rica 304

[stainesy]

thinking of getting a rica 304 chip for my T-5R
but dont no anything about it.
can i have some info please like what does it do to my engine. how much diferance does it make, where can i get one and how much are they to buy.
also how do i fit one?

[adey]

hi chap iv got one on mine and its great and wont do anythink to your motor but make it faster lol

[stainesy]

so what exactly does it do to the engine/ecu
where can i get one and how much for?

[Tomcat]

Speak to Hamish at VT, he's doing them for older one's like ours now for £150!!!, I confirmed this only last week with them.

[dooby]

Hiya,

roughly speaking the RICA304 changes the boost levels and fueling so the car will boost earlier and harder, and add the extra fuel needed to run those higher boost levels.

Your engine ECU looks like this:



You either take your stock one out and pop in the RICA replacement, or you send off your ECU and the company modifies it and sends it back.

If you like, when we meet up for the rear suspension we can go out in my car with the stock ECU then with the RICA. It makes quite a difference!

Cheers, Pete

[Alan M]

Speak to Hamish at VT, he's doing them for older one's like ours now for £150!!!, I confirmed this only last week with them.

Is at just for the chip TC?? I was really looking at an MTE map but if thats the price for a new chip I could fit it to my spare ECU.

[Yosser]

Speak to Hamish at VT, he's doing them for older one's like ours now for £150!!!, I confirmed this only last week with them.

I wonder if that includes the likes of my V70 too???

[nobananas]

Hiya,

roughly speaking the RICA304 changes the boost levels and fueling so the car will boost earlier and harder, and add the extra fuel needed to run those higher boost levels.

Your engine ECU looks like this:



You either take your stock one out and pop in the RICA replacement, or you send off your ECU and the company modifies it and sends it back.

If you like, when we meet up for the rear suspension we can go out in my car with the stock ECU then with the RICA. It makes quite a difference!

Cheers, Pete

I believe thay do RICA at Kings of Witcham Dooby which is in your neck of the woods.

[mitsy]

Speak to Hamish at VT, he's doing them for older one's like ours now for £150!!!, I confirmed this only last week with them.

Is Hamish allowed to sell Rica????

[Tomcat]

I got told that he was selling them, I wasn't told "keep this to yourself" or anything like that, so I presume it's all above board. As far as I know it's only for the older cars i.e. 850's though.

[stainesy]

so is rica the make of the chip like greddy makes turbo,s?
oh so its the hole ecu that is changerd when i put a rica in it not just a chip inside it?

[gtiteen]

nothing is physically changed. All they will do is plug in the computer and 'remap' which just involves changing boost settings and fuelling.

You can up boost with an MBC but the ecu wont add extra fuel, so the remap is a safer way of doing it really.

RICA is the people who developed that specific map i believe. I had RICA on mine and can't fault it but haven't tried MTE. Had an upsoloute in my 1st T5 and i would pick RICA over that any day.

HTH and is all correct!

Dave

[mitsy]

I got told that he was selling them, I wasn't told "keep this to yourself" or anything like that, so I presume it's all above board. As far as I know it's only for the older cars i.e. 850's though.

So how is it possible for Hamish to sell the Rica map when he lost the contract due to him altering there map's without Rica's consent?

I take it that Hamish is going to take back all he said about the Rica? claiming that (in his own words) Rica is one of the worst maps he has had the pleasure in fitting and they are tottaly ****e

[Wombatbomb]

I guess you're referring to the 2nd & 4th posts down.... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...p?h=0&t=502269

[mitsy]

I guess you're referring to the 2nd & 4th posts down.... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...p?h=0&t=502269

Yip thats the one, but lets see how long before this gets closed/removed

[stainesy]

ok so where can i get mine rica,d? and whats it gona cost me?

[Justin]

Yip thats the one, but lets see how long before this gets closed/removed

Mitsy and others, you still have no idea do you.

The thread stays, the link stays and with the link in question being about PPC specifically i wouldn't say it applies to this thread really. Thanks anyway Ben.

[mitsy]

Yes you right in saying that link is refuring to the PPC but it also highlights hamish's thoughts regarding Rica in general
Regards Sam not Ben

[gtiteen]

not this all over again BORRRRRRRRING

basically all stainsey wants to know is how RICA works, how much it is and where he can get it done thats that... not the history behind blah de blah.

If anyone has any personal experiences of RICA good and bad go for it but this is just pedalling the same old cr*p around and around again.. The links there, people can read done.

[Tomcat]

So how is it possible for Hamish to sell the Rica map when he lost the contract due to him altering there map's without Rica's consent?

I take it that Hamish is going to take back all he said about the Rica? claiming that (in his own words) Rica is one of the worst maps he has had the pleasure in fitting and they are tottaly ****e

Did you bother to read that article?, Hamish said that Rica didn't pull their contract, they just decided to stop selling it. Also this was for the PPC units for later cars....

This thread will not be deleted....unless someone goes over the top...