RM Racing Electronics (opinions please)
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finally found an aftermarket plug an play ecu for my gti6.
sold by the above.
asked on two peugeot forums if anyone has spent their money with them before, no response.
1. anyone else on here can give me a review who has used them for their own projects? i.e. product quality and customer service
2. they have a wideband o2 sensor option with the ecu for extra money......worth it?
thanks in advance
jim
sold by the above.
asked on two peugeot forums if anyone has spent their money with them before, no response.
1. anyone else on here can give me a review who has used them for their own projects? i.e. product quality and customer service
2. they have a wideband o2 sensor option with the ecu for extra money......worth it?
thanks in advance
jim
They've been on some of the ZF8HP swap pages pushing their ecu that can control engine and trans.
They say it is very good, and they work with customers etc etc to implement updates and user needs.
Whether there is any reality in that I do not know.
As with all such things, pick your tuner, then pick the ecu. No sense having an ecu nobody wants to touch.
And of course, mixture data is important information to have.
Certainly on a price point they seem cheap.
Have you downloaded the software to see what it is like ?
Given it's only using an old 55 pin connector, it probably wouldn't be that hard to make a patch harness to run any modern ecu. Albeit that would cost more.
Again, ask whoever will be tuning the car, are they happy working with the ecu.
They say it is very good, and they work with customers etc etc to implement updates and user needs.
Whether there is any reality in that I do not know.
As with all such things, pick your tuner, then pick the ecu. No sense having an ecu nobody wants to touch.
And of course, mixture data is important information to have.
Certainly on a price point they seem cheap.
Have you downloaded the software to see what it is like ?
Given it's only using an old 55 pin connector, it probably wouldn't be that hard to make a patch harness to run any modern ecu. Albeit that would cost more.
Again, ask whoever will be tuning the car, are they happy working with the ecu.
Edited by stevieturbo on Monday 25th May 19:47
thanks for reply....the gti6 is awkward....
its ecu requires a special older version of peugeot planet just to do diagnostics....no other diagnostic fault code readers work, annoyingly.
as far as i know there is only one person in the uk who does rolling road remaps of the gti6....which requires removing the stock ecu chip to program and refitting each time.
his prices are......more than this ecu costs + a local rolling road session.
i rang round a few rolling roads in my area....2 out of 4 said they would be fine with me turning up with my own laptop/programming software.
RM racing electronics use their own proprietary software...seems simple enough and user friendly.
ive bit the bullet.....things ordered....will update with my progress
its ecu requires a special older version of peugeot planet just to do diagnostics....no other diagnostic fault code readers work, annoyingly.
as far as i know there is only one person in the uk who does rolling road remaps of the gti6....which requires removing the stock ecu chip to program and refitting each time.
his prices are......more than this ecu costs + a local rolling road session.
i rang round a few rolling roads in my area....2 out of 4 said they would be fine with me turning up with my own laptop/programming software.
RM racing electronics use their own proprietary software...seems simple enough and user friendly.
ive bit the bullet.....things ordered....will update with my progress
jimmyhackers said:
thanks for reply....the gti6 is awkward....
its ecu requires a special older version of peugeot planet just to do diagnostics....no other diagnostic fault code readers work, annoyingly.
as far as i know there is only one person in the uk who does rolling road remaps of the gti6....which requires removing the stock ecu chip to program and refitting each time.
his prices are......more than this ecu costs + a local rolling road session.
i rang round a few rolling roads in my area....2 out of 4 said they would be fine with me turning up with my own laptop/programming software.
RM racing electronics use their own proprietary software...seems simple enough and user friendly.
ive bit the bullet.....things ordered....will update with my progress
What the OE ecu does or does not do has little relevance when you go aftermarket and throw the OE ecu away.its ecu requires a special older version of peugeot planet just to do diagnostics....no other diagnostic fault code readers work, annoyingly.
as far as i know there is only one person in the uk who does rolling road remaps of the gti6....which requires removing the stock ecu chip to program and refitting each time.
his prices are......more than this ecu costs + a local rolling road session.
i rang round a few rolling roads in my area....2 out of 4 said they would be fine with me turning up with my own laptop/programming software.
