Notices
Australia/New Zealand Forum They come from The Land Down Under.

New ECU flash available

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Rate Thread
 
Old 04-08-2005, 07:29 PM
  #101  
sco
Registered
 
sco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 1,459
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
My car isn't flashed yet and probably won't be until May. I'm going to do some "before" analysis and some "after" analysis on the fuel map and acceleration and see if I can spot any differences.

Edit: When I said "fuel map" I meant that I'll be looking at at the Wideband O2 readings and a bunch of other parameters to take a guess at the fuel map.

Last edited by sco; 04-08-2005 at 07:38 PM.
Old 04-08-2005, 08:27 PM
  #102  
Race Steward
iTrader: (1)
 
Hymee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 5,430
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Originally Posted by Wildcard
Brand of tyre & grip makes no difference. DSC is triggered when it senses understeer, oversteer, or a loss of traction. What got the car into this situation is irrelevant as far as the DSC is concerned. It will kick in as soon as the car goes outside the DSC threshold. The ECU can't tell if the road is wet or not, it only knows that somehow you got yourself sideways, and it's job is to correct it.

^^^^^^^^^ Yeah - what he said I think that is what I was trying to say, but better put.

Cheers,
Hymee.
Old 04-08-2005, 10:11 PM
  #103  
Banned
 
Lock & Load's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Gold Coast Australia
Posts: 3,535
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Originally Posted by sco
My car isn't flashed yet and probably won't be until May. I'm going to do some "before" analysis and some "after" analysis on the fuel map and acceleration and see if I can spot any differences.

Edit: When I said "fuel map" I meant that I'll be looking at at the Wideband O2 readings and a bunch of other parameters to take a guess at the fuel map.

Hopefully by May you will be testing a RX8 with a Twin Screw Supercharger that the Hymster and Dr Phil are still .......................... working on and not merely a fuel map.

cheers
michael
Old 04-11-2005, 06:55 PM
  #104  
Banned
 
Lock & Load's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Gold Coast Australia
Posts: 3,535
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Cortc

Posted his observations on their N flash in the US , could be similar to our H flash ??

Had my car flashed on Saturday to N from M...

I was with the tech when he did the flash and there where a few things listed under what it fixes/adjusts on the computer...

1) Idle is very smooth now
2) Better throttle response in lower RPMs
3) Smoother power delivery
4) A slight change in the sound under load at lower RPMs
5) A bit more power in the low RPMs

Looks like they may be getting it right...
Old 04-11-2005, 10:58 PM
  #105  
Shootin' from the hip
 
Revolver's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 7,584
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
My car is over a year old and has had the 1K and 10K services with no re-flash (as far as I can tell).

Am I right in assuming it is two or more editions behind the currently available update?

If so, can you jump straight to the newest one or do you need to run the car for a period with each intervening update?

I hope that makes sense to someone.
Old 04-12-2005, 02:10 AM
  #106  
sco
Registered
 
sco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 1,459
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
AFAIK Flashes don't need to be upgraded i.e. you can put a G flash on top of an E or F flash.

If you have no flashes, your original flash version will be on a sticker on your PCM
Old 04-12-2005, 04:17 AM
  #107  
NT Rotorhead
Thread Starter
 
Wildcard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Katherine, NT
Posts: 746
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Yep, I don't think it's like a windows update. The new flash replaces the previous flash entirely.

Edit: I went straight from 'D' to 'G'. I skipped 'E'.

Last edited by Wildcard; 04-12-2005 at 04:20 AM.
Old 04-12-2005, 04:59 AM
  #108  
New Member
 
takahashi's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 9,944
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
We keep calling it a H flash... but there is no H in the CalID guys
Old 04-12-2005, 05:03 AM
  #109  
Banned
 
Lock & Load's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Gold Coast Australia
Posts: 3,535
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Originally Posted by takahashi
We keep calling it a H flash... but there is no H in the CalID guys
Maybe they named the flash H after the Hymster LOL :D
cheers
michael
Old 04-12-2005, 09:10 PM
  #110  
Shootin' from the hip
 
Revolver's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 7,584
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by sco
If you have no flashes, your original flash version will be on a sticker on your PCM
Sorry to sound dumb but the brain isn't translating PCM for me.

Please explain.
Old 04-13-2005, 03:08 AM
  #111  
Registered User
 
xxup's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 1,028
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
My brain has no idea where to find a PCM..
Old 04-13-2005, 03:25 AM
  #112  
sco
Registered
 
sco's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 1,459
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Powertrain Control Module - the engine computer. Sorry for the TLA

It's on the right hand side of your engine bay with a plastic cover on it - there will probably be a sticker on it with the version number - something like N3J6-18881-E (where "E" is the flash version).

Last edited by sco; 04-13-2005 at 03:30 AM.
Old 04-13-2005, 05:22 AM
  #113  
NT Rotorhead
Thread Starter
 
Wildcard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Katherine, NT
Posts: 746
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I thought we agreed to call it the Wildcard flash, after it's discoverer!
Old 04-14-2005, 06:15 AM
  #114  
Race Steward
iTrader: (1)
 
Hymee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 5,430
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Yeah - we did. In honour of your services

Cheers,
Hymee.
Old 04-14-2005, 05:00 PM
  #115  
Flame Thrower
 
devious12's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Long Island
Posts: 873
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Ok I've searched and searched and apparently didn't search hard enough and got sick of searching.

I'm looking for the thread that will show me how to tell what flash I have. Just brought the car back from the dealer after they say they flashed it. How do I tell.
This is what was on my invoice:

Customer Reports: RECALL- MSP04 ENGINE NO START, LACK OF POWER
Work performed by Paul ****
PERFORMED RECALL MSP04
XX658XRX 0.3

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks,
Brian
Old 04-14-2005, 08:18 PM
  #116  
Race Steward
iTrader: (1)
 
Hymee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 5,430
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Get a sCANalyser, and it tells you.

Oops - we better hurry up and release it. :D

Cheers,
Hymee.
Old 04-16-2005, 12:34 AM
  #117  
NT Rotorhead
Thread Starter
 
Wildcard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Katherine, NT
Posts: 746
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
That's pretty much the only way to read it yourself. Otherwise you have to ask the dealer.

It should start with something like N3ZKE0...... or N3J618.....
Old 04-16-2005, 12:55 AM
  #118  
Flame Thrower
 
devious12's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Long Island
Posts: 873
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Ok thanks for the info, I'll call them up.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
RevMeHarder
New Member Forum
6
08-16-2023 06:23 PM
galognu
Rotary Swaps
138
11-16-2020 05:20 AM
JimmyBlack
Series I Major Horsepower Upgrades
273
02-10-2020 10:23 PM
stickmantijuana
Rotary Swaps
11
09-24-2015 12:47 AM
Forevermore
Series I Trouble Shooting
6
09-20-2015 01:04 PM



You have already rated this thread Rating: Thread Rating: 0 votes,  average.

Quick Reply: New ECU flash available



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:42 AM.