - do you guys know whether the actual swapping ecu's procedure would be a hard one that involves special tools,

Once I have two, could I literally unplug one and plug the other in in a few seconds?

 

[Dark Evo]

Sounds good - do you guys know whether the actual swapping ecu's procedure would be a hard one that involves special tools,

Once I have two, could I literally unplug one and plug the other in in a few seconds?

yep, I know someone on here who come service time does just that, with a M800 on a E8.

 

[FQ400-#018]

Awesome :coolsm:

 

[evo400]

£1975 fitted for you . be a pleasure to see what they will really go like as the car i have been in was a little peaky . a nice 450hp .
fitting is 5mins and 2 10mm bolts .

dave

 

[FQ400-#018]

Thanks for your help guys! I've looked into it and cos my car has the M800 as standard it logs a load more data than a standard MR, so it would be impossible to be certain of not accidentally invalidating the warrantee. I'm going to wait for someone else to do it and confirm that they've got away with it Not really feeling being the guinea pig, and it really isn't worth accidentally wrecking 3 years of warrantee.

 

[smithy500]

You will not get any more power out of the FQ400,by a remap i know the guy who did the map that goes in all the FQ400 the only way to get more power is change the exhaust houing and put different cams in.

 

[SpeedAddict]

FQ400-#018, I think you're being quite FICK!

If I understand this right, you're trying to get more power/torque out of your FQ400 whilst STILL maintaining the warrantee. If I'm right, then you're stupid for posting this on a public forum, WITH your FQ's no (so that it can be easily identified!). Do you not think that Mitsubishi or anyone else involved with them does not read this forum?

I think you're very dishonest to expect the car to still be warranteed if it kicks out any more power than it had as "standard". Sorry, that's the way I see it.

HOWEVER, if you wanted to get more power out of the car without the warrantee, and wanted to do this as cheaply as possible, then why not get on the blower to MoTeC and see if they'll unlock it for you and maybe arrange for you to have it remapped. David Rowe from MoTeC would be a good man to do the job, as he knows the car VERY well!

 

[SpeedAddict]

You will not get any more power out of the FQ400,by a remap i know the guy who did the map that goes in all the FQ400 the only way to get more power is change the exhaust houing and put different cams in.

I know who you mean ( ) but did he say that he felt there wasn't any more power to be had? I know that the way he's currently mapped it, if you try and run more boost, you'll actually get less power because he's put safeguards in place, but I was unaware that the turbo was at it's limits. The reason I say this is that I was involved with spec'ing the turbo for it, unless of course it was changed again after I left.

 

[livewire]

So what would happen if I took the circuit board out of my xbox and wired it to my standard ecu on my Evo 7.



























:crackup: :crackup: :crackup:

 

[FQ400-#018]

FQ400-#018, I think you're being quite FICK!

If I understand this right, you're trying to get more power/torque out of your FQ400 whilst STILL maintaining the warrantee. If I'm right, then you're stupid for posting this on a public forum, WITH your FQ's no (so that it can be easily identified!). Do you not think that Mitsubishi or anyone else involved with them does not read this forum?

I think you're very dishonest to expect the car to still be warranteed if it kicks out any more power than it had as "standard". Sorry, that's the way I see it.

HOWEVER, if you wanted to get more power out of the car without the warrantee, and wanted to do this as cheaply as possible, then why not get on the blower to MoTeC and see if they'll unlock it for you and maybe arrange for you to have it remapped. David Rowe from MoTeC would be a good man to do the job, as he knows the car VERY well!

Considering how u spell "fick" I think I'm pretty safe on the intelligence front

The majority of tuners these days make their money by doing ecu remaps that are invisible to dealers and hence don't invalidate your warrantee. By your logic that would make every german car enthusiast a dishonest liar - no one gets an audi rs and doesn't remap the ecu.

