im thinking of installing a new ECU for my T5... its from Evolve... have any of u recently installed a new ECU from Evolve and if so, did it cause any problems with other parts of the car? thanks a bunch

 

Evolve sucks big time. Do not waste your money. Spend the money on a real ECU upgrade. For example, IPD | RICA. Even go for Upsolute or SpeedTuning USA.

But not EVOLVE. They just suck IMO for everything they sell.

However if you do get it, it shouldn't mess with anything on your car.

 

yeah thanks. i was looking at IPD too as well, but i couldnt find any ECU for the 40, but ill take a look at RICA.

 

wuts the website for RICA?

 

Call IPD and see if they can do anything for you.

 

If you did any sort of research you would have found in the LINKS thread that a RICA chip can be bought from Viva Performance.

Also I am sure if you GOOGLED, "RICA ECU TUNING" or something similar you would get results as well.

 

Sorry if I sound blunt. But after being on Volvo forums for at least three years now the simplest question need not to be asked when a little searching is in order.

 

haha its alright... yeah i was looking on ur links, and didnt know that was it... i found some ****in neat stuff on eurosporttuner... sorry if i know nuthing about this stuff im only 16 and just getting my feet wet with this kinda stuff

 

i was just looking on that website and i couldnt find anything for the T5 in terms of ECU, but ill look elsewhere

 

2004.5+ S40 T5 AWD 218 236 250 280
2004.5+ S40 T5 FWD 218 236 250 280

VP-7052 S40 T5, 2004.5+ (FWD, automatic) Motronic ME7 ECU $895.99
VP-7053 S40 T5, 2004.5+ (AWD, 6-speed) Motronic ME7 ECU $895.99
VP-7051 S40 T5, 2004.5+ (AWD, automatic) Motronic ME7 ECU $895.99
VP-7054 S40 T5, 2004.5+ (FWD, 6-speed) Motronic ME7 ECU $895.99

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Did we not look hard enough? Or did we not look at all?

Sorry again for being rude. But what I just put above is not a lie.

 

yeah i just found RICA's site

 

What I just posted was from VIVA PERFORMANCES website.

RICA ECU Upgrades, Sold by Viva Performance

More Direct Link
RICA ECU Upgrades, Sold by Viva Performance

RICA ECU REMAPS, Sold by Viva Performance

 

cool thanks

 

i didnt look hard enough... and the Viva chip is about 240 more than the Evolve chip with only about 6 or so more hp compariatively. is it worth the extra money?

 

Well do you want a company that is a good ECU tuner or one that isn't.

It is about quality rather then quantity.

I would go RICA over EVOLVE any day.

Plus if you do a dyno with A/F ratios before hand and send those to RICA. RICA will be able to better tune your ride. Also if you do other upgrades to the engine and do a dyno with them with A/F ratios and send those to RICA they can then do a remap with an even better tune for your ride.

 

sounds like a plan

 

So be sure to dyno your car stock with A/F ratios. Send these with your ECU to RICA. Let them do their thing and you wil get your ECU back and will be good to go.

Once you decide to do lets say an exhaust with a downpipe and new catback dyno the car after those mods are installed with A/F ratios and send the results and the ECU back to RICA for a re-tune and you will be even happier.

 

yeah sick... i was definetly gona add a cat back soon and the down pipe later on... wut company do u recommend i go with for cat back

 

im also gona do a new cold air intake by K&N

 

I suggest going custom with the catback and downpipe. Also you are going to see the most Hp gains with a downpipe.

I would go 3" mandrel bent downpipe to a 2.5" mandrel bent catback system with a free flowing muffler like Magnaflow.