just done cam and memcal package and ecu has no memcal?

[phatskidz]

hey guys,i just finished fitting a cam and memcal package to my vt.i went to fit the memcal, and turns out there is no memcal, the place i purchused my manual conversion from, said my conversion was out of a vu ute. has any 1 got any idea why my ecu has no memcal? and how i can fix this problem? any help would be very appreciated..

[VKCOMMO]

Just sayin'.... I just pee'd a little!!! haha!!!!

[phatskidz]

and you find it funny because? im just trying to get some help and people like you gotta make stupid comments

Just sayin'.... I just pee'd a little!!! haha!!!!

[Trayner]

most vt's I think series 2 and up dont have memcals , Correct me if im wrong

[delcowizzid]

wasnt the vu ute released after vt so it will have VX ecu which has no memcal

[Beauzza]

Contact a performance place, theres no memcal, ur pcm (computer) needs flash tuning
What state r u in?

[phatskidz]

im in nsw.yeh i was told that they have no memcal, i also herd the vu computer cant be tuned? thats just what i red in a post.would it be easier just to find a vt wiring harness and getting a vt ecu and using my memcal? i bought the package from mace engineering, would they have pre tuned vx ecu for vx onwards cam packages? or dont they do packages for the vx onwards? thanks

Contact a performance place, theres no memcal, ur pcm (computer) needs flash tuning
What state r u in?

[Beauzza]

I wldnt have a clue, give this guy a buzz, hes been tuning cars for over 10yrs, his names al and hel answer any question u have! 0408943730

[Beauzza]

Wat size cam hav u put in?

[phatskidz]

al ? al easy?? if not will he mind me calling his mobile? and i put stage 2 in thats biggest you ccan get for vt. pretty lumpy

Wat size cam hav u put in?

[Beauzza]

Al gibbs, from wa, go for it.. Oh nice wld be awes to see how it goes on the dyno! I got a vy v6 manual ute lol goes pretty hard

[phatskidz]

aww ok thanks for that.. yeh that sounds sweet... yeh i got extractors high flow cat 2 n half inch exhaust cam bigger throttle body cold air induction k&N filter still gotta sort out this tune and get my valve springs and retainers fitted

Al gibbs, from wa, go for it.. Oh nice wld be awes to see how it goes on the dyno! I got a vy v6 manual ute lol goes pretty hard

[Beauzza]

Wicked wld have been worth changin ur timing gear while u were dwn there too.. R u gonna do ur heads or?
Mines got dual catback with a knocked out cat, pacemaker headders, stage 3 cam, a little headwork and tune puts out 210rwhp.. Next is intake, throttle body, diff gears n maffless tune already beats the tickford xr8s

[phatskidz]

stage 3 thats what i wanted just everyone was saying that stage 2 was biggest for vt hmm.yeh thats awesome yeh next step is clutch. then ill prob do abit to heads and i got a nitrous kit im gonna fit soon and yeh im gonna do diff gears aswel

Wicked wld have been worth changin ur timing gear while u were dwn there too.. R u gonna do ur heads or?
Mines got dual catback with a knocked out cat, pacemaker headders, stage 3 cam, a little headwork and tune puts out 210rwhp.. Next is intake, throttle body, diff gears n maffless tune already beats the tickford xr8s

[phatskidz]

do you find it abit hard to drive being manual with the cam being lumpy it might be im just not used to it yet as ive only driven up and down my road but seems harder to keep going maybe because its not tuned aswel

stage 3 thats what i wanted just everyone was saying that stage 2 was biggest for vt hmm.yeh thats awesome yeh next step is clutch. then ill prob do abit to heads and i got a nitrous kit im gonna fit soon and yeh im gonna do diff gears aswel

[Beauzza]

I got mine from america, its a stage 2 over there but identical to the stage 3 here, their stage 3 is massive! Look up intense racing in google.. I found it pretty easy, stalled a few times, but, theres a screw on ur throttle body u can adjust so the idol speed increases.. Just a quick fix til u tune it! Wen u get heads dun make sure the port n match em

[DAKSTER]

There it is again...

and i put stage 2 in thats biggest you ccan get for vt biggest? in what way? longer duration, higher lift, what? stage 2.. sounds like rocket boosters?

