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As i'm sure some of you are aware WOW have been developing a handheld re-mapper and I have now used one of the pre-production units and I thought I would let you know how I got on.
First impressions are good with the unit being a nice size, easily handled without being too small, and a easy to read LCD screen.
With this being a pre-production unit I did have couple of small hiccups, first was my laptop running on Vista would not accept the re-mappers software, this was very quickly sorted out by Dave at WOW.
Second thing was the re-mapper would not power up when I connected it to the OBD socket in my motorhome, phoned Dave at WOW and he run through the various things that would stop the unit from powering up, and would you believe it, there was not a fuse in place on the fuse board for the OBD socket, so one spare fuse and one minute later the re-mapper is up and running.
The instructions are so easy to follow, you hook up the unit to your OBD socket, then the unit tells you what to do and how to download a copy of the original ECU programme into the handheld unit, and it really is just a case of pushing a few buttons and about two minutes of your time.
Then you connect the re-mapper to your PC or laptop, download the copy of your ECU programme and then e-mail it to WOW.
Next you will get a e-mail from WOW with two attachments
1. Economy and 1. Power
you then download these onto the re-mapper, again this is all really easy, so now what you have is your own re-mapper with a choice of ECU tunes in it for Original, Economy, and Power.
You then take the unit to your motorhome hook it up to the OBD and upload the tune of your choice, im sorry if this all sounds a bit long winded in reading this but the reality is its all very quick and very easy.
I then picked a nice circular route with some straights and a couple of long uphill sections.
First I did the route on the 'original' tune and made some mental notes whilst driving.
Next I loaded up the 'Power' tune (this took less than two minutes) and set off on the identical route, it was like a different engine it revved easier and quicker and with no doubt at all it was faster.
Next I loaded up the 'Economy' tune and again set off on the exact same route, now at this time I could not tell you if it is more economical as I did not go for a long run, but what I can say is the 'Economy' tune made the motorhome much easier and more pleasant to drive than the 'Original' tune of the ECU giving you a stronger and smoother drive away from junctions, roundabouts, etc. So even if the economy tune did not change my MPG by much it is so worth it for the change in the driveability of the motorhome.
I'll post again and let you know how I get on over the next two weeks or so (time allowing) but I would say that overall this is a excellent product with fantastic back up from WOW, give them a call with any questions you have (technical or costs) and let them know you read this here.
yes the re-mapper will be sent out to you by post.
The unit is 15cm W x 9cm H x 3cm D and weighs in at 600 grammes and thats complete with the two data cables.
Excellent fast service from WOW with fantastic technical back up, although I would think with the finished product you will not need any technical help as the unit guides you through the various stages very easily.
Hope this helps, but if you need any further technical or financial information give WOW a call they are really helpful.
I have the 2.8jtd with a auto gearbox and the re-mapper has made the whole unit easier and more pleasant to drive, if you have any real technical questions give them (WOW) a call I found them really helpful.
This seems to resolve one of the concerns that I had about having the 'vans ecu re-mapped in that with this system you can reload the map in the event of it being 'lost' for some reason. Sounds good.
I did have a look at the 'WOW' website this morning but it wasn't working properly. Unable to select any vehicles. Maybe being updated .....
that was one of my fears, getting the ECU done and then a garage setting the ECU back to original, with this unit you can update, change your ECU when you want or need it, you can even change it during a trip as the terrain changes, Brilliant eh.
It seems that you have a choice of buying one 'tuned file' or two although there is an error in that both options are labelled 'Click here to buy with one tuned file' !
Obviously buying two files will cost more than buying one.
when you purchase the re-mapper from WOW it arrives with no maps on it, you then load a copy of your original onto the re-mapper e-mail it to WOW and you get two maps back.
1 @ Power and 1 @ Economy.
you also still have a copy of your original map loaded on the re-mapper, so you can decide which map you have at which time (choice of 3).
It all works really well, quickly and above all it was really easy to use.
Cheers. Still Smiling.
p.s. Once the re-mapper has all 3 maps on it you do not need access to a PC or laptop to change between the maps on your ECU, just the re-mapper
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