I am currently building a new engine for the lancer and have an E6x here that i was going to fit, but am after peoples opinions first. Like does PnP really mean just that? Is there any great advantage od the haltech over a reflashed stock ecu? Will all the stock lights on the dash work properly with the haltech, like the turbo light?
Opinions: reflash vs E6X
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Depends on how you can get the outputs for the Haltech to work. As per our conversation, I reckon a chipped ECU will best suit your application. You'll keep all your dash lights, cold start, idle and best of all it looks completely standard if you get pulled over.
Also means when it comes time to dyno tune your car, the tuner only has to tweak what's there to suit your cams/injectors etc, instead of programming and tuning the whole running setup into the aftermarket ECU.
For a daily drive - a chipped and tuned stock ECU wins hands down over an aftermarket ECU IMO.
Also means when it comes time to dyno tune your car, the tuner only has to tweak what's there to suit your cams/injectors etc, instead of programming and tuning the whole running setup into the aftermarket ECU.
For a daily drive - a chipped and tuned stock ECU wins hands down over an aftermarket ECU IMO.
brisvr4
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Or this option. Easier than the Ostrich imo.
http://4gtuner.com/site/showthread.php?t=15709
http://4gtuner.com/site/showthread.php?t=15709
JSTYLE
I AM THEEE DYNO QUEEN!
mmmz had both.. for peace of mind id favour the aftermarket ecu as there are soo many more variables and you can fine tune so much more nicer. however a stock ecu will always drive better ie.. cold starts etc...
at the end of the day its really what you want out of the car, ive got a motec in my ix and its fine, cold start is abit of a bitch but everything else im happy with, so many more aux settings then a stocko..
Jon
PS: all my dash lights and all that work including CELS!
at the end of the day its really what you want out of the car, ive got a motec in my ix and its fine, cold start is abit of a bitch but everything else im happy with, so many more aux settings then a stocko..
Jon
PS: all my dash lights and all that work including CELS!
turbovr4
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Haltech e6x when tuned will drive almost as good as stock and has idle up,cold start,turbo boost controller,which is the good kind using pulse width modulation i.e change the hertz to the solonoid for fine control,but the main problem is that there is no knock control support.
There's horses for courses depending on what mods you have, how far you want to go in future and the limitations of the flashed ECU. The E6X is a base model Haltech ECU and doesnt give as much tuning capabilities as the better E8, E11 and new Platinum series ECU's. At the end of the day it depends on WHO you can get to tune your car with whatever ECU you decide to use. You dont want to drive into a tuner and say "Can you tune XXXXXX?" and the tuner say "What the?". lol 
JSTYLE
I AM THEEE DYNO QUEEN!
THE411 said:
I would speak to Rob @ Creatd! he is ace with a haltech.. actually he is pretty good with most even stock ecu!!!
And with those mods i would go haltech for sure.. if ur car had OBD2 i would go factory ecu but haltech EASILY anyday with that setup in an early CC lancer.
Jon
I second Jon's suggestion that you talk to Rob at CREATD. He chipped and tuned my stock ECU and did a great job. The driveability and power was exactly what I wanted.
He's a top bloke too and will do the right thing by you and the car when tuning it.
He's a top bloke too and will do the right thing by you and the car when tuning it.
JSTYLE
I AM THEEE DYNO QUEEN!
if you want a more 'motorsport' oriented tune i would go see Paul @ Chasers, he tuned my car and he has been around motorsport way back probably when we were all kids lolz.. he is awesome! top bloke too and prices r very reasonable!
Jon
Jon
