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Plug and play S-Type R Aftermarket ECU system.

Completed it. A true plug and play aftermarket ECU system for the Jaguar 4.0 4.2 V8 family. This has been a labour of love, Tom (Swallows Racing) and myself hatched this plan nearl

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More Maxxecu 8HP goodness.Jordan gave me a call More Maxxecu 8HP goodness.Jordan gave me a call a little while ago after being led up the garden path somewhat with another ECU manufacturer, about 8HP control and the Maxxecu. Jordan ended up purchasing a Maxxecu Race, along with flashing his 8HP70 at the same time. He also purchased a CAN keypad. He's had this fitted up to his N62 BMW engine powered 'Kirkland Proto' off road machine along with lots of other little extras.We logged in remotely and fired her up, and got her moving under her own steam!The Maxxecu is now calibrated, and in control of the engine fully, naturally running all the OEM pickups and sensors on the VANOS. His cooling packages are controlled by the ECU, along with various other coop little bits and pieces.The keypad is programmed to the different drive modes, P,D,N,R all lit up requested with 'Yellow', as the background colour! 👌🤣 Sport mode and manual shift available from the push/pull shifter.Shift torque reduction as required and auto throttle blip calibrated in higher rpm and gears keeping the shifting slick! I look forward to hearing how he gets on at his first event!Maxxecu / Maxxtuning#yellowperilracing #maxxecu #tuningshed #8hp #8hpcontrol #offroad #rangerover #LandRover #rally #rallycar #V8Power
MK1 fiesta AWD Ecoboost toy;Uncle spikes been bu MK1 fiesta AWD Ecoboost toy;Uncle spikes been busy with his MK1 Fiesta, the radiator is in the back of this old girl, and we wanted to use Aeroquip hose all over it. So some AN20 lines now run under the vehicle, between the engine and the radiator / CWA200 at the rear. Naturally, Ford didn't install AN lines, so Uncle Spike designed some billet bits and pieces to ensure everything is staying cool, and more importantly, Dry! 🤣🙏 @noathprecision over in Exeter turned the jobs around in the usual high speed, high quality affair! Thanks lads!Loads of other bits and pieces been done, some painting here and there, the billet inlet has been attached properly, and the extra PI injectors fitted. Next up, turbo & manifold. I've convinced him we need the G series turbo. We've just got to decide on exactly 'which' G series turbo!I'll update here when more progress has been made, as he's just darned useless with socials. It's an age thing I think, he's a few years older than me, and it makes all the difference. 😁🫣#tuningshed #mk1fiesta #noathprecision #ecoboost #ecoboom #xr2 #mk1xr2 #fiestaquattro #maxxecu #pve #unclespike #awdfiesta #haldex
Top photography skills!Putting the Nomad 2 throu Top photography skills!Putting the Nomad 2 through its paces last week with the legends from Ariel. If I didn't have this place, I think the boys over at Ariel would be bored of me applying for a job!Full of ingenious ideas, always have a genuinely good time when the crew are over!They even brought the whole family Ariel Hoodies and T-Shirts!Legends!#ariel #nomad #nomad2 #tuningshed #pve #somersettuned
The harness install in the TU5J4 Peugeot 106 from The harness install in the TU5J4 Peugeot 106 from last week.I'm always posting a little video or a picture of a harness I've made on my bench upstairs in my little loft, but I realise I often don't post picures of one fitted!Well, there you are! One of my harnesses all fitted up in this little 106. This harness is built from Automotive thinwall cable, and sheathed in a TE heat shrunk braid made of PET and polyolefin filament. Offering high wear resistance and heat proof to 125 degrees C. High quality ATUM adhesive shrink at junctions.In this case each connector is colour coded where relevant, and also has yellow heat shrunk 'idents', with adhesive heatshrink protecting these.All OEM sensors on the engine connected and instrument cluster fully functional, including the OEM digital speedometer, tacho, oil temp, water temp etc. The EML light works as an EML light, but also doubles up as the shift light, keeping things clean and simple inside. A nice little tidy solution for this car. Keeping costs at a sensible level (we don't always need a full motorsport concentric loom), but also providing lots of functionality and ease of use in the future.MaxxECU Street mounted on AV mounts to the bulkhead on the inside of the vehicle. Interconnects made at OEM connector on the inner chassis leg.Customer supplied VAG coils and Bosch injectors to go with his TITAN Roller bodies. Phew.Bored yet?Thanks for following :-)#maxxecu #tuningshed #maxxecustreet #peugeot106 #106gti #tu5 #titanrollerbodies #harness #wiring #wiringloom #clean #functional #peugeotsport #nopluginshere
Powercut Tuesday.Impromptu Starbucks visit. Sat Powercut Tuesday.Impromptu Starbucks visit. Sat picking holes with the spelling on the Amazon genuine 'Monopoly Deal' cards! 🫣🤣Western power I've no doubt doing the business in some windy field somewhere. So called back on at 11am, the. 2pm, then 3pm and now 7pm.Buggered my week up!Starbucks doing well out of us today. Eating a sticky bun with a beard is interesting work.....#starbucks #monopoly
Peugeot 106 16v on throttle bodies powered by Maxx Peugeot 106 16v on throttle bodies powered by Maxxecu. We've done soany of these little TU5J4 over the years on various platforms, I do love working the Maxxecu onto them though. I hate the way the industry uses the word 'full'. I don't get it at all 'full ecu', 'full suspension package'. I mean, what's half full? Half a suspension package, half an ECU package? I know I'm old (6, 7) but, regardless,'Full' engine harness, to include guage wiring for later instrument cluster fitment, integrated via the OEM circular chassis leg connector. Clean, OEM feels to the harness as requested. No half assed plugin effort taped to the battery!Running Titan roller throttle bodies, and a set of Newman cams, the Maxxecu Street pulls it all together beautifully. Naturally the ECU is fully featured, on board logging, onboard wideband, lots of safety features. Cracking little track car weighing in at less than my last fry up.Good luck with her Ken! 👌Maxxecu / Maxxtuning AB #maxxecu #106xsi #gti #tuningshed #peugeot #106gti #titan #throttlebodies #throttlebodiesthursday
