Wanting to get a memcal who do you reccommand Greenfoam or ???

[VR_Acclaim]

hey guy im wanting to get a tune for my vr alot of people say greenfoam and ive never heard a bad thign about his but im jsut seeing what others have to say...

[TVR-190]

i say search

[kniever]

greenfoam isn't around anymore but delco wizard is really good too and knows what he is doing

[con7502003]

there a new fella on the block called gmac racing he got a stock vn v8 running 8.8 over the 1/8 give him a try

[Tim Smtih]

Delco tune gives you moar killerwasps proven fact.

[WogBoyz]

greenfoam isn't around anymore but delco wizard is really good too and knows what he is doing

wheres greenfoam gone?

[kniever]

dont know, but he hasnt been on for a few months now

[Tsunamix]

Foamy did 2 for my VT. awesome stuff.

[Ace_VP]

Not wanting to hijack the thread but how do these things work? I gather they are as plug in thing but does the person selling the chip need the car or is it programmed by them and then I plug it in?

[Ace_VP]

Good luck getting a hold of greenfoam even on Ebay. Also Ace_VP what the mail order tuners usually do is a generic tune. Holden by default leave a lot to be desired in a tune and tuners just tweak the parameters. You can also get it tuned on the dyno but to be honest I don't know if the price difference is worth it.

Thanks Wraith, appreciated it. They seem lke reasonable value for money, how much of a difference do they actually make?

[wraith]

On my VR it was quite noticeable mind you I got my tune from Mace as they responded straight away and also despatched the memcal quick.

[TVR-190]

Thanks Wraith, appreciated it. They seem lke reasonable value for money, how much of a difference do they actually make?

a few kws best

[Tim Smtih]

how much of a difference do they actually make?

It depends how much attention you pay to your car, and obviously what mods have been done. With my VN being stock i noticed sharper acceleration, sharper gear shifts etc. I know many think it's rubbish but i would definitely recommend it.

[Ace_VP]

It depends how much attention you pay to your car, and obviously what mods have been done. With my VN being stock i noticed sharper acceleration, sharper gear shifts etc. I know many think it's rubbish but i would definitely recommend it.

Thanks Tim, yeah im going to fit one eventually, its not at the top of the list at the moment, but its on the list. Thanks for the feedback.

What brand did you get?

[Tim Smtih]

What brand did you get?

Went to my local wreckers and pulled a memcal out of an VN exec, delco custom tuned it and i swapped out the existing chip. Easy as that!

[pillzor]

got a delcowizzid tune in my vs and it does make a fair difference , i also have other mods aswell such as extractors and 2.5 catback but you do notice it if you swap the memcals out.
delco is a V6 guy as far as i know , foamy was mainly doing the 8`s ... i dont know what you have but i hope that helps.

[Tsunamix]

What good tuners do is this...

If you've added high ratio rockers - add a little more fuel to the top end of the map.

Add more timing across the range
On mine - added more timing retardation below 1000 rpm because it came on way too hard at light throttle inputs with the oversize TB.
Add line pressure to the auto gearbox to speed up your shifts.
Change Rev limiter settings and / or auto shift points
Remove the low octane fuel map
Play with the fuel map to make use of whatever chanegs you've made to the engine.

It not only liberates more wasps, but can actually be better for the engine.

[Ace_VP]

What good tuners do is this...

If you've added high ratio rockers - add a little more fuel to the top end of the map.

Add more timing across the range
On mine - added more timing retardation below 1000 rpm because it came on way too hard at light throttle inputs with the oversize TB.
Add line pressure to the auto gearbox to speed up your shifts.
Change Rev limiter settings and / or auto shift points
Remove the low octane fuel map
Play with the fuel map to make use of whatever chanegs you've made to the engine.

It not only liberates more wasps, but can actually be better for the engine.

Thanks Tsunamix, that makes sense. Mine has done 200000km, has extractors already on it and has a full sports exhaust system. Rockers are on the mod list aswell.

I think i will get all those mods done and then get the engine tuned to suit.