Off the shelf maps are easy and they have loads, you have to blame Lotus for making the ECU such a tricky little sucker to deal with, if it was easy everyone would be able to bespoke map the ECU’s, sadly for you only Sincs has the ability.
Hmm, not very encouraging reading for a remap. Maybe I should stick a VHPD in my S2 with an Emerald 
Does SPS Automotive do custom remaps they sell Vision and Katana?
No…
Just Sincs Frank?
They are the only people I know of who have the ability or who are registered to use the CharlieX software to remap the ECU live to create maps on the dyno.
I have to say the map that Sinclaires did on my car is fantastic. Super smooth power delivery that is relentless right up to the rev limit. If I compare it with the shit maps that Merc put on my SLK350 (comfort & sport mode) its night and day.
Santa,s bringing you a supercharger for Xmas anyhow…( so his helpers say )
They are the only guys with real time tuning, everyone else are using a Lotus ripoff tune which needs to be sent out and returned for it’s flash…
I’ve been tellin guys for the last three years who can really tune the 2zz Lotus…
They are the only guys with real time tuning, everyone else are using a Lotus ripoff tune which needs to be sent out and returned for it’s flash…
I’ve been tellin guys for the last three years who can really tune the 2zz Lotus… [/quote]
I have heard their ‘tuner’ left and they are now Essex Motorsports. Any ideas? 
They are now Essex Autosport and Dan moved to Liverpool, however either Dan or another chap (I’ve forgotten his name) now do the tuning but they have to be pre booked, I’ve had both do maps on my car now and I could not tell the difference.
Well ok then, that’s that 
Until someone else actually goes to effort of reverse engineering the ECU again it is the only choice, but it would be good if someone did as competition is healthy for all 
New for 2011 on the Eliseparts website…
NEW Toyota Plug and Play FULLY Programmable ECU.
We commissioned development by TDF on this almost 8 months ago and after much testing we have given the go ahead to GEMS to produce these in quantity for us.
The development cost is almost into 6 figures but now it�s done it is the ONLY fully plug and play programmable ECU for the Toyota engine Lotus.
Its specification is light years ahead of the OE , even the casing is real carbon fibre.
Full specifications will be announced as soon as we release it to the general public early New Year but take it for granted that it�s along the lines of Motec/Pectel.
Lets hope you can control all the functions of the cam timing and run the fly by wire throttle properly, these have been big failings of the other replacement ECUs on the market, who will be the first to jump and buy one?
On another note I hope they will come with a basic map to get you going with cold start and running etc, or you will be in a dyno room forever and will have endless issues 
To be honest I’d rather leave the ECU mapping to the experts or people who know what they are doing. Might cost me �300 a time but I don’t think I’ll need my ECU mapped more than 3 times in the future. Can see the benefit for engine conversions so could be useful for dropping a V6 in the back.
With any programmable plug and play ECU tuning device it will only be as good as the interface, as in how easy it is for your average car owner to change the values to get the desired effect. Most of the plug and play devices I’ve seen for other cars are along the lines of a simple hand held device that will just download different ECU maps that themselves are stored on the device after downloading from the tuners website.
Then again the immortal words of Motec are mentioned so it could be a completely professional bit of kit that allows you to tune and make adjustments to your hearts content. I know Motec from my days of subaru ownership and it’s a serious bit of kit. So professional in fact that you really needed to know what you were doing without wrecking your engine and had to hire a tuning guru to work it for you
Piggy back ECU’s that mess with the signals going to and from the OE ECU, things like Blue fin and power FC’s and not in the same league as a stand alone ECU.
I agree starting with a standalone and no base map is a hard thing to do. The hardest bit to map is the light load part throttle stuff and the cold start. Anyone can map full power wide open throttle. The part throttle takes a huge amount of time to do, but the result is better in my opinion.
I wouldn’t use a piggy back as they are just not a tidy solution in my opinion.
Yup feathering the throttle does tend to expose pinking.