Anyone else end up standing in the cold outside St Anyone else end up standing in the cold outside Starbucks first thing this morning due to a daughter who absolutely 'must have' a 'Bearista cup'?!If you know, you know. I must be mad, at least I had a nice Cappuccino nice and early!🫣@starbucksuk #bearmug #tuningshed #starbucks #starbucksuk #bearista
Escort Cosworth Fuse Box Refurb.I've not posted Escort Cosworth Fuse Box Refurb.I've not posted about one of these for a long time. I've been repairing these things for many years now, and we still see them quite regularly even now. We've done four in the last couple of months.It potentially looks a little daunting on the face of it looking at the photo. But rest assured, it's 90's tech. There's no crazy electronics inside these like modern days cars. It's old school, current carrying copper!Naturally though, they can be a pain in the ass. I made up some test sheets many years ago, that I now have as excel sheets. Pretty much my go-to software!I load test the standard failure circuits initially, and then decide if I'm going to need to strip it down and split the boards. This one had a tell-tale external wire soldered in around the fuel pump relay to the fuse! Standard 'get you home'. mod that stays there for ten years! 🤣I discovered a couple of other oddities, but nothing that required major work.Popped the old girl into the ultrasonic cleaner, and made repairs where required. I then reflowed every joint, popped it back in the cleaner and retested.Happy to say it passed, and back to the customer.Not the most exciting job honestly, but it keeps our old favourites on the road right! 👌#tuningshed #escortcosworth #cosworth #ford #retroford #fusebkx #relay #repair #repairs #solder
Straight back into it! Harness for an epic Discove Straight back into it! Harness for an epic Discovery 2, heading off to Australia!Joe have me a call last year and we were chatting about building a harness for his Discovery 2 4.4 AJV8 project he was building. We were chatting about him putting the 8HP gearbox into this beasty, and the phone signal went a bit 90's. He apologised, as he was in the Ocean just off Perth. Perth?!Right.Long story short, I built this harness up for him to run the 4.4 AJV8, as fitted to the Range Rover L322, mated up to the 8HP gearbox and the Epic MaxxECU Race Gen2. And he 'popped over' to collect it and take it home in hand luggage! You Aussies are absolutely insane! I ordered from E-Bay an old Discovery 2 instrument cluster so that I could integrate the cluster for him. I've created some really basic tables that emulate the exact same behaviour as the OEM would have. Essentially an easy task here, but potentially drama from the opposite side of the planet! LOL!Without a doubt the furthest I've sent a harness, and Joe came through the door all smiles! Brought us over a Plush Wombat and some Aussie 'Road Signs' for the kids. The guy even offered to put us up if ever we wanted to go over there! I mean, what a gent!I'd not been looking forward to going back to work after the break honestly, but I've not met such an upbeat guy for ages! Maybe us Brits are just grumpy?!Regardless, thanks Joe, absolute legend, and I look forward to working with you some more in the future. :-)#tuningshed #maxxecu #8hp #disco2 #discovery #ajv8 #v8 #tuningshed #youtube #australia #offroad #outback #maxxecurace #gen2 #pve #landrover #JLR #hacker #hacked #shed #loft
Everyone ready to get back to work tomorrow?!Max Everyone ready to get back to work tomorrow?!MaxxECU Powered Genuine RS1600 Mk1.Nothing sounds like a BDA screaming.Lots of history with this thing minty mint! Jenvey Heritage bodies, fresh engine build, and a MaxxECU to top things off.Anyway, good luck back at it tomorrow everyone!@jenveydynamics @maxxecu @dynodynamicsau #dyno #tuningshed #dynodynamics #classicford #jenvey #jenveyheritage #bda #bdg #rs1600 #mk1escort #retroford #retrocars #pve #maxxecu #tuned #tuner #shesascreamer
BMW X5 X40D -> GM LQ9/LS conversion.Maxxecu / Or BMW X5 X40D -> GM LQ9/LS conversion.Maxxecu / Original 8HP gearbox. All CAN-BUS satisfied. Gauges working and so on. Rad fans/shutters as per OEM. Zero wires cut, Maxxecu in OEM location using adaptor!Uncle Spike up next to sort the induction kit & make some tidy mounts for the 8HP shifter. Then on the Dyno. Great work Dave for getting all the mechanicals working together nicely!The ultimate N57 solution!?Merry Christmas everyone! Mic drop.#tuningshed #x5 #40d #ls #lq9 #maxxecu #pve
It's Christmas!I'd planned on having some sort o It's Christmas!I'd planned on having some sort of Christmas competition to win some of our wicked 'PVE' water bottles! Naturally, I forgot!I'd planned on doing the whole 'Like and Share' thing, you know all that nonsense, so people with no interest at all in 'car tuning' like your page for no good reason at all! Yeah, (Christmas) balls to that!Let's just have a bit of fun.Here's the competition:We've all got some sort of AI on our phones these days, that seems to be of little use other than generating funny photographs right? Create a funny photograph of either you, or your car, post em up.Funniest ones as chosen by my offspring, will receive a free water bottle. Bit of fun right. It's Christmas.Here's my efforts:Me, riding he-mans battle at riding into battle wielding the sword of Thundera!Anything goes, probably best no nudity or swears! (I've got to show them to my kids!)
