What's everyone running for engine management?

[phil240]

I can't really comment on ecu tune too much as i havent really messed with them.I went straight from stock ecu+afc neo to standalone.If you are looking for a diiferent setup though possibly look into a company called vipec or nistune.The nice thing about vipec is there plug in board for the 13 and 14 ecu.People usaully complain about the drivability of an ems but it doesn't really bother me.If you do convert to a speed density setup remember that for the map sensor you choose should be the boost psi + 1 bar.

[CodyAce]

I was talking with Calum for a bit, but decided to keep things simple and leave them how they are. My car makes plenty of power and is reliable...the last thing my poor car needs is for me to get my 'beaters' on the keyboard playing with things haha. Lets just say I'm lazy, and the MAF does great for me I say this now though lol

never heard of the 'vipec', will check it out. always good for other options

[phil240]

Yea I wish I could have gotten an ecu and z32 maf to play with but oh well. I always liked haltech then I got an awesome deal on one. Vipec pretty new setup only been out for like maybe 2 years and iirc its priced really well for what it is. And I hear you on the reliability of your setup.

[TSL]

I always recommend staying with a reprogrammed oem computer for most mild-tune situations. The closer the engine setup is to standard the more sense it makes to keep the oem computer because a lot of the hard work has been done by the factory.

If you want to go to a MAP based computer I recommend Microtech for the low budget and then Haltech for mid-high level price/performance. For those who can afford it the Autronic range is hard to beat and if you're baller then Motec is the shiz.

A lot of people in australia use Power-FC but between you and me they actually have less features than the standard oem computers.

[stewiefied]

just got my rs-enthalpy tune today and put it in. Guess you can put another check under the rs-e list.

[ericb382]

I'm using a bikirom. Got in in a group buy for $250 a few years back. It's a daughter board that connects to a laptop via usb. It has it's fair share of bugs and quirks (mostly programing issues), but if you get it working correctly it gets the job done. Has map trace and dataloging, however i've never actually used the datalogging.

It uses the same driver as my plx wideband so I can't run that softare simultaneously, but iirc nistune also uses the same drivers (maybe someone with NIStune can confirm this, ftdi drivers iirc).

I'm thinking about switching it out in the future, but I have other things higher up on my list of priorities...

[Def]

Originally Posted by TSL

I always recommend staying with a reprogrammed oem computer for most mild-tune situations. The closer the engine setup is to standard the more sense it makes to keep the oem computer because a lot of the hard work has been done by the factory.

If you want to go to a MAP based computer I recommend Microtech for the low budget and then Haltech for mid-high level price/performance. For those who can afford it the Autronic range is hard to beat and if you're baller then Motec is the shiz.

A lot of people in australia use Power-FC but between you and me they actually have less features than the standard oem computers.

Microtech seems pretty expensive for what it is. I think the cheaper new Haltech Sprint(I think that's their name) ECUs are pretty good value for money.

It is hard to beat a tuned factory Nissan ECU for value though.

[stewiefied]

i've been running the rse tune for about a month now. It's doing pretty good. If you get in on one of the $300 group buys you can't go wrong.

My friend got a good deal on a used microtech for his 2nd gen rx7. so i'll see how that goes.

[cjernigan]

Originally Posted by stewiefied

i've been running the rse tune for about a month now. It's doing pretty good. If you get in on one of the $300 group buys you can't go wrong.

My friend got a good deal on a used microtech for his 2nd gen rx7. so i'll see how that goes.

I need in on one of these group buys. How often do they happen? If you see one taking place holler at me if you remember please!

[stewiefied]

I just happened to load up ka-t.org 2 seconds after he posted the thread on the first one.
The second group buy took about a month for the spots to fill, so I don't know if he'll have another one. I'll let you know if I see another though.