RM Racing Electronics (opinions please)
RM Racing Electronics (opinions please)
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jimmyhackers

Original Poster:

18 posts

19 months

Monday 25th May
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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

stevieturbo

18,044 posts

274 months

Monday 25th May
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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.

Edited by stevieturbo on Monday 25th May 19:47

jimmyhackers

Original Poster:

18 posts

19 months

Friday 29th May
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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

stevieturbo

18,044 posts

274 months

Sunday 31st May
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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.

It's not overly expensive, so worth a shot for a hopefully easy install.

jimmyhackers

Original Poster:

18 posts

19 months

Yesterday (19:32)
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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 frown

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 frown

stevieturbo

18,044 posts

274 months

Yesterday (20:33)
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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 frown

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 frown
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.