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[Dave DND]

Not having an Omega, I can only recall what I have read from here from other Oofers.

You say that this gives a "mild" improvement, but I seem to recall that some of the performance mod chips, (which is certainly the correct way to go), can leave the car so astonishingly quick to a point some members have actually removed them as car keeps spinning the wheels.

 :-?

[Kevin Wood]

At the end of the day:

1) RomRaider / Enginuity is a tool which only supports Subaru ECUs - so whatever he was doing it wasn't ever going to work on an Omega.

2) The map is stored in EPROM on this ECU - so, even given software that's compatible with it, the tuner would have to have opened the ECU to change anything.

I would go back to him saying it's made no difference and ask for a refund. If that's not forthcoming challenge him with the above and threaten to take it further.

I'm sorry to say you have been conned, regardless of what the seat of your pants might be telling you when driving - so don't let him get away with it.

Kevin

[Shark1e]

thanks all just by chance i have to go past his shop today between deliveries so will be parking my artic outside, so keep me covered i'm going in lol

update later

thanks

[Dave DND]

1) RomRaider / Enginuity is a tool which only supports Subaru ECUs - so whatever he was doing it wasn't ever going to work on an Omega.

And take it from a Subaru owner, its not worth the constant fiddling about !!

Chip swap made all the difference on mine.

[Kevin Wood]

thanks all just by chance i have to go past his shop today between deliveries so will be parking my artic outside, so keep me covered i'm going in lol

update later

thanks

Good luck.

Plenty of space for uncooperative witnesses in the back of an artic.

Kevin

[Shark1e]

lol yes mate plenty of rooooooooooooom lol.

anyway been to see him and he said he will refund the cash, gotta call back in tomorrow and he will have it as he has banked up yesterday, pretty genuine and has offered to solder in new chip when i get it for £45  . we will see once i look at the job.

[Dave DND]

lol yes mate plenty of rooooooooooooom lol.

anyway been to see him and he said he will refund the cash, gotta call back in tomorrow and he will have it as he has banked up yesterday, pretty genuine and has offered to solder in new chip when i get it for £45  . we will see once i look at the job.

Get him to put a socket on the board, and not to solder the chip in directly

Can prove a very cheap (pence!) and usefull mod for the future should you ever want to plug the original chip back in, or program new chip with future upgrades

 

[Kevin Wood]

Get him to put a socket on the board, and not to solder the chip in directly

Can prove a very cheap (pence!) and usefull mod for the future should you ever want to plug the original chip back in, or program new chip with future upgrades

 

Agreed. No point replacing a soldered-in chip with anything but a socket.

kevin

[Shark1e]

another mapping company called me back to say no probs they can do it but chip has to come out, at a cost of £225 all done, or £185 to custom my chip and i sort soldering or socket myself, say what jesus are you on drugs lol

anyway got 2 diff 28 pin DIL sockets ready (1 x turned edge pins and 1 x what i call fork slots that grab chip leg either side of each pin, new solder sucker, anti-static strap, new solder for chips or circuits boards etc, new roll of desolder braid just in case, gonna even get a rubber car mar to open ecu up on so no chance of any static from table etc, lol still no reply from terry the chip man, hurrry hurry give me a chip. pleeeeeeeease.

[Shark1e]

just pm'd theboy again, anyone know this chip guys telephone number or can get him to ring me please as i want get it so i can fit it a.s.a.p,

thanks rob

pm me if you need my number to pass on, many thanks

p.s anyone know roughly what area he comes from, just wondered if it can be collected faster?

thanks rob

[Dave DND]

Make sure he supplies a new chip, not modifies yours!

That way you have a back up to revert to should something go wrong or the power proves to be problematic

 

[TheBoy]

just pm'd theboy again, anyone know this chip guys telephone number or can get him to ring me please as i want get it so i can fit it a.s.a.p,

thanks rob

pm me if you need my number to pass on, many thanks

p.s anyone know roughly what area he comes from, just wondered if it can be collected faster?

thanks rob

He's in Oxfordshire.

I have forwarded your details, he's normally pretty quick. Tried to call him to tell him I had mailed details, but got his voicemail.  He lives in the middle of nowhere, so probably a poor signal.

[TheBoy]

Make sure he supplies a new chip, not modifies yours!

That way you have a back up to revert to should something go wrong or the power proves to be problematic

 

He does

[Shark1e]

thanks mate, do you know how everyone pays him? chq? paypal? bank transfer? quickest suits me, mny thanks again.

rob

[Shark1e]

full refund from the laptop cable chipper so good to his word,

now waiting for contact from terry the actual replacement chip guy so i can order a new chip from him.

i hate waiting lol no patience.