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by jpo » Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:27 pm
I find the TC on my R53 JCW is a little overzealous at times & I find the power dies completely for a 2-3 seconds before slowly coming back on so not exactly what I'd call a "progressive" system... I'm wondering what controls the TC, is it the ECU? And if so, can a remap sort that out as to be honest I find it kills the driveability of it sometimes: there's a slight incline coming up to a roundabout on my daily route to work & you have to be on the ball to get into it when there's a gap & I'm nearly afraid of taking the chance sometimes as if the wheels spin as they do on occasion the power'll die as I'm half0way across two lanes leading to a potentially rather dangerous situation..!
Any hints/tips/suggestions? (Apart from turning off TC whenever I get into the car & have that annoying yellow light on the whole time...
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by MiniMpi » Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:46 am
A good remap will definitely help make TC less zealous alright
Talk to Ger as he has done many.
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by iwanagofast » Sun May 01, 2011 12:11 pm
It should help but if you are planning on doing a few mods, reduced pulley/updated intercooler/manifold then I would wait to remap it. If not then go for it. I just drive with it off around town, it's pretty dangerous when you pull out and lose power with traffic bearing down on you.
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