There are 8 gears on my classic!The ultimate upg There are 8 gears on my classic!The ultimate upgrade!?Full standalone ECU & 8-Speed ZF8? All OEM wiring in tact?Extra CAN Hacks and goodies?This is my final YouTube Video this year I guess. But I think it's a goodun. Certainly for our Jagaur fraternity!The X100 Jaguar XK & XKR, the 8-Speed conversion prototype is finalised. Something Swallows and I have been working on in the background for a while now. As you may know, I've been running the 8-Speed ZF gearbox (8HP70) in #Senderella for nearly 2 years now. But we wanted to 'Level Up'. Lets integrate this 8-Speed gearbox into the road cars. Let's make it as seamless as we can. The ZF 8HP is a fantastic gearbox due to its blend of smoothness, speed, efficiency, and versatility, offering quicker shifts than many dual-clutch transmissions while maintaining traditional automatic comfort, keeping engines in optimal power bands for better performance and economy. The ZF8 is a benchmark for both performance and every day driving.Full CAN integration, including some fancy 'Hacks' I've come up with for map switching and so on!This conversion completely removes the OEM PCM and the old gearbox. This is an unadulterated complete tuning solution. There are no limits to tuning any more. Gone are the days of BDM on the old ECU. Gone are the days of fudge ups to make things 'just work' at best. Full control, and full control live!Some of the highlights:Map Switching on the steering wheelNo modification of the OEM harnessing required.32gb on board datalogging.Twin LSU 5.2 wideband fuelling controlFull VVT Control, with cam angle weight based VE & Ignition tablesWi-Fi & Bluetooth MaxxECU ECU connectionAbility to use other OTS aftermarket parts, Bosch throttle body. bigger injectors and so on.Control over OEM fuel pumps / fans / traction control etcAnyway,If you have some time to spare, and are interested in how / why hop along and join me on the YouTube for what I hope is a decent balance of interesting and technical!In depth video, check Youtube link in profile!@swallowsracing @maxxecu #x100 #jaguar #dyno #8hpconversion #maxxecu #xkr #xk #jaguarxkr #v8 #supercharged #tuningshed #swallows
Volvo 240 T5 with 8HP Goodness, harness & MaxxECU Volvo 240 T5 with 8HP Goodness, harness & MaxxECU Race H2O, and an AJ16 MaxxECU Street ECU & harness heading out the door!Twas the last Friday before Xmas, and the big Ginger Bearded one was stirring!Sam's Volvo will be an epic beast, lost of goodies, naturally! He rented our 8HP flashing tool a couple of weeks ago, and managed to flash his TCU in preperation for the ECU & Harness turning up! I look forward to working with him, turning that 240 into a beast!Another AJ16 package heading off up to Swallows for Colin to fit to his Racing Jaguar XJ40 ready for next seasons racing! He's moving up a class, naturally we look forward to supporting him.Apologies as I mentioned in the video if this sort of thing is boring. I'm trying yet again to turn over a new leaf, and post regularly. I often forget to post for 3 months. I don't know how some other guys frequent Social Media so much honestly, it feels like theres barely enough time to do the job, let alone talk about it to a camera! Check the website for our loom packages and custom harnesses. :-)@swallowsracing @maxxecu #maxxecu #volvo #loom #harness #loom #engineloom #volvot5 #t5 #5cylinder #jaguar #xj40 #aj16 #aj6 #maxxecustreet #maxxecuraceh2o #tuningshed #beard
Jaguar X100 XK / XKR 8HP conversion. I run throu Jaguar X100 XK / XKR 8HP conversion. I run through selecting gearbox behaviour using the OEM steering wheel controls, and gearbox mode displayed on OEM tachometer over CAN. I've got a full video on my youtube about this conversion coming out over the next few days. This conversion has been in test for a good while now, and I'm just about at a point where I'm happy with it. All the modern bells and whistles!This conversion opens the doors to absolutely any engine modifications you can think of, easily. No messing, now with Automatic Transmission support. (8HP)Follow our pages, or Youtube to keep up to date. :-)@swallowsracing @maxxecu #maxxecu #tuningshed #8hp #swallowsracing #canbus #conversion #v8 #supercharged #jaguar #classic #x100 #xkr #xk
Mk1 RS1600 from last week. Fully restored genuin Mk1 RS1600 from last week. Fully restored genuine Mk1 RS1600 from last week. A Jon Wilcox BDG 1600 absolutely howling! A glorious noise. This car has racing heritage from the 1970's, and has all the goodies!This car has a set of Jenvey Heritage bodies as part of a 'mild modernisation' of the car, so that the owner can fully enjoy it.We got involved to make his newly purchased MaxxECU work in harmony with the classic parts!I was honoured to be able to work with this car, it's genuinely as lovely as it looks in the video.I'll upload an in depth video to YouTube over Christmas about the vehicle.SomethingAboutThose Noises🤤🤤@jenveydynamics Jenvey @maxxecu Maxxecu / Maxxtuning AB @dynodynamicsau Dyno Dynamics #tuningshed #escort #mk1escort #rs1600 #rs #rallysport #tuner #jenvey #heritage #dynodfamily #dynodynamics #throttlebodies #tuned #rollingroad #maxxecu
Someones getting a nice Christmas present!Thanks Someones getting a nice Christmas present!Thanks to Gunnar at @gstuning_ for sorting us out with more of his P&P solutions for our customers.One of his fantastic N54 plugins, and an M20 E30 plugin. Both on the way to customers tomorrow. Thanks for doing all the hard work for us Gunnar! 🤣 Check out his pages for loads of BMW plugins and many others!Maxxecu / Maxxtuning AB GSTuning #plugin #gstuning #tuningshed #maxxecu
