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Old Aug 8, 2002 | 10:46 PM
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What's better PMS PFC or Tuned ecu?

Well I was thinking of either getting PMS PFC with keyboard or Tuned ecu. What do you guys think it's better. I have only dp, catback and intake. Will it be better to buy PFC and then tune it for what you have or buy tuned ecu from pettit or m2 that's already tuned for what i have?

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Old Aug 8, 2002 | 10:57 PM
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its a PMC, not PMS (lol) - anyway, yeah, the PMC is better than the pettit ECU or whatever. for the same price you can actually tune the car for the car with what you have.
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Old Aug 8, 2002 | 10:58 PM
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Re: What's better PMS PFC or Tuned ecu?

Originally posted by Just Bring It
Well I was thinking of either getting PMS PFC with keyboard or Tuned ecu. What do you guys think it's better. I have only dp, catback and intake. Will it be better to buy PFC and then tune it for what you have or buy tuned ecu from pettit or m2 that's already tuned for what i have?

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Unless you have access to a dyno and a wideband O2, I wouldn't recommend doing your own tuning with a re-programmable ECU. It doesn't take much to lean out the car and blow your seals.
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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 12:11 AM
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Actually, it's the PFS PMS or PMC...either way it works. haha. IF you are going to dyno tune or have a wideband, or intend to change your mods around a lot, a programable computer works better. But if you aren't sure how to tune or don't want to deal with it, an ECU like pettit is better. I think a pre-tuned ECU is still shady since they don't know your car, they just assume this and that and enter in the maps on the rom-chip. A programable ECU allows you to tune specifically for your car.

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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 09:08 AM
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I know a place where they do dyno and it's like 60 bucks. Do you think they can Set that up? I'm sorry i messed it up, i know what pms is and it kind of sounded strange to call it that way but what do i know.
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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 10:40 AM
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I always call it the PMS - EFI Systems make it and they call it the PMS. I think PMC is just the term Peter Farrell Supercars calls it.

I have a bunch of info about the unit on my webpage. www.wvinter.net/~flanham/wlanham .

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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 11:08 AM
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there is some good information about it on your web page Wade, but i still need to know if i can tune it at the dyno place by going only one time to dyno. Each time is 60 bucks or so.
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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 11:22 AM
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60 bucks for a tuning session is very cheap. Make sure they include a wideband with that test. no wideband = no tuning. the PFS PMS is very tuneable and user friendly. You can tune it at the dyno, but once you add mods or change parameters, you would want to double check again with the wideband.

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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 11:48 AM
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$60 sounds like that is for hp pulls only or your own tuning. For someone to tune it for you, is like $135/hour.
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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 12:52 PM
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Just Bring It,

You will have to talk to your dyno shop to find out if that $60 will get it tuned for you. I would think that anyone with a wideband lambda meter and experience tuning a rotary would be able to get it tuned close enough with just a few dyno pulls.

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Old Aug 10, 2002 | 01:33 AM
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Garfinkle in Murfreesboro Tn . has a PFS -PMS he will sell it is the latest program
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