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Talk Morgan Sage
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I love the way it's referred to as an 'upgrade' rather than a fault..
Steve
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Well, one point of view is that since it came from Ford with the engine, as a package, it's without fault....... And now there's an upgrade available which is better than standard.
DaveW '05 Red Roadster S1 '16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4
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I love the way it's referred to as an 'upgrade' rather than a fault.. ...well the salesmen love to call it that! I too am of the strong opinion that it just cures a dangerous fault first line, but upgrades the car´s performance in many (more) ways. The only way not to spend what they ask you for is to live with the widely known ... erm ... let´s call them "peculiarities"
It doesn´t matter how fast it becomes, but how it becomes fast.  2015 Roadster 3.7
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I had been waiting for this problem to be sorted before ordering a Roadster. A company offering ECU fixes or mechanical improvements as optional extras, doesn't convince me to take the Morgan route. Looks like I may be heading off Howards Way.
IanB 2010 Two tone Roadster XK8 for sensible use.
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Talk Morgan Sage
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Howards Way ...am sure that was a Sunday night drama 25+ years ago!! Seriously I have a 3.7 - it must have had the ECU "upgrade" as it runs sooo well. Or am I tempting fate???!!!
Neil
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Is Morgan charging for this "upgrade"?
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Talk Morgan Sage
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Do not know - my car came with it.
It had been serviced at williams and Newtown - so must have been done x one of them.
Neil
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ECU upgrade is an option for new Roadsters £2400, or £4020 with the flywheel and timing chain it should of had.
IanB 2010 Two tone Roadster XK8 for sensible use.
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ECU upgrade is an option for new Roadsters £2400, or £4020 with the flywheel and timing chain it should of had. amazed it's not standard!
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Hello,
I'm thinking about the next modification to my roadster. Is anyone of the pioneers willing to comment on their long-term experience with the alternative ECU? Problems with MOT? Reliability? Free access to further modify the parameters? Power on a rolling road maybe?
Regards,
beltempo Mine went straight through mot last Monday, emmisions had improved against the test done for me when I tested the ECU upgrade for the factory Jan to Mar 2015. I have had no issues and would recommend it.
Adrian
Buggered Off, to a modern none leaky car, heart's still ticking
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