The @matt_urchfab Mk2 Escort - Pinto Turbo powered The @matt_urchfab Mk2 Escort - Pinto Turbo powered weapon.@link_ecu doing the business. Some crazy power gains by just setting down the basics!Follow Matts channel for the updates. You can win this car for Christmas too!#urchfab #tuningshed #mk2escort #dynodynamics #dynodfamily #linkecu #pinto #pintoturbo
Another F-Type 5.0 Engine & Gearbox custom calibra Another F-Type 5.0 Engine & Gearbox custom calibration on the rolling road.I know I rarely post about tuning the OEM ECU's. Rest assured though, we use our knowledge of tuning Jaguars for the road and race to perfect our tuning techniques. This AWD F-Type came in for a base run and a custom calibration in accordance with the client requirements. In this case we were asked to in addition to gaining power and torque, to raise the rpm limiter in N & P from 4k to 6k.Road or Race, we can help with tuning your Jaguar. Working with Swallows Jaguar - Swallows Racing daily on some awesome Jaguar projects. This was the 550ps version. It's relatively straightforward to go up to the 575ps on the whole F-Type 5.0 range. We ensured this went that little more though. The silky smooth 8HP tuned to cut shift times, and make use of the new power and torque correctly.#jaguar #ftype #ftyper #8hp #tuningshed #swallowsracing #swallows #dynodfamily #jaguartuner #tuned
As promised, I know you've been on the edge of you As promised, I know you've been on the edge of your seats waiting for me to post!A few minutes describing why our supercharged race cars sound like they do! Like a supercharger, only MORE!We worked with Tom from Swallows Jaguar - Swallows Racing about 5-6 years ago now developing his AJ16S with a TVS1900 Supercharger.Rough spec, AJ16S forged internals, TTV flywheel and clutch, shot peened and upgraded gearset. Custom CNC inlet manifold and supercharger mounting brackets. Air-to-Air intercooling, electronic BMW water pump controlled by the MaxxECU. VAG Coil on Plug. JEK coated exhaust manifold and system. Raychem loom, with MaxxECU Pro, PDM20. Electronic power steering.Power, 450bhp (DIN) at 14psi(G). Yes it will go more, it was limited to 14psi for the race series it was in at the time. :-)She's back out after a decent load of upgrades, and we look forward to seeing what she can do. ;-)#tuningshed #pve #swallowsracing #x300 #xjr #supercharged #supercharger #aj16 #aj16s #jaguar #race #racecar #classiccar #dynodfamily #dynodynamics
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More Maxxecu 8HP goodness. Jordan gave me a call More Maxxecu 8HP goodness. Jordan gave me a call a little while ago after being led up the garden path somewhat with another ECU manufacturer, about 8HP control and the Maxxecu. Jordan ended up purchasing a Maxxecu Race, along with flashing his 8HP70 at the same time. He also purchased a CAN keypad. He's had this fitted up to his N62 BMW engine powered 'Kirkland Proto' off road machine along with lots of other little extras. We logged in remotely and fired her up, and got her moving under her own steam! The Maxxecu is now calibrated, and in control of the engine fully, naturally running all the OEM pickups and sensors on the VANOS. His cooling packages are controlled by the ECU, along with various other coop little bits and pieces. The keypad is programmed to the different drive modes, P,D,N,R all lit up requested with 'Yellow', as the background colour! 👌🤣 Sport mode and manual shift available from the push/pull shifter. Shift torque reduction as required and auto throttle blip calibrated in higher rpm and gears keeping the shifting slick! I look forward to hearing how he gets on at his first event! Maxxecu / Maxxtuning #yellowperilracing #maxxecu #tuningshed #8hp #8hpcontrol #offroad #rangerover #LandRover #rally #rallycar #V8Power
MK1 fiesta AWD Ecoboost toy; Uncle spikes been bu MK1 fiesta AWD Ecoboost toy; Uncle spikes been busy with his MK1 Fiesta, the radiator is in the back of this old girl, and we wanted to use Aeroquip hose all over it. So some AN20 lines now run under the vehicle, between the engine and the radiator / CWA200 at the rear. Naturally, Ford didn't install AN lines, so Uncle Spike designed some billet bits and pieces to ensure everything is staying cool, and more importantly, Dry! 🤣🙏 @noathprecision over in Exeter turned the jobs around in the usual high speed, high quality affair! Thanks lads! Loads of other bits and pieces been done, some painting here and there, the billet inlet has been attached properly, and the extra PI injectors fitted. Next up, turbo & manifold. I've convinced him we need the G series turbo. We've just got to decide on exactly 'which' G series turbo! I'll update here when more progress has been made, as he's just darned useless with socials. It's an age thing I think, he's a few years older than me, and it makes all the difference. 😁🫣 #tuningshed #mk1fiesta #noathprecision #ecoboost #ecoboom #xr2 #mk1xr2 #fiestaquattro #maxxecu #pve #unclespike #awdfiesta #haldex
Top photography skills! Putting the Nomad 2 throu Top photography skills! Putting the Nomad 2 through its paces last week with the legends from Ariel. If I didn't have this place, I think the boys over at Ariel would be bored of me applying for a job! Full of ingenious ideas, always have a genuinely good time when the crew are over! They even brought the whole family Ariel Hoodies and T-Shirts! Legends! #ariel #nomad #nomad2 #tuningshed #pve #somersettuned
