Hackish ECU Reflash Review
I was talking to Dan about some of those products and he was telling me that the issue with those units is that they can not talk to the the MAF on our car. He has been out of the game awhile so its possible that the new units can do this? Now i was not wanting to go full standalone.(if thats what you are referring to). Im just wanting to get a couple more lbs of boost without spending a ton of money. I can deal with doing away with the 5th injector and going with 4 bigger ones and a tune but not much more than that.
I understand this hase been crazy but Hack is not a vendor and cant post much other than updates to what he has done. As someone said it is in its infancy and there has been some issues but they are all but worked out. Soon Hack will have a package where you get a base NA tune and software licenced to your ecu and you can make all the changes you want.
He already read the Aussie ECU and it is VERY different from the North American version there is no point in using the Ausie rom for Noth American tuning.
The reason we are going to the RIPP kit (have one ready to go on my car) is very simple there is no one with a RRM kit close to us, there was one person but he sold the car. Plus there is no love lost between the rrm and myself (Hackish excluded). I tried at one point to put the past in the past but my efforts fell short.
He already read the Aussie ECU and it is VERY different from the North American version there is no point in using the Ausie rom for Noth American tuning.
The reason we are going to the RIPP kit (have one ready to go on my car) is very simple there is no one with a RRM kit close to us, there was one person but he sold the car. Plus there is no love lost between the rrm and myself (Hackish excluded). I tried at one point to put the past in the past but my efforts fell short.
Oh we know about Club 4g, yes in the software will work with the reflash. We have not worked out how it will at the moment. Since we are not the only ones that have cracked the ecu and as the community will find out this ecu is not typical and will require MANY hours of R&D. We need to protect a few things we have done. So this is why the software will be licenced to each ecu...again the how is in the works at the moment.
Hmmm so how will you license the software with an ecu (reflashed)that is in someones car already? And once this software is released it would be raw with no base tune or easy parameters?when you say MANY hours it just makes me think thousands in tuner time just to learn what to do, am I far off?
Update...
Since the thread has gone a bit out of context...
My reflashed ecu has been in Canada since May 2010. I was told that it was shipped back to me on August 18, and I'm still waiting.
I wasn't given a complete explanation as to whether my ecu was or wasn't bad. I was just told the problem was "fixed" and that it should be arriving soon.
Still, no one else has shown any "dyno proven" results with the reflash... I'm still waiting on that as well...
Next dyno tests coming soon... As soon as the ecu arrives... If it does...
Since the thread has gone a bit out of context...
My reflashed ecu has been in Canada since May 2010. I was told that it was shipped back to me on August 18, and I'm still waiting.
I wasn't given a complete explanation as to whether my ecu was or wasn't bad. I was just told the problem was "fixed" and that it should be arriving soon.
Still, no one else has shown any "dyno proven" results with the reflash... I'm still waiting on that as well...
Next dyno tests coming soon... As soon as the ecu arrives... If it does...
Mind posting a link?
Adding...
Eclipse and Lancer are 2 diff things in terms of reflashing. They've been running for about 3 years on the AEM FIC with no issues, something we were never able to do... Getting a reflash for them is like having more than only one option... Like us...
Adding...
Eclipse and Lancer are 2 diff things in terms of reflashing. They've been running for about 3 years on the AEM FIC with no issues, something we were never able to do... Getting a reflash for them is like having more than only one option... Like us...
Last edited by cyanide; Sep 6, 2010 at 07:43 PM. Reason: Forgot to add something...
OK. I think I found the results you're mentioning, but the whole thread goes about how different the results are, considering the graphs and data are all different. Probably means it was 2 diff dyno's.
Different conditions + Different Dyno = Different results.
Post the link about the reflash on the eclipse so that I know I'm looking at the same one you mentioned. The one I found doesn't specify who did it.
Different conditions + Different Dyno = Different results.
Post the link about the reflash on the eclipse so that I know I'm looking at the same one you mentioned. The one I found doesn't specify who did it.
one quick question guys???? you guys menction that there is a reflash already for turbo RAs but in terms of set up how different are the reflashes based on set up...what I'm trying to say is for example the turbos are different, exhausts are different, injector sizes, pounds of boost, etc...is all that take into consideration when doing the reflash??? so hakish will do an especific reflash for each type of customer???? ....PLUS mine is auto tranny, is there a reflash for auto tranny?????....i will be buying a mega squirt next week but want to know if the reflash is better than the mega....the cons about the mega is that i will have to change the coils to SRT4 coils, no FLOW meter, and will use a MUSTANG GT manual throttle welded to my stock intake manifold...
OK. I think I found the results you're mentioning, but the whole thread goes about how different the results are, considering the graphs and data are all different. Probably means it was 2 diff dyno's.
Different conditions + Different Dyno = Different results.
Post the link about the reflash on the eclipse so that I know I'm looking at the same one you mentioned. The one I found doesn't specify who did it.
Different conditions + Different Dyno = Different results.
Post the link about the reflash on the eclipse so that I know I'm looking at the same one you mentioned. The one I found doesn't specify who did it.
Manolo I'd go with the megasquirt easier in the long run...
The screenname is georgey01 or close to that, it's from the same dyno awdmotorsports dyno and conditions are different but it's pretty impossible to get the same conditions considering we have to have the reflash in the car for a week to get the full shaabang. He felt a difference.
Manolo I'd go with the megasquirt easier in the long run...
Manolo I'd go with the megasquirt easier in the long run...
Again, the eclipse is different, and they were working with the AEM, so that's why some guys, especially BrianJ, tell him there's something a bit off about those results.
Adding...
The graphs shown there show 2 different upper labels, the grids are different and the conitions vary as well. I don't think a dyno owner will swap logos and graph configurations from week to week...
Last edited by cyanide; Sep 7, 2010 at 04:51 AM.
On another note...
I was working with BrianJ from the eclipse forums to get a working harness to use the FIC in the RA. We were sharing data and wiring diagrams to verify compatibility. This was all before I got the reflash, but we never got too far.
When he asks about those results, I know he has a reason because he has been working with the eclipse ecu since the beginning. Some other guys just say that it was done with the FIC some 3 years ago.
I was working with BrianJ from the eclipse forums to get a working harness to use the FIC in the RA. We were sharing data and wiring diagrams to verify compatibility. This was all before I got the reflash, but we never got too far.
When he asks about those results, I know he has a reason because he has been working with the eclipse ecu since the beginning. Some other guys just say that it was done with the FIC some 3 years ago.
I'd be interested in a harness for the aem fic but it seemed to never get off the ground. I don't have a dyno but I have felt a difference in the reflash. Although like I said I'd rather have the fic, so I can retune it as needed.
How far along did you and brian get with actually having a harness?
How far along did you and brian get with actually having a harness?




