Pitts Pilot
Active Member
With the day fast approaching for collecting my 'new' (to me) SL63 thoughts have inevitably turned to 'personalising it'.
One aspect is the remapping of the engine that I'll mention in a moment.
Anyway, I spoke to Eurocharged about a remap and they said they would do the gearbox too.
Why would I want the gearbox remapped?
And in everyday use, would I even notice?
Has anyone had this done when they did their engine remap? And can you give me the benefit of your experience.
The advertised benefits are apparently:
Making rotating things rotate faster sounds like a recipe for a broken gearbox to me. I’m happy with the shifting speed, so am I just asking for trouble, or are there genuine benefits to enjoy?
On the engine side, a few more ponies, some more torque, and the removal of factory designed fuel economy flat spots would be welcome, although I freely admit that the gains with a normally aspirated engine are small.
However, in the case of the 63, mid range torque is increased by 50lbft, so that's good for drivability.
Anyway. Remap a gearbox? What is that all about?
Thanks![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
Robert
PS. In case anyone asks: I don’t do track days any more!
One aspect is the remapping of the engine that I'll mention in a moment.
Anyway, I spoke to Eurocharged about a remap and they said they would do the gearbox too.
Why would I want the gearbox remapped?
And in everyday use, would I even notice?
Has anyone had this done when they did their engine remap? And can you give me the benefit of your experience.
The advertised benefits are apparently:
- Faster shifting time
- Re-setting max and min rpm for up and down shifts
- Torque limiter changes to “unleash” more power, as the g/box ECU is independent of the engine ECU
- Smoother shifting
Making rotating things rotate faster sounds like a recipe for a broken gearbox to me. I’m happy with the shifting speed, so am I just asking for trouble, or are there genuine benefits to enjoy?
On the engine side, a few more ponies, some more torque, and the removal of factory designed fuel economy flat spots would be welcome, although I freely admit that the gains with a normally aspirated engine are small.
However, in the case of the 63, mid range torque is increased by 50lbft, so that's good for drivability.
Anyway. Remap a gearbox? What is that all about?
Thanks
![Smile :) :)](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
Robert
PS. In case anyone asks: I don’t do track days any more!