The harness install in the TU5J4 Peugeot 106 from The harness install in the TU5J4 Peugeot 106 from last week. I'm always posting a little video or a picture of a harness I've made on my bench upstairs in my little loft, but I realise I often don't post picures of one fitted! Well, there you are! One of my harnesses all fitted up in this little 106. This harness is built from Automotive thinwall cable, and sheathed in a TE heat shrunk braid made of PET and polyolefin filament. Offering high wear resistance and heat proof to 125 degrees C. High quality ATUM adhesive shrink at junctions. In this case each connector is colour coded where relevant, and also has yellow heat shrunk 'idents', with adhesive heatshrink protecting these. All OEM sensors on the engine connected and instrument cluster fully functional, including the OEM digital speedometer, tacho, oil temp, water temp etc. The EML light works as an EML light, but also doubles up as the shift light, keeping things clean and simple inside. A nice little tidy solution for this car. Keeping costs at a sensible level (we don't always need a full motorsport concentric loom), but also providing lots of functionality and ease of use in the future. MaxxECU Street mounted on AV mounts to the bulkhead on the inside of the vehicle. Interconnects made at OEM connector on the inner chassis leg. Customer supplied VAG coils and Bosch injectors to go with his TITAN Roller bodies. Phew. Bored yet? Thanks for following :-) #maxxecu #tuningshed #maxxecustreet #peugeot106 #106gti #tu5 #titanrollerbodies #harness #wiring #wiringloom #clean #functional #peugeotsport #nopluginshere
Powercut Tuesday. Impromptu Starbucks visit. Sat Powercut Tuesday. Impromptu Starbucks visit. Sat picking holes with the spelling on the Amazon genuine 'Monopoly Deal' cards! 🫣🤣 Western power I've no doubt doing the business in some windy field somewhere. So called back on at 11am, the. 2pm, then 3pm and now 7pm. Buggered my week up! Starbucks doing well out of us today. Eating a sticky bun with a beard is interesting work..... #starbucks #monopoly
Peugeot 106 16v on throttle bodies powered by Maxx Peugeot 106 16v on throttle bodies powered by Maxxecu. We've done soany of these little TU5J4 over the years on various platforms, I do love working the Maxxecu onto them though. I hate the way the industry uses the word 'full'. I don't get it at all 'full ecu', 'full suspension package'. I mean, what's half full? Half a suspension package, half an ECU package? I know I'm old (6, 7) but, regardless, 'Full' engine harness, to include guage wiring for later instrument cluster fitment, integrated via the OEM circular chassis leg connector. Clean, OEM feels to the harness as requested. No half assed plugin effort taped to the battery! Running Titan roller throttle bodies, and a set of Newman cams, the Maxxecu Street pulls it all together beautifully. Naturally the ECU is fully featured, on board logging, onboard wideband, lots of safety features. Cracking little track car weighing in at less than my last fry up. Good luck with her Ken! 👌 Maxxecu / Maxxtuning AB #maxxecu #106xsi #gti #tuningshed #peugeot #106gti #titan #throttlebodies #throttlebodiesthursday
Anyone else end up standing in the cold outside St Anyone else end up standing in the cold outside Starbucks first thing this morning due to a daughter who absolutely 'must have' a 'Bearista cup'?! If you know, you know. I must be mad, at least I had a nice Cappuccino nice and early! 🫣 @starbucksuk #bearmug #tuningshed #starbucks #starbucksuk #bearista
Escort Cosworth Fuse Box Refurb. I've not posted Escort Cosworth Fuse Box Refurb. I've not posted about one of these for a long time. I've been repairing these things for many years now, and we still see them quite regularly even now. We've done four in the last couple of months. It potentially looks a little daunting on the face of it looking at the photo. But rest assured, it's 90's tech. There's no crazy electronics inside these like modern days cars. It's old school, current carrying copper! Naturally though, they can be a pain in the ass. I made up some test sheets many years ago, that I now have as excel sheets. Pretty much my go-to software! I load test the standard failure circuits initially, and then decide if I'm going to need to strip it down and split the boards. This one had a tell-tale external wire soldered in around the fuel pump relay to the fuse! Standard 'get you home'. mod that stays there for ten years! 🤣 I discovered a couple of other oddities, but nothing that required major work. Popped the old girl into the ultrasonic cleaner, and made repairs where required. I then reflowed every joint, popped it back in the cleaner and retested. Happy to say it passed, and back to the customer. Not the most exciting job honestly, but it keeps our old favourites on the road right! 👌 #tuningshed #escortcosworth #cosworth #ford #retroford #fusebkx #relay #repair #repairs #solder
