Originally Posted by
latemodel21
Funny you should mention Steve (32Krazy) and I. As it happens, I have the Eurocharged tuned TCU that Steve got from EC ... and then subsequently swapped out for a stock TCU I had because he was so frustrated/disappointed/disgusted with it. I Had it in my car for a while (now my son's SLK32), and had intended on doing some data logging to coroborate the disfuntion that Steve had seemingly suffered through with it, but I ended up moving that logging set-up to my other SLK32 and the TCU to the shelf. One of these days when I have nothing else going on, I will check it out on the SLK32 I use now.
Steve's complaints were related to both how it shifted and how it interacted with the ECU.
When I did drive it some (before putting it on the shelf), I noticed some of the shifts (up and down from second IIRC) were a bit harsh on occasion.
So, I can't say I'd recommend the Tune that is on that TCU .... Maybe they've improved it since then.
One other thing that concerns me is it seems EC was unable to return Steve's TCU to stock (adding a layer of frustration to the whole debacle).
Hopefully, Steve will chime in and point out if I've inadvertently revised history here.
Cheers,
Chris
So, I have an update to my previous post.
Over the years I have an on occasion mentioned (similarly to above) that I was skeptical the the TCU mod from eurocharged (specifically for srt-6 and SLK32) was sorted out to the point where it could be considered an improvement.
Well, that changed recently. In the midst of updating tunes for one of my SLK32s and my SL55 (switched my SL55 from a Renntech to a Eurocharge tune), I asked EC if they would update the tune on the eurocharged SLK32/SRT-6 TCU (that has been collecting dust on my shelf) . All I can say is I wish I had asked them to do it long ago! They have sorted it out nicely. It it really an improvement over their early TCU tune and certainly an improvement over stock. It makes the SLK32 more fun then the SL55 !
Cheers,
Chris