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Old 20-10-2006, 03:36 PM   #1
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Default i think capa has released the EA-EL chip

i got the performance ford mag today and on CAPA's advirtisement they list the EA-EL Falcon Chip for $695.
What you guys reckon? Is it worth it.


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Old 20-10-2006, 03:42 PM   #2
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: is it worth it???

hell yes, it is the only completly tunable option for the e-series short of complete aftermarket ecu...

be aware, that the tune will cost an additional $600

And a unichip new would cost around the same.
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Old 20-10-2006, 03:42 PM   #3
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It is still listed as "Coming Soon" in their website... I hope its out, and at $695 its not a bad price.
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Old 20-10-2006, 04:10 PM   #4
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Popped into to CAPA in Berri talked to scott and....

WOOHOOO E-series Chips will be ready to go 1st November w/Standard mapping for $695

and they're in the process of updating there website

ok now whos got wood
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Old 20-10-2006, 04:11 PM   #5
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Doh! I just ordered a new ECU.
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Old 20-10-2006, 04:19 PM   #6
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thats excellent news
now i know what i want for xmas
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Old 20-10-2006, 04:28 PM   #7
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Doh! I just ordered a new ECU.
thats gotta suck? can u cancel the ordeR??
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Old 20-10-2006, 04:29 PM   #8
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sweet, i have been waiting for this to do my head and cam... oh yeah
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Nah, the new ECU has more features so it should be better in the long run. Auto tuning, NOS control, antilag etc.
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Old 20-10-2006, 04:41 PM   #11
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what model ecu out of curiosity?
when u say auto tuning, is it learning ecu or multiple/progressive map?
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Old 20-10-2006, 05:33 PM   #12
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so wot will CAPA's chip give us?
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Old 20-10-2006, 06:45 PM   #13
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Very cool....CAPA is the b0mb.....
whats the chips like in their blower kits....
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Question...
If the chip is worth $625, and a tune is $600. Would it be cheaper to go for a uni-chip and a tune?

Also, what does the new chip offer ? Just the ability to adjust the fuel mapping or what?

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Old 20-10-2006, 07:56 PM   #15
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got qouted $1500 for unichip installed and tuned so the capa chip should be a few hundred cheaper!
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Old 20-10-2006, 08:06 PM   #16
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If the chip is worth $625, and a tune is $600. Would it be cheaper to go for a uni-chip and a tune?

Also, what does the new chip offer ? Just the ability to adjust the fuel mapping or what?

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pretty much what a flash tuner does for the au-ba's
fuel maps ignition timing speed/rev limiter plus more
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but its not a plug in like the flash tuner is it?
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but its not a plug in like the flash tuner is it?
I think it will plug into the ecu main board and stay there, the flash tuner does not have to stay in the car
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Old 20-10-2006, 11:08 PM   #19
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looks like the plasma/lcd tv is going to be on tne back burner for a while now. I was just thinking ive gotta get a tune up looks like she might be an expensive one lol
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Old 21-10-2006, 11:10 AM   #20
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the chip will plug into the expansion port on the ECU. That chip is then reprogrammed using a burner and appropriate software. to order all the stuff (pre-built) yourself would cost about 400, but then you have to install it and find the right software for it.

how do I know?

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I love DIY... only problem is finding the right files to interpret the contents of the for chip (which can be found here

have fun.

now im going to call chiptorque and see if they can send me the definition files...

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oh yeah, and ANYTHING the standard computer controls can be altered with this, trans line pressures, shift points, rpm/speed limit, idle stepper motor control, everything.
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Old 21-10-2006, 11:25 AM   #22
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now im going to call chiptorque and see if they can send me the definition files...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA good luck!
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oh they are perfectly capable of it, each one is about, ooh, 50kb. just whether or not they are willing to... And I'm trying CAPA too, just for laughs.
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Old 21-10-2006, 11:42 AM   #24
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There is apparently a very small batch of them coming in to the country just before Cup weekend. Not sure on how many or who is getting them, but there should be a big load coming in end of Nov / early Dec. Sounds like they are flying over a box and the rest are coming by sea.

They will end up being less then a unichip, wile allowing the tuner to do more a lot faster (less time tuning means less $$$).
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Are you getting one of the early ones plunkett?
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I should hope they cost less than a unichip, they are a $80 plug in module, and nothing else... you are talking about these capa plug-in chips arent you?
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Sweet, cant wait to see that thing race finally!
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Old 21-10-2006, 07:21 PM   #29
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oh yeah, and ANYTHING the standard computer controls can be altered with this, trans line pressures, shift points, rpm/speed limit, idle stepper motor control, everything.
Yeah but isnt the trans controlled by a seporate computer?
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Only the V8 models and EA 4 speed models have the seperate trans ecu
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