Straight back into it! Harness for an epic Discove Straight back into it! Harness for an epic Discovery 2, heading off to Australia! Joe have me a call last year and we were chatting about building a harness for his Discovery 2 4.4 AJV8 project he was building. We were chatting about him putting the 8HP gearbox into this beasty, and the phone signal went a bit 90's. He apologised, as he was in the Ocean just off Perth. Perth?! Right. Long story short, I built this harness up for him to run the 4.4 AJV8, as fitted to the Range Rover L322, mated up to the 8HP gearbox and the Epic MaxxECU Race Gen2. And he 'popped over' to collect it and take it home in hand luggage! You Aussies are absolutely insane! I ordered from E-Bay an old Discovery 2 instrument cluster so that I could integrate the cluster for him. I've created some really basic tables that emulate the exact same behaviour as the OEM would have. Essentially an easy task here, but potentially drama from the opposite side of the planet! LOL! Without a doubt the furthest I've sent a harness, and Joe came through the door all smiles! Brought us over a Plush Wombat and some Aussie 'Road Signs' for the kids. The guy even offered to put us up if ever we wanted to go over there! I mean, what a gent! I'd not been looking forward to going back to work after the break honestly, but I've not met such an upbeat guy for ages! Maybe us Brits are just grumpy?! Regardless, thanks Joe, absolute legend, and I look forward to working with you some more in the future. :-) #tuningshed #maxxecu #8hp #disco2 #discovery #ajv8 #v8 #tuningshed #youtube #australia #offroad #outback #maxxecurace #gen2 #pve #landrover #JLR #hacker #hacked #shed #loft
Everyone ready to get back to work tomorrow?! Max Everyone ready to get back to work tomorrow?! MaxxECU Powered Genuine RS1600 Mk1. Nothing sounds like a BDA screaming. Lots of history with this thing minty mint! Jenvey Heritage bodies, fresh engine build, and a MaxxECU to top things off. Anyway, good luck back at it tomorrow everyone! @jenveydynamics @maxxecu @dynodynamicsau #dyno #tuningshed #dynodynamics #classicford #jenvey #jenveyheritage #bda #bdg #rs1600 #mk1escort #retroford #retrocars #pve #maxxecu #tuned #tuner #shesascreamer
BMW X5 X40D -> GM LQ9/LS conversion. Maxxecu / Or BMW X5 X40D -> GM LQ9/LS conversion. Maxxecu / Original 8HP gearbox. All CAN-BUS satisfied. Gauges working and so on. Rad fans/shutters as per OEM. Zero wires cut, Maxxecu in OEM location using adaptor! Uncle Spike up next to sort the induction kit & make some tidy mounts for the 8HP shifter. Then on the Dyno. Great work Dave for getting all the mechanicals working together nicely! The ultimate N57 solution!? Merry Christmas everyone! Mic drop. #tuningshed #x5 #40d #ls #lq9 #maxxecu #pve
It's Christmas! I'd planned on having some sort o It's Christmas! I'd planned on having some sort of Christmas competition to win some of our wicked 'PVE' water bottles! Naturally, I forgot! I'd planned on doing the whole 'Like and Share' thing, you know all that nonsense, so people with no interest at all in 'car tuning' like your page for no good reason at all! Yeah, (Christmas) balls to that! Let's just have a bit of fun. Here's the competition: We've all got some sort of AI on our phones these days, that seems to be of little use other than generating funny photographs right? Create a funny photograph of either you, or your car, post em up. Funniest ones as chosen by my offspring, will receive a free water bottle. Bit of fun right. It's Christmas. Here's my efforts: Me, riding he-mans battle at riding into battle wielding the sword of Thundera! Anything goes, probably best no nudity or swears! (I've got to show them to my kids!)
There are 8 gears on my classic! The ultimate upg There are 8 gears on my classic! The ultimate upgrade!? Full standalone ECU & 8-Speed ZF8? All OEM wiring in tact? Extra CAN Hacks and goodies? This is my final YouTube Video this year I guess. But I think it's a goodun. Certainly for our Jagaur fraternity! The X100 Jaguar XK & XKR, the 8-Speed conversion prototype is finalised. Something Swallows and I have been working on in the background for a while now. As you may know, I've been running the 8-Speed ZF gearbox (8HP70) in #Senderella for nearly 2 years now. But we wanted to 'Level Up'. Lets integrate this 8-Speed gearbox into the road cars. Let's make it as seamless as we can. The ZF 8HP is a fantastic gearbox due to its blend of smoothness, speed, efficiency, and versatility, offering quicker shifts than many dual-clutch transmissions while maintaining traditional automatic comfort, keeping engines in optimal power bands for better performance and economy. The ZF8 is a benchmark for both performance and every day driving. Full CAN integration, including some fancy 'Hacks' I've come up with for map switching and so on! This conversion completely removes the OEM PCM and the old gearbox. This is an unadulterated complete tuning solution. There are no limits to tuning any more. Gone are the days of BDM on the old ECU. Gone are the days of fudge ups to make things 'just work' at best. Full control, and full control live! Some of the highlights: Map Switching on the steering wheel No modification of the OEM harnessing required. 32gb on board datalogging. Twin LSU 5.2 wideband fuelling control Full VVT Control, with cam angle weight based VE & Ignition tables Wi-Fi & Bluetooth MaxxECU ECU connection Ability to use other OTS aftermarket parts, Bosch throttle body. bigger injectors and so on. Control over OEM fuel pumps / fans / traction control etc Anyway, If you have some time to spare, and are interested in how / why hop along and join me on the YouTube for what I hope is a decent balance of interesting and technical! In depth video, check Youtube link in profile! @swallowsracing @maxxecu #x100 #jaguar #dyno #8hpconversion #maxxecu #xkr #xk #jaguarxkr #v8 #supercharged #tuningshed #swallows
