alright guys..heres the dilemma...i live in japan..currently own an s13..and have a bud in yokota who has a friend selling an fd3s for cheap so im planning to buy it...

problem: single turbo conversion, powerfc removed and replaced with stock ecu so the car thinks its still twin turbocharged...wonderful....the guy is selling it for less than 3,000 usd cuz he has to move out of japan ASAP...

questions: how would the car run without buying a powerfc with a commander at low rpms and at high? i want to be able to run it on a weekly basis before i get the money for a powerfc without many problems...the engine is rebuilt and strong as mike says...what other problems might i encounter?

thanks,

mark

 

problem #1 ->blown engine....the only way you could drive it is by somehow getting it in limp mode where it wont allow boost or high rpms

 

just drive like a granny... meaning no boost at all...

 

You'd better live somewhere pretty flat - it doesn't take much hill with much throttle to push the boost way high very quick. It would suck to blow your engine in 2nd gear going 35 up a hill. IMO the Power FC is very cheap insurance up front. Leave the car sit until you have it installed.

Dave

 

damn man..what are the danger zones for the rpm with no powerfc? i atleast need to beable to drive it back to my house..looks like if i get it..i wont be speeding on the highways...damnit...arg...power fc's dont come by cheap either man...im gonna ask if i can buy it off the guy cuz Ranzo is taking it back to the states with him.....

thanks guys,

mark

ps. how long does it take to install the power fc?

 

not long at all bro just gotta snip 4 wires and plug the connectos in to the pfc and bam u are finished

but u also gotta tune that pfc to ur current mods before boosting over 10psi

mike

 

just try to buy his since it is already tuned and your friend can buy a new one or at least try to copy his maps before he leaves so you can download it to your PFC and get a datalogit it will help more than a commander

 

You could drive the car just dont boost at all.It would be better if you could get the power fc from the guy thats selling you the car.