ECU remap for more torque

[Colin]

Thank you, Colin. That's the kind of change I am after - nothing to do with top speed. Now I have a few more facts to take to my dealer. Don't suppose you recall the name of the brp after sales tech perchance?

Even though my F3S is out of warranty, I would prefer an 'authorised' remap.

Hi Lois, I think his name was Nick, but I'm not sure if he is still there. But I'm sure there will be someone at BRP
that would know about it.
Hopefully you get it sorted

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

INCREASED POWER

People - we're talking about .....12 HP ..... 10% +/- ...... My eyebrows aren't going to rise until they see 25 % minimum and my heartrate isn't going to increase until at least 40% ............. you've got cars at the drag strip bumping up 500 HP and getting .05 a second quicker .....so 12 HP isn't moving anyone's Spyder into the " DANGER ZONE " ........ JMHO ......... Mike :thumbup:

 

[PaladinLV]

I been running a Power Commander on my 2014 RT for 2 years and 16K miles.
No problems with Spyder or Warranty!

AJ

If there is any warranty left, I would have to guess its been voided. Over the years, fuel mapping, power commanders, Hindel exhausts etc. have usually led to unwanted problems unless they were installed with no glitches.

Since I don't belong to the "more power Scotty" group, I would not be in the market for a "souped up" version of the :f_spider:. They are fidgety enough without any additional help--IMO. :yes:

 

[rustynail51]

don't understand

I find that my Spyder has plenty of what I need doing things to improve or increase performance will decrease reliability and and cause failures and increase complaints seams like there is plenty of complaining already.

 

[loisk]

I find that my Spyder has plenty of what I need doing things to improve or increase performance will decrease reliability and and cause failures and increase complaints seams like there is plenty of complaining already.

I hope you don't think I am complaining - I'm not.

But if I can get a lead on an authorised remap to get rid of the flat spot, then I will.

 

[Bruce B]

I have an F3 SM6, and from day one it was soooo sluggish in 2nd gear. Much like the ST was.
I happened to be at my dealer at the same time the BRP Aftersales Tech from Australia was there.
He asked me how I liked my F3, and I told him I loved it, but 2nd gear was rubbish, very sluggish then
takes of when it feels like it. To cut a long story short, he advised they were working on a program
to remedy it. A couple of weeks later I replaced my rear tyre. And as I left the dealer, I had 2nd Gear!!!
That is the only authorized map changing that I know of. And I have asked a couple of times.
There is a guy in Auckland that does it, but he is not an Authorised Dealer

Colin why don't you own up and tell everyone that you work at this dealers part time:banghead::banghead:

 

[rustynail51]

Key word authorized.

 

[jaherbst]

Jack,
Aren't you the fella who has Twin Turbos on his pickup truck??
The answer to your question would seem to be: "Why not?" :thumbup:

Yea Bob but that is for pulling a ten thousand pound toy hauler trailer not for going fast. Maybe I'm getting

older but my RTL has plenty of "ZIP" the way it is. For some I guess there will never be enough horse

power or enough speed "till they reach the Peter Principal". :joke:

​Jack

 

[jaherbst]

You're
asking why someone would want more torque or power?


Just hand in your man card at the door.:sour:

Doubting your "manhood" are you JC. More Torque and Horsepower are not the answer my friend. Still

trying to prove your manhood at this age is a sad waste of time.

​Jack

 

[Bob Denman]

For some I guess there will never be enough horse

power or enough speed "till they reach the Peter Principal". :joke:

​Jack

That guy Peter, and his damn Principle: :banghead:
Fortunately: I reached my own personal level of incompetence very early in my career...
I got to miss all of those sleepless nights :shocked:: worrying about the next promotion! :yes:

 

[Colin]

Colin why don't you own up and tell everyone that you work at this dealers part time:banghead::banghead:

What do you mean own up Bruce? I haven't worked Part Time at the dealers for well over a year, probably more like 18 months. And the remap was done around 8 or 9 months ago.

 

[loisk]

Just pointing out - for those talking about top speed and manhood -

In Australia, we have the 79 not 89 sprocket. Another thread put this as an 11% loss in low end power. I notice this as major hesitation in lower gears. Some low-mid range torque - via an ecu remap - seems to address this, given the reports from Western Australia, a Melbourne rider, and Colin from New Zealand.

It seems to me that, if some dealers are doing this, then it should be available more widely.

If just one of those dealers, or the Tech from BRP Australia, could pass on info, then I can go and see my dealer.

Meantime of course I can just wring the throttle a little more, or downchange, however there IS a proven better solution - it just seems to be a secret - which I am endeavouring to reveal.

I appreciate the info and hope that someone will let me in to this "secret".

Ps I am not the least bit interested in the manhood aspect :roflblack:

 

[ARtraveler]

I been running a Power Commander on my 2014 RT for 2 years and 16K miles.
No problems with Spyder or Warranty!

AJ

I knew there would be a few out there that have modified and been happy. The earlier years were full of issues and glitches that were posted though.

 

[monkeyboymorton]

My biggest question on this is whether the bikes that have been remapped were both SM6 models? This could be harder to achieve on the SE6 due to the gearbox settings in the ECU.

In my experience of vehicle remaps they appear more quickly for manual models then semi autos. Gearbox settings can get corrupted unless the correct ROM is used as the base for the map.

We have the smaller sprocket here in the UK too so hopefully an AUS/NZ map could be used here.

 

[loisk]

2 at least are SE6 models
Good point

 

[jcthorne]

Doubting your "manhood" are you JC. More Torque and Horsepower are not the answer my friend. Still

trying to prove your manhood at this age is a sad waste of time.

​Jack

Suppose
I was influenced by far too much Jay Leno and Tim Allen......

 

[monkeyboymorton]

2 at least are SE6 models
Good point

Ahh, well that is good news - I'm now officially hopeful that someone in the UK will acquire the map and start offering a remap service.

BIggest drawback here is that there are only five can-am dealers in the whole country and AFAIK only one non franchise mechanic.

If you find out the name of the place offering the remaps let me know - might drop them an e-mail.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: Five in the Country??
I have five within 90 minutes of me.
I should remember to count my blessings more often. nojoke

 

[monkeyboymorton]

:shocked: Five in the Country??

I know, they just haven't been popular here over the years- there's been less than 500 registered in the UK since 2008. Price doesn't help, just too much money by the time you add our 20% VAT on.
That's why I imported mine from Germany - saved a lot of money :firstplace:

 

[Colin]

Ahh, well that is good news - I'm now officially hopeful that someone in the UK will acquire the map and start offering a remap service.

BIggest drawback here is that there are only five can-am dealers in the whole country and AFAIK only one non franchise mechanic.

If you find out the name of the place offering the remaps let me know - might drop them an e-mail.

It makes no difference if it is SM6 or SE6, quite a few SE6's have been done here. And it is a BRP remap so technically
your dealer should be able to track it down.

I think we have 7 Dealers here, and only 2 of them are in the South Island.
I think it may be around 800 Spyders sold in NZ.
A lot of people like them and want one until they see the pricetag