Whilst upon Scotland a week or so ago we were discussing the Roadster ECU issue.
It was pointed out that it must be possible to ditch the MMC/Ford unit, buy an (MBE?) ecu as a total replacement , then configure all new instruments to work with it, and finally get the fuelling/ignition maps set up on a rolling road,
However it was also pointed out that this option would not be cheap. The ecu package would be around £1k , the dyno time approx £2k (2 days at £1k per day), and the new instruments and dashboard say £2k.
Maybe it all depends how deep your pockets are.
We also wondered whether anyone had tried to go down this route.
There's also the cost of building a new engine loom as well, Yes, it's all doable, but as we said in the discussion, who would pay £70k-odd for a new car and then go to those lengths?
A much better option I think would be to buy an older car and rebuild it to your exact specification. Not only cheaper but a lot easier as you wouldn't have the emissions constraints that the new cars have to meet.
