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Old 24-10-2019, 04:39 PM   #1
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Just seeing if someone could tell me the differences they did between the AU series to get the power increases out of them? Engine internal? Exhaust? Tuning?
I have heard that the ECU is different between them, Can they be swapped over (For ease of Tuning Purposes)?

Any help is appreciated.

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Old 24-10-2019, 05:46 PM   #2
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AU-Doin

Just seeing if someone could tell me the differences they did between the AU series to get the power increases out of them? Engine internal? Exhaust? Tuning?
I have heard that the ECU is different between them, Can they be swapped over (For ease of Tuning Purposes)?

Any help is appreciated.

Long live the mighty AU
there is a police ecu for better performance
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Old 24-10-2019, 07:33 PM   #3
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there is a police ecu for better performance
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Is that direct replacement?
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Old 24-10-2019, 07:42 PM   #4
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Bit more info on what you have mite help . S1 2 or 3 ?
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Old 24-10-2019, 08:31 PM   #5
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apologies, Series 1 Auto sedan
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Old 24-10-2019, 09:17 PM   #6
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No there's not. Despite what Facebook says police cars are not 'chipped'.
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No there's not. Despite what Facebook says police cars are not 'chipped'.
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Old 25-10-2019, 11:05 AM   #8
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ahh ok. was hoping that there maybe an easy way without spending too much opening up etc. and just gettin the tuning side right. 1 place i have spoken to say they cant do anything with the factory ECU in series 1 AU. was thinking if could get something to use a flash tuner so can go back a bit easier when different mods eventually happen.
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Old 29-10-2019, 04:11 PM   #9
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Is there anyone in SA that can Tune the Series 1 AU's?
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Is there anyone in SA that can Tune the Series 1 AU's?
Have you done any mods to the car?

There are other things you can do before spending big money on tuning.
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Old 29-10-2019, 04:43 PM   #11
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has some kind of extractors not sure as to which. 2.5 single at the moment.
More pre empting as looking as going to a free flowing twin system and would like to go bigger Cam with more of a Lumpy idle. not going to be the fastest but want it to sound the goods and go reasonable.
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