Volvo 240 T5 with 8HP Goodness, harness & MaxxECU Volvo 240 T5 with 8HP Goodness, harness & MaxxECU Race H2O, and an AJ16 MaxxECU Street ECU & harness heading out the door! Twas the last Friday before Xmas, and the big Ginger Bearded one was stirring! Sam's Volvo will be an epic beast, lost of goodies, naturally! He rented our 8HP flashing tool a couple of weeks ago, and managed to flash his TCU in preperation for the ECU & Harness turning up! I look forward to working with him, turning that 240 into a beast! Another AJ16 package heading off up to Swallows for Colin to fit to his Racing Jaguar XJ40 ready for next seasons racing! He's moving up a class, naturally we look forward to supporting him. Apologies as I mentioned in the video if this sort of thing is boring. I'm trying yet again to turn over a new leaf, and post regularly. I often forget to post for 3 months. I don't know how some other guys frequent Social Media so much honestly, it feels like theres barely enough time to do the job, let alone talk about it to a camera! Check the website for our loom packages and custom harnesses. :-) @swallowsracing @maxxecu #maxxecu #volvo #loom #harness #loom #engineloom #volvot5 #t5 #5cylinder #jaguar #xj40 #aj16 #aj6 #maxxecustreet #maxxecuraceh2o #tuningshed #beard
Jaguar X100 XK / XKR 8HP conversion. I run throu Jaguar X100 XK / XKR 8HP conversion. I run through selecting gearbox behaviour using the OEM steering wheel controls, and gearbox mode displayed on OEM tachometer over CAN. I've got a full video on my youtube about this conversion coming out over the next few days. This conversion has been in test for a good while now, and I'm just about at a point where I'm happy with it. All the modern bells and whistles! This conversion opens the doors to absolutely any engine modifications you can think of, easily. No messing, now with Automatic Transmission support. (8HP) Follow our pages, or Youtube to keep up to date. :-) @swallowsracing @maxxecu #maxxecu #tuningshed #8hp #swallowsracing #canbus #conversion #v8 #supercharged #jaguar #classic #x100 #xkr #xk
Mk1 RS1600 from last week. Fully restored genuin Mk1 RS1600 from last week. Fully restored genuine Mk1 RS1600 from last week. A Jon Wilcox BDG 1600 absolutely howling! A glorious noise. This car has racing heritage from the 1970's, and has all the goodies! This car has a set of Jenvey Heritage bodies as part of a 'mild modernisation' of the car, so that the owner can fully enjoy it. We got involved to make his newly purchased MaxxECU work in harmony with the classic parts! I was honoured to be able to work with this car, it's genuinely as lovely as it looks in the video. I'll upload an in depth video to YouTube over Christmas about the vehicle. Something About Those Noises 🤤🤤 @jenveydynamics Jenvey @maxxecu Maxxecu / Maxxtuning AB @dynodynamicsau Dyno Dynamics #tuningshed #escort #mk1escort #rs1600 #rs #rallysport #tuner #jenvey #heritage #dynodfamily #dynodynamics #throttlebodies #tuned #rollingroad #maxxecu
Someones getting a nice Christmas present! Thanks Someones getting a nice Christmas present! Thanks to Gunnar at @gstuning_ for sorting us out with more of his P&P solutions for our customers. One of his fantastic N54 plugins, and an M20 E30 plugin. Both on the way to customers tomorrow. Thanks for doing all the hard work for us Gunnar! 🤣 Check out his pages for loads of BMW plugins and many others! Maxxecu / Maxxtuning AB GSTuning #plugin #gstuning #tuningshed #maxxecu
The @matt_urchfab Mk2 Escort - Pinto Turbo powered The @matt_urchfab Mk2 Escort - Pinto Turbo powered weapon. @link_ecu doing the business. Some crazy power gains by just setting down the basics! Follow Matts channel for the updates. You can win this car for Christmas too! #urchfab #tuningshed #mk2escort #dynodynamics #dynodfamily #linkecu #pinto #pintoturbo
Another F-Type 5.0 Engine & Gearbox custom calibra Another F-Type 5.0 Engine & Gearbox custom calibration on the rolling road. I know I rarely post about tuning the OEM ECU's. Rest assured though, we use our knowledge of tuning Jaguars for the road and race to perfect our tuning techniques. This AWD F-Type came in for a base run and a custom calibration in accordance with the client requirements. In this case we were asked to in addition to gaining power and torque, to raise the rpm limiter in N & P from 4k to 6k. Road or Race, we can help with tuning your Jaguar. Working with Swallows Jaguar - Swallows Racing daily on some awesome Jaguar projects. This was the 550ps version. It's relatively straightforward to go up to the 575ps on the whole F-Type 5.0 range. We ensured this went that little more though. The silky smooth 8HP tuned to cut shift times, and make use of the new power and torque correctly. #jaguar #ftype #ftyper #8hp #tuningshed #swallowsracing #swallows #dynodfamily #jaguartuner #tuned
As promised, I know you've been on the edge of you As promised, I know you've been on the edge of your seats waiting for me to post! A few minutes describing why our supercharged race cars sound like they do! Like a supercharger, only MORE! We worked with Tom from Swallows Jaguar - Swallows Racing about 5-6 years ago now developing his AJ16S with a TVS1900 Supercharger. Rough spec, AJ16S forged internals, TTV flywheel and clutch, shot peened and upgraded gearset. Custom CNC inlet manifold and supercharger mounting brackets. Air-to-Air intercooling, electronic BMW water pump controlled by the MaxxECU. VAG Coil on Plug. JEK coated exhaust manifold and system. Raychem loom, with MaxxECU Pro, PDM20. Electronic power steering. Power, 450bhp (DIN) at 14psi(G). Yes it will go more, it was limited to 14psi for the race series it was in at the time. :-) She's back out after a decent load of upgrades, and we look forward to seeing what she can do. ;-) #tuningshed #pve #swallowsracing #x300 #xjr #supercharged #supercharger #aj16 #aj16s #jaguar #race #racecar #classiccar #dynodfamily #dynodynamics
