Rica Ecu Upgrades - Price Change!

[Engineer]

You can’t cheat the physics of oxygen rich air flow, heat dissipation and the mass of volume pumped when talking about turbo charged engines, they must go hand in hand if you wish to produce reliable power outputs on a consistent basis, so by my reckoning you’re both right lol.

Example.

Garrett GT30R 500 horsepower.
Garrett GT40R 1000-plus horsepower.

"Garrett GT ball bearing turbos use the latest technology, through an aerodynamically advanced turbine that boost quicker, providing higher power".
"Garrett ball bearing turbochargers spool up to 15-percent faster than traditional journal bearing turbos and provide higher performance than our competitor's ball-bearing turbos. This produces an improved response and a broader powerband characteristic that can be converted to quicker 0-60 and quarter mile trap speeds."

No mention of the intercooler size required then to sustain this power over and above a 0-60 or ¼ mile time then, like, let’s say 24 hours at Le Mans.

[volvotuning]

No mention of the intercooler size required then to sustain this power over and above a 0-60 or ¼ mile time then, like, let’s say 24 hours at Le Mans.[/size][/font]

LOL, that is pretty much what I was referring too!

Adam.

[Engineer]

LOL, that is pretty much what I was referring too!

Adam.

LMSO Adam, you should be in politics.

[volvotuning]

LMSO Adam, you should be in politics.

would the right honourable gentleman indicate in as concise a manner as is deemed possible that the policy on intercoolers and turbos is one which ought to be analysed carefully by an independently appointed VPCUK think tank?



Adam.

[craig]

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[T5 Beginner]

good price for ecu upgrade could you run the 310 for the V70 on normal fuel with octane booster

[neevo]

If I got the 280 upgrade for 95 RON fuel what would happen if I stuck in some 98 fuel? Would it damage anything. I ask 'cos I'm a bit of a dope at times, when some moron rear-ended my Cav V6 and wrote it off I borrowed the company Suzi carryall van which uses 95 fuel, despite knowing this I ended up filling up 3 times with 98 and only realisinbg it after I drove out of the station. Didn't seem to do any good though.

Also do you at VT work Saturdays? If so are they booked ahead more than weekdays i.e. how far ahead would I need to book? Ta

p.s. I'm talking about a P reg 850 T5 (which means I cant use one of your franchises here in Yorks according to your website) in case that makes a difference.

[volvotuning]

If I got the 280 upgrade for 95 RON fuel what would happen if I stuck in some 98 fuel? Would it damage anything. I ask 'cos I'm a bit of a dope at times, when some moron rear-ended my Cav V6 and wrote it off I borrowed the company Suzi carryall van which uses 95 fuel, despite knowing this I ended up filling up 3 times with 98 and only realisinbg it after I drove out of the station. Didn't seem to do any good though.

Also do you at VT work Saturdays? If so are they booked ahead more than weekdays i.e. how far ahead would I need to book? Ta

p.s. I'm talking about a P reg 850 T5 (which means I cant use one of your franchises here in Yorks according to your website) in case that makes a difference.

On the 280 map it doesn't really matter which fuel you use. It's optimised for running with 95 RON. Using 98 won't damage it.

VT doesn't do tuning work on Saturdays or Sundays, but basic servicing and MOT can be done on Saturday mornings.

Adam.

[neevo]

On the 280 map it doesn't really matter which fuel you use. It's optimised for running with 95 RON. Using 98 won't damage it.

VT doesn't do tuning work on Saturdays or Sundays, but basic servicing and MOT can be done on Saturday mornings.

Adam.

Thanks for the info' Adam.
Will get in touch once I know when I can book time off work and also afford it! Must remember to get a discount code too!

[Babybadger]

On the 280 map it doesn't really matter which fuel you use. It's optimised for running with 95 RON. Using 98 won't damage it.

VT doesn't do tuning work on Saturdays or Sundays, but basic servicing and MOT can be done on Saturday mornings.

Adam.

If I am running RICA 304 and optimised for 98 RON octane , will running 95 RON octane damage the engine, if so do you retrograde back to a 280 Map and how much is it?

[volvotuning]

If I am running RICA 304 and optimised for 98 RON octane , will running 95 RON octane damage the engine, if so do you retrograde back to a 280 Map and how much is it?

Yes it could potentially cause you problems especially if driven hard on 95 RON. I can downgrade it to the 95 RON map.

Adam.

[V70Man]

Oooh, the price is so tempting now. Think I might just have to upgrade.

Now all I need to do is simply explain to the wife that the car NEEDS it

[mraldonnelly]

Now all I need to do is simply explain to the wife that the car NEEDS it

LOL, or that the thingamybob has failed and needs replacing. "Volvo wanted over £700 to do the job but VT can do it for just £470 love, honest"!

LOL

[craig]

since you did the 280 remap for me adam ive been running it on optimax cos i thought this gave the best performance (bhp) so are you saying that i get more power with 95 ron fuel or that it makes no differance what i use ?

[volvotuning]

The 280 map is designed to run ok with 95 RON, so you don't need to use 98 RON like you do with the 304 map. There is no harm in running 98 RON on the 280 map though.

Adam.

[pzorb]

There is no harm in running 98 RON on the 280 map though

Any benefits? I was under the impression that I'd get better mpg and power.

[volvotuning]

ok, here's how it works -

High octane is all about minimising the onset of knock, so you can run the max performance. By tuning to a lower level of performance, you can get away with running on 95 RON because you won't get knock very often. But if you tune for higher level of performance, you need the 98 RON else the engine will knock probably all the time at WOT unless the ignition is retarded or the boost reduced.

In summary -

280 map with 95 RON = OK.
280 map on 98 RON = OK, + no knock ever, + probably better mpg.
304 map on 95 RON = very BAD, will knock all the time at WOT, and will cost you power.
304 map on 98 RON = OK and is required for the maximum performance and economy.

Adam.

[pyrotechnictigger]

So can I use optimax diesel on my 304 map in murphy's Skoda?

[volvotuning]

So can I use optimax diesel on my 304 map in murphy's Skoda?

of course!

oh and I put Murphy's car back to standard because it was too fast for his driving ability!

Adam.

[volvotuning]

One other thing pyro, do you know anything about Firework Factors fireworks?

Adam.