RM racing electronics use their own proprietary software...seems simple enough and user friendly.
ive bit the bullet.....things ordered....will update with my progress
It's not overly expensive, so worth a shot for a hopefully easy install.
well...
ups lost the package, right after i paid an extra 100 quid in import duties to them...was apparently at my local depot but has dissappeared now
asked rm racing to sort it out.....came back an asked me to contact ups
i did, despite it not being my job....three times. no luck, just obtuse indian telephone operators giving me the run around.
so i have asked for a refund from rm racing as my parcel is not delivered....
will see how this BS goes
ups lost the package, right after i paid an extra 100 quid in import duties to them...was apparently at my local depot but has dissappeared now
asked rm racing to sort it out.....came back an asked me to contact ups
i did, despite it not being my job....three times. no luck, just obtuse indian telephone operators giving me the run around.
so i have asked for a refund from rm racing as my parcel is not delivered....
will see how this BS goes
jimmyhackers said:
well...
ups lost the package, right after i paid an extra 100 quid in import duties to them...was apparently at my local depot but has dissappeared now
asked rm racing to sort it out.....came back an asked me to contact ups
i did, despite it not being my job....three times. no luck, just obtuse indian telephone operators giving me the run around.
so i have asked for a refund from rm racing as my parcel is not delivered....
will see how this BS goes
Nightmare. But you should have protections buying from afar via credit card etc ? Maybe a route to consider. But the sender should be responsible for making any claims for postage problems.ups lost the package, right after i paid an extra 100 quid in import duties to them...was apparently at my local depot but has dissappeared now
asked rm racing to sort it out.....came back an asked me to contact ups
i did, despite it not being my job....three times. no luck, just obtuse indian telephone operators giving me the run around.
so i have asked for a refund from rm racing as my parcel is not delivered....
will see how this BS goes
urgh... not sure who's worse.
conveniently the claim only appeared on the UPS tracking the day after i emailed rm racing asking for a refund....
a week after i asked them to contact ups.
over a week later i find an email from rm saying "ups has spoken to the tamworth depot manager, he has found the parcel and it is going to be delivered"
i check the claim in the tracking and the claim says "your item has been lost"
annoyingly the tracking still says "claim paid", then "redelivery cancelled" but its still open.
i notified rm of this, and they asked if i want a new item sent or a refund. and that ill have to contact UPS if i want to get my 100 quid import charge refunded.
ups phone lines should be open saturdays 8am to 5pm......theyre not.
guess ill have to wait for a refund.
my thoughts are....UPS delivery man saw a small/medium box with a 100 pound import charge....so they knew the box contained a 500 pound item. decided to rob it hoping it was a phone or something else worth stealing. opened it and found a useless (to them) metal box and probably threw it in a ditch
conveniently the claim only appeared on the UPS tracking the day after i emailed rm racing asking for a refund....
a week after i asked them to contact ups.
over a week later i find an email from rm saying "ups has spoken to the tamworth depot manager, he has found the parcel and it is going to be delivered"
i check the claim in the tracking and the claim says "your item has been lost"
annoyingly the tracking still says "claim paid", then "redelivery cancelled" but its still open.
i notified rm of this, and they asked if i want a new item sent or a refund. and that ill have to contact UPS if i want to get my 100 quid import charge refunded.
ups phone lines should be open saturdays 8am to 5pm......theyre not.
guess ill have to wait for a refund.
my thoughts are....UPS delivery man saw a small/medium box with a 100 pound import charge....so they knew the box contained a 500 pound item. decided to rob it hoping it was a phone or something else worth stealing. opened it and found a useless (to them) metal box and probably threw it in a ditch
Edited by jimmyhackers on Saturday 8th August 11:34
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