My review of Mase Engineering ECU Software Upgrade, F430

First things first – I have no affiliation to Mase Engineering.

This is an honest review from myself and I just thought I’d share in case anyone here is interested in hearing my experience with the software upgrade.

My car is a 2006 F430 Spider, Agency Power headers, Kline Innovation exhaust.

3 weeks ago I removed my ECU’s and sent them to Steve Mase for software upgrade.

Got a call from Steve prior to him loading his software to confirm the mods I have and whether I wanted it tuned to 92 or 93 octane. Since 92 is the highest we have here in Seattle area we both agreed lets just leave it set at 92 octane

Steve immediately updated& flashed my ECU software and the following week I received it back.
I installed them right away and finally got a break from the dang Seattle rainy weather and test drove my car after work today.

Summary:
Definitely a great noticeable improvement compared to stock ECU software.

Acceleration is smooth, throttle response is improved and much more responsive, and my recently calibrated butt-o-meter confirms an increase of at least 35hp and about 30 lbs/ft of torque. Amazing increase in power for a simple software tune.

The chugginess and engine choking during auto downshift down to 1st gear is gone.
F1 downshifts all the way to 1st gear smoothly now down to a complete stop. Amazing.

I am confident to say this is another worthy upgrade to our pride and joy cars.

Happy customer here. I highly recommend it.

Hope that helps some of you.

Dan

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Hi Mikael, thanks for chiming in. See below.

1) Removing easy is very easy. Takes about half hour. Steve Mase will send you ECU removal instructions once you sign up for his software upgrade.

2) I normally do ECU relearn procedures but time was limited yesterday as it was getting dark night time so I just started my car, drove very slowly until the engine warmed up, then I pushed the engine hard and drove spiritedly and immediately notice the improvement of the new ECU software.

3) Sorry, my car has an F1 transmission so I dont have any experience on manual transmission software upgrade.

Hope that helps.

Dan

 

Understand. Weather here in Seattle is crappy too.

We were lucky to have a break and get sunshine for a couple of hours so I took advantage of it to test the software.
As always, my car puts a big smile on my face. Bigger smile now with the new software.

Dan

 

Hello there my friend.

When I had my BMW M5 and M6, I joined the BMW car club for Dyno Days at Carb Connection.
Super nice people at Carb Conn but I wasnt happy.......

Waited for hours for my turn, then turns out my numbers were low and they didnt say anything during or after the 1st & 2nd run.
They said something after my car is all done that my numbers are low and I should check my M settings......
They should have told me that after the 1st run!

I trust my butt-o-meter better now than any dyno numbers.
Mine are calibrated regularly & accurately with asian hot oil massage

 

I need to add this:

Sorry for claiming numbers without a dyno.
My experience with dyno is not very good. You can run dyno's all day with different dyno machines and get different results as there are a few variables. Been there done that.

I also want to add that just like anything in life - your experiences may be different than mine.
No two machines are alike.
We also all have different expectations.

Im just sharing my experience.

I learned early in life too that as long as Im happy / as long as we are happy - life is good.

 

I understand. And sorry about that.

No worries Mike, I think you will get good weather soon!

Dan

 

Understood and I agree!

Dan

 

I thought I'd provide an update to my thread.

Yesterday was really nice here in Seattle. Temperature reached 68F!
I drove all day. Left my house at 8AM and came back home around 4:00 PM.

It got warm enough to push the car really hard and see how my car performs with the latest addition of MASE Engineering software.

Summary: Completely satisfied.
Car's increased in power is very evident. Engine runs smooth.
Best part for me was taking off in 1st gear. I finally figured out how to best take off on my F430 (with Mase software).

I press the gas pedal down hard about 1 inch down the floor, hold it there, let the engine catch up on RPM and the clutch immediately grabs. Once I determine clutch is fully engaged I then take off hard and there is no clutch slippage. Amazing.
Thanks Mr. Steve Mase!

Very happy also with my new Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. Super sticky! Excellent in hard cornering.

Dan