I have a chance to buy an ecu with Tornado chips installed and I would like to get some first hand advice.
I have been told that if I change ecu then I must get settings altered to get it accepted by the system. Correct?? I would prefer to just put the chips into my existing unit to make life easier.
Are the chips really as good as is claimed? I refer to power and economy. Has Mark altered them over the years or are they still as he first developed them? I just want to be sure about these things before I proceed further as I have read several conflicting posts here and need some peace of mind.
As a matter of interest I was visiting a local RR mechanic/wrecker/parts specialist and he had never heard of ´Tornado¨ and was very sceptical of rechipping - ¨ they run ok at the moment don´t they?¨ He seemed unaware of how the gems ecu was programmed by Rover - rich and lean, stupid timing (etc to meet pollution regs) - and so he wouldn´t play around with it. He also said that because I would be changing something in the engine I would have to get the system settings changed to suit - even though Mark states that his Tornado chip sets are undetectable. This mechanic uses Autologic.
Any comments or bubble bursting is welcome.
I have been told that if I change ecu then I must get settings altered to get it accepted by the system. Correct?? I would prefer to just put the chips into my existing unit to make life easier.
Are the chips really as good as is claimed? I refer to power and economy. Has Mark altered them over the years or are they still as he first developed them? I just want to be sure about these things before I proceed further as I have read several conflicting posts here and need some peace of mind.
As a matter of interest I was visiting a local RR mechanic/wrecker/parts specialist and he had never heard of ´Tornado¨ and was very sceptical of rechipping - ¨ they run ok at the moment don´t they?¨ He seemed unaware of how the gems ecu was programmed by Rover - rich and lean, stupid timing (etc to meet pollution regs) - and so he wouldn´t play around with it. He also said that because I would be changing something in the engine I would have to get the system settings changed to suit - even though Mark states that his Tornado chip sets are undetectable. This mechanic uses Autologic.
Any comments or bubble bursting is welcome.