Mines got dual catback with a knocked out cat, pacemaker headders, stage 3 cam, a little headwork and tune puts out 210rwhp

Guys not knocking your knowledge at all. Especially when it comes to the original question about memcals, my knowledge of engines is strong right up until carbies went out of fashion, after that I am lost. I get experts to play with my cars computer/s.

But if I had a buck for every time I have heard 'stage 2 cam' I could probably afford to buy one of my own.

The word 'Stage' is meaningless, without more info. Again, I am out of date, but I am willing to bet that a 'Stage 2' Crane is nothing like a 'Stage 2' Wade or Crow or Camtech or Watson or .... you get the idea.

I can see that phatskidz bought his package from Mace, so its a Crow I assume. Mace will have chosen cams suitable for his packages, so he has a particular cam for each of their packages.

So heres an example of what Mace offers...



Stage-1 Kit: Improved Torque and Economy Towing:
Our stage-1 kit contains a new camshaft and MEMCAL; providing a power gain of 15% between 1000 and 5000rpm.

Perfect for towing, normal driving, and highway cruising.

Stage-2 Kit: Improved Mid Range Power Touring?
Our stage-2 kit contains a new high-performance camshaft and MEMCAL. We recommend this kit be used in conjunction with a free-flowing exhaust system for maximum performance.

This package provides a maximum power gain of 20% between 1500 and 6000rpm. This increase has been achieved without sacrificing any noticeable low-end torque or drivability.

Stage-3 Kit: Improved Top End Power High Performance kit:

This kit contains a new stage-3 camshaft, MEMCAL and valve springs. This camshaft kit must be used in conjunction with a twin cat exhaust system for maximum performance.



With another companies package, all 3 cams will probably have completely different profiles than the cams Mace have chosen for their package. Stage 1, 2, 3 and 27 all mean nothing without further info.

Again, not having a go at you. Just saying if you are going to describe these things, do it properly

[Beauzza]

It equals comp stage 3

Stage 2 intense racing cam =
Duration @ .50" 222/224
Valve lift 539/523
Lsa 112
Intake centreline 108

[Huntington]

Couldnt agree more dakster, sounds like its a progressive thing, "well i finally made it to a stage two cam, cant wait until it grows into a stage 3" last time i made it to stage 3 I died when a walking turtle duck thing hit mario. then i had to start back at stage one.

The terminology is an offspring of the need for speed generation of car modification. You know, you win some races get some money buy a stage one performance pack, win some more races get more money, get a stage two performance pack. the terminology is redundant in real life.

The cam going into my L67 has the follow specs.
212°/224° at .050"
Intake Lift .325" (.520" lift at 1.6:1 rocker ratio)
Exhaust Lift .335" (.536" lift at 1.6:1 rocker ratio)
116 LSA
and it will be tuned by a tuner, no memcal will ever get the full benefits of a good cam. just take it to a tuner, and fork out the dollars. You will be happy you did in the end.

[DAKSTER]

Thats better, thanks guys

[Munz]

im in nsw.yeh i was told that they have no memcal, i also herd the vu computer cant be tuned? thats just what i red in a post.would it be easier just to find a vt wiring harness and getting a vt ecu and using my memcal? i bought the package from mace engineering, would they have pre tuned vx ecu for vx onwards cam packages? or dont they do packages for the vx onwards? thanks

Get in contact with steve from mace he sold you the kit and he can pretty much tune most models he will know what you will need to do!

[TI3VOM]

Wicked wld have been worth changin ur timing gear while u were dwn there too.. R u gonna do ur heads or?
Mines got dual catback with a knocked out cat, pacemaker headders, stage 3 cam, a little headwork and tune puts out 210rwhp.. Next is intake, throttle body, diff gears n maffless tune already beats the tickford xr8s

Knocked out cat. I hope you get pulled over and ####ed by the cops!

[Munz]

10k fine for 3-4hp hmmm sounds like someone has money to burn

[Beauzza]

Yeah mate, just like u block off ur egr valve to stop fkin ur engine, no cops carry the testing equipment and, saves spendin big $$ on exhaust

[Jamiejamie]

Vu are just the ute version of the vx and no their is no memcal for them they must have the custom tune flashed onto them. Mace dont currently have a tune available for vu/vx. Just take it somewhere to get tuned...although you'll prob have to get it done again down the track depending on future mods. You could just install a vt ECU and then run the memcal.