So since I'm not planning to hide anything I don't consider my post stupid. I certainly don't consider the very helpful replies stupid. Apart from yours. :coolsm:

 

[FQ400-#018]

So what would happen if I took the circuit board out of my xbox and wired it to my standard ecu on my Evo 7.
:crackup: :crackup: :crackup:

It would load up your savegame from Project Gotham Racing and suddenly, "Taxi" style, your car would drop 2 inches, a huge(r) turbo would pop out of the bonnet and you'd get a strange little red button on your steering wheel saying "nos" :crackup:

 

[foomeister]

So what would happen if I took the circuit board out of my xbox and wired it to my standard ecu on my Evo 7.

Halo would be a lot more fun

:crackup:

Neil

 

[ashleyy]

Considering how u spell "fick" I think I'm pretty safe on the intelligence front

!!! Dino is the last guy i would think of as being of low intelligence

And why oh why did you buy a fq400 if your going to change the ECU or mess with the setup ......

Should have bought mine and had the torque from the start :crackup:

Ash

 

[SpeedAddict]

Considering how u spell "fick" I think I'm pretty safe on the intelligence front

Apologies, I was coming down to your level!

The majority of tuners these days make their money by doing ecu remaps that are invisible to dealers and hence don't invalidate your warrantee. By your logic that would make every german car enthusiast a dishonest liar - no one gets an audi rs and doesn't remap the ecu.

You don't have to preach to me about tuners, mate. I used to work for one of the companies that was behind the FQ400! I was doing development driving in the thing whilst you were still dreaming of it!

With respect to remapping a standard car and getting away with it, strictly speaking it's still fraud if you try and claim on the warrantee if anything goes wrong. Just because they can reprogramme the ECU and the monkeys at the service centres can't tell the difference doesn't mean you're not being fraudulent. It's takes the **** even more when you consider that Mitsubishi were nice enough to give a 3 year warrantee on what is effectively a modified car - I don't see ANY tuners willing to give such a warrantee, do you? And I'm betting that you bought the FQ400 BECAUSE of the warrantee

So since I'm not planning to hide anything I don't consider my post stupid. I certainly don't consider the very helpful replies stupid. Apart from yours. :coolsm:

Well, that's because you went on the defensive straight away when I (rightly) called you THICK and didn't bother to look into what else I said. Bottom line is, if you want to CHEAT the system, then buy a new MoTeC M800 OEM and get that mapped specifically (Evo400 and the Dentist are your men for this). It'll be your only chance of getting more power and still keeping the warrantee, although I suspect that your car's already noted as one that potentially could be modified, so if you DO end up making a claim, you might already be in deep water without even having touched anything.

You wouldn't have been so thick if you didn't post your car's no on the forum.

 

[smithy500]

Considering how u spell "fick" I think I'm pretty safe on the intelligence front

The majority of tuners these days make their money by doing ecu remaps that are invisible to dealers and hence don't invalidate your warrantee. By your logic that would make every german car enthusiast a dishonest liar - no one gets an audi rs and doesn't remap the ecu.

So since I'm not planning to hide anything I don't consider my post stupid. I certainly don't consider the very helpful replies stupid. Apart from yours. :coolsm:

So go and find a tuner that will map it and then you will have less power,the guy that set the map up for the FQ400 is one of the best mappers you will find that is why mitsubishi gave him the job of mapping it,if you want his number i will give it to you and you can here it from the Rowes mouth,i have already inquired about this with Dave before,so i know there is nothing to gain.

 

[SpeedAddict]

!!! Dino is the last guy i would think of as being of low intelligence

And why oh why did you buy a fq400 if your going to change the ECU or mess with the setup ......

Should have bought mine and had the torque from the start :crackup:

Ash

LOL! Thanks, Ashley!

BTW, saw your car in Jap Performance. Nice stuff, mate! Glad to see your car going so well, although it's no surprise with Dave looking after you! You'll have to take me out in it some time, mate.

 

[SpeedAddict]

So go and find a tuner that will map it and then you will have less power,the guy that set the map up for the FQ400 is one of the best mappers you will find that is why mitsubishi gave him the job of mapping it,if you want his number i will give it to you and you can here it from the Rowes mouth,i have already inquired about this with Dave before,so i know there is nothing to gain.

Nice one, mate!! I heard this too, but I couldn't publicly say so because of my involvement in the project.

Bottom line is, as you say, Prof Rowe was the chosen one for a reason. The guy's a genius!