VelocityAP Jaguar F-Type ECU Tuning, V6, V6S, V8S, V8R
#1221
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#1222
I asked my nearby dealership if it can be done, and they quoted me nearly $7000, and as previously mentioned, would be a special order, tied to my VIN. Whether you can simply plug in another ECU, say from a junk yard, and have it work without warnings, that I do not know. My hope is that VAP can figure it all out before the majority of us have to go smog.
That said, this may be the excuse I need for myself to get back to OEM cats...(relatively) high failure rate and all.
That said, this may be the excuse I need for myself to get back to OEM cats...(relatively) high failure rate and all.
#1223
I asked my nearby dealership if it can be done, and they quoted me nearly $7000, and as previously mentioned, would be a special order, tied to my VIN. Whether you can simply plug in another ECU, say from a junk yard, and have it work without warnings, that I do not know. My hope is that VAP can figure it all out before the majority of us have to go smog.
that said, this may be the excuse I need for myself to get back to OEM cats...(relatively) high failure rate and all.
that said, this may be the excuse I need for myself to get back to OEM cats...(relatively) high failure rate and all.
An indie shop that is a JLR late-model specialist, should have either an SDD or even possibly an SDD2/Pathfinder.
Anyone is allowed to buy SDD2/Pathfinder, it's not monopolized. I do know of an indie shop in California area that does own an official SDD2/Pathfinder, which can update ecu's and could flash new ecu's.
So, hypothetically if a new ecu was purchased, it could become the new ecu in the vehicle that is CAL and CVN matching, then just clone this new ecu to your existing ecu (because of the new flashed ecu, it generated different immobilizer key codes), then simply retune the existing ecu that had been cloned.
Hypothetically, now you would have 1 new OEM ecu that is CARB CAL ID and CVN numbers matching, and a swappable tuned ecu that unfortunately does not match CVN but used for driving situations outside California or CARB states and off-road to increase performance or drivability of drivers needs. (See what I did there..#winkwink)
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Christopher Edgett
Technical Director
Velocity Automotive Performance Limited
214 Maple Ave.
Oliver, BC
Canada V0H 1T9
Office Tel: (250) 485-5126
www.VelocityAP.com
Tuning@VelocityAP.com
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Christopher Edgett
Technical Director
Velocity Automotive Performance Limited
214 Maple Ave.
Oliver, BC
Canada V0H 1T9
Office Tel: (250) 485-5126
www.VelocityAP.com
Tuning@VelocityAP.com
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#1225
Hypothetically, now you would have 1 new OEM ecu that is CARB CAL ID and CVN numbers matching, and a swappable tuned ecu that unfortunately does not match CVN but used for driving situations outside California or CARB states and off-road to increase performance or drivability of drivers needs. (See what I did there..#winkwink)
#1226
Hypothetically speaking; If played out, I could see that method showing the new OEM ecu as only ever being flashed by the dealer approved software. However, that would depend on which ecu is being sent to the dealer for testing purposes..the new ecu flashed to vehicle by dealer approved computer (matching CAL ID and CVN, matching flash counter sessions) OR the tuned ecu with mismatching CVN, possible P167F and more flash counts than JLR has on record.
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Christopher Edgett
Technical Director
Velocity Automotive Performance Limited
214 Maple Ave.
Oliver, BC
Canada V0H 1T9
Office Tel: (250) 485-5126
www.VelocityAP.com
Tuning@VelocityAP.com
________________
Christopher Edgett
Technical Director
Velocity Automotive Performance Limited
214 Maple Ave.
Oliver, BC
Canada V0H 1T9
Office Tel: (250) 485-5126
www.VelocityAP.com
Tuning@VelocityAP.com
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#1227
#1228
Nothing I know of in the SoCal region..We do have a VAP dealer in Pasadena, they can handle repairs and maintenance (don't believe they have an SDD2/Pathfinder), not sure if it's still too far north from your location? Otherwise it would be center of Pheonix as next closest to SoCal.
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________________
Christopher Edgett
Technical Director
Velocity Automotive Performance Limited
214 Maple Ave.
Oliver, BC
Canada V0H 1T9
Office Tel: (250) 485-5126
www.VelocityAP.com
Tuning@VelocityAP.com
________________
Christopher Edgett
Technical Director
Velocity Automotive Performance Limited
214 Maple Ave.
Oliver, BC
Canada V0H 1T9
Office Tel: (250) 485-5126
www.VelocityAP.com
Tuning@VelocityAP.com
#1229
Nothing I know of in the SoCal region..We do have a VAP dealer in Pasadena, they can handle repairs and maintenance (don't believe they have an SDD2/Pathfinder), not sure if it's still too far north from your location? Otherwise it would be center of Pheonix as next closest to SoCal.
Looking for somebody to swap my differential and perhaps install my VAP pulley.
#1230
They're my nearest go-to for my Jag needs. Pretty certain it's them VAP is referring to. Work on any European car, but they're best known for working on British cars, which is the majority of their lot by a big margin. They openly advertise and work with VAP parts. There's cheaper places, but our selection of British garages are slim to none, and as far as I know it's the most trustworthy in the area.
I do know they do not perform unique ECU programming, but mechanically speaking, they will work with anything from VAP, OEM, or generally aftermarket.
They do not seem to be aware of the new ECU sniffer requirement at smog checks, so don't bother asking.
After reading the whole piece about swapping ECUs...I really, really hope it doesn't come to that. If it does I'm just going to put it all back to stock, (re)set it and forget it. Speaking of which, which years are up for smog checks? Want to see if anyone can chime in.
#1231
Speaking of which, which years are up for smog checks? Want to see if anyone can chime in.
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#1233
Sorry to say but that's not relevant info. The ECU sniffing is (as of right now) a CA problem, but fingers crossed the contagion doesn't spread.
#1234
Not relevant to California I agree, but the country is a little bigger than California. Some of us could care less what goes on in California. You all pretty much have what you deserve.
#1235
I've never understood why Americans use this version of our "couldn't care less". In the UK it means we really don't care at all, whereas "could care less", to me, means you do care a bit. Is that really what you mean?
Apologies for the off-topic, but it's something that's puzzled me for decades.
Apologies for the off-topic, but it's something that's puzzled me for decades.
#1236
I've never understood why Americans use this version of our "couldn't care less". In the UK it means we really don't care at all, whereas "could care less", to me, means you do care a bit. Is that really what you mean?
Apologies for the off-topic, but it's something that's puzzled me for decades.
Apologies for the off-topic, but it's something that's puzzled me for decades.
#1237
As scm points out, the correct expression is, "I couldn't care less."
Which is exactly how I feel about the petty interpersonal bickering among F-Type forum members, instances of which vastly outnumber those in all other forums combined.
Please kindly return to the thread topic.
Which is exactly how I feel about the petty interpersonal bickering among F-Type forum members, instances of which vastly outnumber those in all other forums combined.
Please kindly return to the thread topic.
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#1240
Why the bitter insinuations? I can vacate this thread and search this topic elsewhere. Thank you .
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