mapping it must be one of the biggest bullshit topics out there as in everyone has a opinion and knows more than the next fella and this lad can map and this lad cant
so here is my i dont know much opinion but im entitled to express it as everyone else does
before i start i know sweet fook all but from what i have read talked to lads and have experienced heres my 2 cents
some great mappers out there (more than one )
some not so great mappers out there (mainly due to time spent on car (some are still very quick and good)or low standards at a guess or price being paid you also hear of the odd well that was just dangerous and shame on you map but generally that wouldnt be fair to tar them all with that )
some cars fit for mapping (really something overlooked bye people who are getting there car mapped)
some cars not fit for mapping (and the mapper gets the blame for the car not running right,debatable if he should have mapped in the first place and charged you for it but such is life )
some mods stupid (your car drives like a bag of sh*t now why did you do that to it you should have picked your mods better for what your car will be doing whilst you own it)
some mods great (that car does exactly what you set out to do now well done you enjoy it )
as for maps
a pre created map can be put on a car no probs as long as the turbo or the injectors havent been changed you can load a pre created map on a car for example stock car with panel filter and decat upgarde buy the map file on line or copy another same car/same spec with good map and load it on job done risky yes you think but over states side lads fookin around with there cars all day and night we just are slow to catch up ,you still need to know how to be able to check that all is o.k. and that is not as easy as it sounds as if you dont know what you are doing you will loose much more than the cost of a map (an engine) so a good map is worth every penny from a good mapper for someone who doesent know what they are doing so be warned ,this option is more for the person who just likes to do this part themselves for the fun or they like that end of it(just my opinion)
if you have changed your injectors or turbo you really need to know what you are doing or your car will absolutely sh*t its self
a mapper is really advised here and novices avoid and a custom map will be required
ecuteck has development behind it and hence why it can provide tech 1,2,&3(iirc) maps out of the box that can be loaded on the car
open source mapping no research behind it and the map file you get may not be as tested as the ecuteck equivelant version so may be more risk (irellevant really if you have a mapper who is doing the map as he will check everything anyway and more applies to you taking the risk on putting a pre creataed map on)if somebody knows what they are doing it doesent matter wich software they use as they all edit the same paramaters via the ecu at the end of the day so its more down to the skilloff the tuner rather than software
Research and preperation are vital and another overlooked option is once you are mapped how easily can you get your mapper again if you require support etc. as a relationship needs to be built so you can return for your next tweek or just to check all is o.k. etc.
figures are only relevant as in where it was on a set off rollers before it was mapped and what it made on the same rollers after it was mapped (or its all irellevant figures )and even after that it still is debatable about temps and someother stuff that i honestly loose interest in and reach for a rusty nail to stick in my face as I hate the small stuff of this sh*t its just not my bag
theres my best opion at it all all be it a unmechanically minded opinion that is what i have kind of gathered thus far
i may be completely wrong (i usually am) but id rather post my honest opinion as it may help push the whole mapping debate forward without the excess horse sh*t of someone who knows fook all pretending to know it all isnt it surely better to hear a person who knows fook all slant on it for once who claims to know fook all
novices are entitled to there opinion too and im posting as one of them for them
