Grazer Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 I have just about saved up enough cash for rltc and I have a few questions 1 - How much should I be paying for it? The Racelogic website says £645 or £725 with launch control. Is this the place to buy?? 2 - Is launch control worth it? 3 - How much should I be looking at to get it installed? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 1. There should be some left over from a recent group buy 2. Have you got a manual or auto 3. It's easy enough to do it yourself if you are patient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 Sorry Grazer, just seen your sig, don't know about launch. Other manual owners should be along shortly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 It's about 4 hours labour to install properly Paid about £450 for mine so there are definately deals to be had (I didn't have launch tho being an auto) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazer Posted August 14, 2003 Author Share Posted August 14, 2003 Originally posted by Chase 1. There should be some left over from a recent group buy Who would I speak to and how much?! 3. It's easy enough to do it yourself if you are patient I just about managed to install a new stereo. Anything more seems quite daunting - especially with that thing at the front - what's it called - the engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livvy Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Originally posted by Grazer Who would I speak to and how much?! Justin at Torque IC (B1SEP on here) - If they fit it for you as well, make sure you wear brown underpants if your gonna let Justin take you out for a test drive afterwards:p Think details of price etc are in the Traders section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith C Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 If you need to save a bit of cash I wouldn't bother with the launch. I very rarely use it myself, in fact, can't remember the last time I did, as I find I can launch better without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Fitting seems quite daunting but if you are confident doing a stereo with seperate amp and sub etc then it's no harder. I think there are 22 wires. 12 go in and out of the 6 spliced wires to the injectors. 4 go to the abs sensors. ground, power, an rpm signal 3 ? for the controller. Or something like that ! (I have only done mine) There is fitting instructions with diagrams with the unit (showing where all the wires are). And extra instructions from a certain helpful member of the board I hope I haven't made it sound worse ! Also, I have launch and haven't yet set it up, after 6 months ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 I'd pay the extra though, just to have a button that says launch ! The difference in price is peanuts iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazer Posted August 15, 2003 Author Share Posted August 15, 2003 Originally posted by gwillson75 I think there are 22 wires. 12 go in and out of the 6 spliced wires to the injectors. 4 go to the abs sensors. ground, power, an rpm signal 3 ? for the controller. Yep, that makes it worse. I don't think I could locate the injectors if my life depended on it. Me and engines don't really mix. I appreciate it all from the drivers seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 All the wires (apart from the abs ones) are at the ecu plug in the passenger footwell. The manual shows which ones they are. The abs sensor wires are at the abs ecu behind the stereo. I hope that's clearer. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazer Posted August 15, 2003 Author Share Posted August 15, 2003 Originally posted by gwillson75 All the wires (apart from the abs ones) are at the ecu plug in the passenger footwell. The manual shows which ones they are. The abs sensor wires are at the abs ecu behind the stereo. I hope that's clearer. Sorry Ah, that sounds a lot more like my kind of thing! Now all I need to do is find where to buy a unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazer Posted August 15, 2003 Author Share Posted August 15, 2003 Originally posted by Wolf Paid about £450 for mine so there are definately deals to be had (I didn't have launch tho being an auto) Where did you get yours from? £450 is a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400BHP Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Originally posted by Keith C If you need to save a bit of cash I wouldn't bother with the launch. I very rarely use it myself, in fact, can't remember the last time I did, as I find I can launch better without it. Unless you have split pipes. eh cable tie man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith C Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Originally posted by 400BHP Unless you have split pipes. eh cable tie man! Now replaced with a new one from Toyota (£7!!!!). Had been like that since I got the car too judging by the noise that then disappeared. I used everything as a bodge though - insulating tape, cable ties, duct tape, blew through it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraSapphire Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 The launch control is just a bit of fun really. Something to show off to your mates with. I'd still get it though, it's not that much extra. As for the install, if you're reasonably good at soldering and you've got a decent soldering iron, you'll find it really easy. I'm not so I didn't do mine but saw how it was done. Make sure you've got a correct wiring diagram. Mine's a VVTi and I had a bit of a nightmare with it cos all the wire colours and pins are different to the non VVTi models. You should be ok though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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