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Performance Vehicle Engineering - PVE - Mapping, Remapping & Dyno
More Maxxecu 8HP goodness.Jordan gave me a call a little while ago after being led up the garden path somewhat with another ECU manufacturer, about 8HP control and the Maxxecu. Jordan ended up purchasing a Maxxecu Race, along with flashing his 8HP70 at the same time. He also purchased a CAN keypad. He's had this fitted up to his N62 BMW engine powered 'Kirkland Proto' off road machine along with lots of other little extras.We logged in remotely and fired her up, and got her moving under her own steam!The Maxxecu is now calibrated, and in control of the engine fully, naturally running all the OEM pickups and sensors on the VANOS. His cooling packages are controlled by the ECU, along with various other coop little bits and pieces. The keypad is programmed to the different drive modes, P,D,N,R all lit up requested with 'Yellow', as the background colour! 👌🤣 Sport mode and manual shift available from the push/pull shifter.Shift torque reduction as required and auto throttle blip calibrated in higher rpm and gears keeping the shifting slick! I look forward to hearing how he getsMaxxecu / Maxxtuning ABnDomiWorks EngineeringinDyno DynamicsngPMC Motorsport Dy#yellowperilracingp#maxxecue#tuningshedc#8hp##8hpcontroln#offroad##rangerovert#landrovera#rallyg#rallycara#V8Power#rally #rallycar #V8Power ... See MoreSee Less

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MK1 fiesta AWD Ecoboost toy;Uncle spikes been busy with his MK1 Fiesta, the radiator is in the back of this old girl, and we wanted to use Aeroquip hose all over it. So some AN20 lines now run under the vehicle, between the engine and the radiator / CWA200 at the rear. Naturally, Ford didn't install AN lines, so Uncle Spike designed some billet bits and pieces to ensure everything is staying cool, and more importantly, Dry! 🤣🙏 @noathprecision over in Exeter turned the jobs around in the usual high speed, high quality affair! Thanks lads!Loads of other bits and pieces been done, some painting here and there, the billet inlet has been attached properly, and the extra PI injectors fitted. Next up, turbo & manifold. I've convinced him we need the G series turbo. We've just got to decide on exactly 'which' G series turbo!I'll update here when more progress has been made, as he's just darned useless with socials. It's an age thing I think, he's a few years older than me, and it makes all the difference. 😁🫣#tuningshed #mk1fiesta #noathprecision #ecoboost #ecoboom #xr2 #mk1xr2 #fiestaquattro #maxxecu #pve #unclespike #awdfiesta #haldex ... See MoreSee Less

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Top photography skills!Putting the Nomad 2 through its paces last week with the legends from Ariel. If I didn't have this place, I think the boys over at Ariel would be bored of me applying for a job!Full of ingenious ideas, always have a genuinely good time when the crew are over!They even brought the whole family Ariel Hoodies and T-Shirts!Legen#ariela#nomadn#Nomad2o#tuningshedg#pve #somersettunedtuned ... See MoreSee Less

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The harness install in the TU5J4 Peugeot 106 from last week.I'm always posting a little video or a picture of a harness I've made on my bench upstairs in my little loft, but I realise I often don't post picures of one fitted!Well, there you are! One of my harnesses all fitted up in this little 106. This harness is built from Automotive thinwall cable, and sheathed in a TE heat shrunk braid made of PET and polyolefin filament. Offering high wear resistance and heat proof to 125 degrees C. High quality ATUM adhesive shrink at junctions.In this case each connector is colour coded where relevant, and also has yellow heat shrunk 'idents', with adhesive heatshrink protecting these.All OEM sensors on the engine connected and instrument cluster fully functional, including the OEM digital speedometer, tacho, oil temp, water temp etc. The EML light works as an EML light, but also doubles up as the shift light, keeping things clean and simple inside. A nice little tidy solution for this car. Keeping costs at a sensible level (we don't always need a full motorsport concentric loom), but also providing lots of functionality and ease of use in the future.MaxxECU Street mounted on AV mounts to the bulkhead on the inside of the vehicle. Interconnects made at OEM connector on the inner chassis leg.Customer supplied VAG coils and Bosch injectors to go with his TITAN Roller bodies. Phew.Bored ye#maxxecuk#tuningshedw#maxxecustreete#peugeot106h#106gtix#tu5t#titanrollerbodies1#harnessu#wiringn#wiringlooms#cleane#Functional##peugeotsportl#nopluginsherel #peugeotsport #nopluginshere ... See MoreSee Less

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Powercut Tuesday.Impromptu Starbucks visit. Sat picking holes with the spelling on the Amazon genuine 'Monopoly Deal' cards! 🫣🤣Western power I've no doubt doing the business in some windy field somewhere. So called back on at 11am, the. 2pm, then 3pm and now 7pm.Buggered my week up!Starbucks doing well out of us today. Eating a sticky bun with a beard is interest#starbucks.#monopolybucks #monopoly ... See MoreSee Less

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