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Hey guys. We are located in SF and have remote tune capability on the N14 R56 and F56. N18’s still require a bench flash but the others can be done with our Stage X handheld device. You can have up to six different tuning files on it and switch them when you want. It’s based on the Powergate 3+ with color LCD, touch screen and the ability to read and clear error codes. We currently offer Stage 1, 2, 3 and Stage X tuning levels.




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Unfortunately, nobody outside of Manic has enabled the N18 via OBD. I keep pushing the tool manufacturers but were a pretty small market. It is possible to bypass the rsa keys via bench flash but so far no luck getting a tool to recognize the ecu and write yet.

I’m currently reverse engineering with an eye towards map switching via canbus signals from the cruise controls.


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In my early days tuning was more about finding an AM station on the car radio than it is today. No fancy ECU, very few fuel injection cars and good old metal dash boards. It was Holly not Rochester, Play Doh to measure your piston clearance and let's not forget an Edelbrock intake manifold.

In 1967 the school I went to bought a Wang, not a hairy one. This thing had a red lighted display and a typewriter sized key board. The gut, or brain, was in this large suitcase size case that sat under the desk. It was a calculator and the brain it had would be about the size of a pencil eraser in today's world. No, there were no ECUs to tune back then.

Sully, the owner, is talking about having more "tuning" stuff here, and that is going to do be great! So hopefully we can pull up a stool, fire up the Wang and peruse some neat stuff from folks like Thumper and others.

 

I bought a brand new 1973 Harvest Gold MGB for $3,500. That car started my life-long love affair of small well handling cars. That car would be a blast on the TOTD. Of course back then Thumper was into Detroit Muscle.

How did you end up with a "cute little MINI," God I hate hearing that, Thumper?