Hi guys,
I'm intending to put a Megane 250 Engine into my Clio 197.
I tried finding information on the ECU required and compatibility but I could not find any or missed it somewhere.
What I want to know is if I use the 250 ECU will all the dash components work like the r26 225/230 ecu?
yes, i believe it was taken into account as we ran other cars (honda,etc) which showed horsepower which was above 200 on the wheel.
Think that I really need to look at the timing on the engine, but I wonder where to start! No Renault tuning houses here... and not sure whether Renault...
I had the consideration to remove the VVTs entirely, what would be your opinion on that? What needs to be done and whether the hp/torque gain would be good?
Think you got a good point there that it may be a lottery to assume that the cams match up.
I see, i think i can work with this info u provided to test put sonething... Although from ur description it will be quite challenging.
What kind of advancement/retardation of the cam timings is needed for good power ?
We initially thought that the timings were off but we were not able to ascertain. We kinda accepted the hp figures due to the higher ambient temp as compared to UK. (I'm in malaysia)
Rich, when you mention the dial gauge what do you mean? Do share more on how to do this or what tools necessary...
Raptor, with the ITB and having flew Matt from TDF here to tune, I actually gained 5bhp! At least the torque was much better across the range.
To give more context.
On wheel was 166 (stock) to 172 bhp... but the ambient temp here is 35C so supposedly its due to the heat soak. But your location...
I have AT Power ITBs, TDF EC1 ecu, catcams 402 on my car. You won't get the power you are wanting especially if your benchmark is Honda Type R's.
When I went on the same road 2 years back I had the same dream.
Faced tons of ECU issues especially with the map. But yours being a track car...