Pro Boost FSI remap

Ahh never mind then. It’s just something Tom brought up with me. He was curious as to whether fitting the Pro Boost ECU would stop cruise control working until its switched back on using VCDS. Nobody has mentioned it yet, but there are now about 20 members using the Pro Boost map in the U.K. Perhaps it hasn’t been an issue.
 
When are these next available?
Can you remove the swirl flaps using it?

I’m just waiting on one unit coming back from @ANDYT and then I’ll be sending a batch of 6 off to Pro Boost.

Have a look through this thread, but the Map will leave the flaps in the open position at all times so they will no longer cause an issue.

If you want me to put your name down for one from the next batch then please let me know.
 
I’m just waiting on one unit coming back from @ANDYT and then I’ll be sending a batch of 6 off to Pro Boost.

Have a look through this thread, but the Map will leave the flaps in the open position at all times so they will no longer cause an issue.

If you want me to put your name down for one from the next batch then please let me know.
How much are they Steve? Thanks
 
Have a look through this thread, but the Map will leave the flaps in the open position at all times so they will no longer cause an issue.

If you want me to put your name down for one from the next batch then please let me know.

Yes please, put my name down.
I believe my actuator is broken, hence the question. Or would I still have to repair that?
 
How much are they Steve? Thanks

They are €300 which is the price set by Pro Boost. A small percentage of that comes to me for my time packing and distributing it. The price includes delivery. There is also a surcharge on your old ECU that gets refunded on return.
 
They are €300 which is the price set by Pro Boost. A small percentage of that comes to me for my time packing and distributing it. The price includes delivery. There is also a surcharge on your old ECU that gets refunded on return.
Thanks Steve, sorry to be thick, so we receive new ECU of your good self then send our old one back to you?
 
Yes please, put my name down.
I believe my actuator is broken, hence the question. Or would I still have to repair that?

The resting position for the flaps is open which is controlled by a spring. The actuator closes the flaps. The reason for your actuator snapping is because the flaps have become gunged up with egr soot. If they are free enough to be able to return to the open position then yes the Pro Boost ECU will allow the engine to run properly without a fault codes for the flaps being picked up.
 
You make a good point, Mac. This will, for some, be of concern. Hopefully the knowledge that the immobiliser can be reinstated will allay concerns and broaden the uptake.

A combination of software packages will be needed; VCDS alone cannot do immobiliser work. I do all such work using a self-made device called Gizmo the Magic Box, which many members have seen in action.

I can do immobiliser work either at my base near Lancaster or whilst 'on tour'.

Cheers,

Tom

Hi Tom, I'm very keen to avail myself of your skills/services when you are next on tour in Surrey.
I know I want the immobiliser added to my pro boost-ed ECU, but there are a few other of your services I'd like to have, too, but I need you to point me to the features you provide.
 
Evening guys

I’ve had a few customers asking how to change the ECU and they’ve been a bit cautious of doing it themselves.

Now I’m more than aware of my own limitations when it comes to cars, but to show that anyone can do this, I’ve done it with one hand.

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Refitting is just the reversal of the procedure.

Legend. That shows how straightforward it is, when you know how! Thank you!
 
The resting position for the flaps is open which is controlled by a spring. The actuator closes the flaps. The reason for your actuator snapping is because the flaps have become gunged up with egr soot. If they are free enough to be able to return to the open position then yes the Pro Boost ECU will allow the engine to run properly without a fault codes for the flaps being picked up.
@A2Steve
Does the ProBoost actually check the position of the flaps (via the potentiometer), or does it ignore the flap position altogether? After reading the German thread - via Google Translate), I suspect it ignores them.
Mac.
 
Yes, I believe it ignores them, but in order to have the car running right the flaps would still need to be able to move to their resting position.
 
Hi Tom, I'm very keen to avail myself of your skills/services when you are next on tour in Surrey.
I know I want the immobiliser added to my pro boost-ed ECU, but there are a few other of your services I'd like to have, too, but I need you to point me to the features you provide.
Hi Jim,

Many thanks for your message. So as not to steer @A2Steve's ProBoost thread too far off topic, I'll post a link to my services thread and chat about any potential work you'd like doing in a private message.


Kind regards,

Tom
 
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Yes please, put my name down.
I believe my actuator is broken, hence the question. Or would I still have to repair that?
Edit. This is a rewrite of the my original first paragraph of this post after thinking about it some more. The manifold itself has no spring to return the flaps to the rest (open) position, the rest position is achieved by the actuator arm pushing the flaps open, by presumably a spring within the actuator forcing the arm out. As long as the broken actuator achieves this there is no need to replace the actuator but you would have to sure of this, read next paragraph. If the actuator or arm is broken to an extent it does not force the flaps open then either replace actuator (assuming the flaps are not seized - see later) or strip down and pin the flaps open or remove them. Sorry not a simple answer


What Steve said in his reply to you about the flaps is correct. If your flaps are in the rest position then there is no need to do any manifold work and the Pro boost map will work as intended. The awkward question is did the actuator break because the flaps seized in an intermediate or closed position. If the Pro Boost map is implemented in such a scenario then the air intake profile will be wrong for the new map and how this will effect performance I think is unkown at this early stage of map release. {Hi Steve (@A2Steve), sorry for butting in and have no wish to discourage take up of the new map, but this would be a good question for Arian at Pro Boost.} It seems to me the sensible course of action is to try and establish the current position of the flaps. This should be possible with VCDS - have at look at my post over in the P1031 thread, but it this does assume the flap potentiometer is working correctly. The other course of action is to strip down inspect and clean to de-seize but with labour costs, before the new map.

Andy
 
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