Its for my 87 T2 , and I intend to do a to4 before too long, so I want this ecu FIRST. BUT I have never tuned a standalone before, and dont have any shops in my area to help me with it. I know I can wire it myself but have never adjusted fuel, or timeing maps before beyond my safc. Am I looking out of my leage? Is it fairly straight forward to tune it sufficiently? What should I do? This is the only resource I know of for help/advice on this.

Thanx much
Fred

 

Well if you are not afraid to blow it up and your are willing to spend lots of time learning, then yes you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. This statement doesn't mean you will blow it up, just being willing to deal with it if you do. I did it almost all by myself and didn't blow up my motor on my 3rd gen. (Help came from the forum (Styk33 and a few others), web sites, and Rotary Performance when I need answers) The thing to do is get conservative maps and slowly work your way into tune. The Haltech interface is very basic so it makes it pretty straightforward to tune. Good luck.

 

OKAY anyone else have any input?

 

Stky33 would probably give advice but he doesn't come around too much. Too many people who don't know anything giving him crap.

 

Isnt that the theme of this forum?

 

The way I look at is, if I can do it, anybody can!

I did it.

 

if you don't understand how an internal cumbustion engine works and is tuned and arn't willing to learn then I would not undertake this project without help. If the car can be under construction while you learn then you should be able to finish it in your lifetime. otherwise consult a specialist.

 

what makes you think I dont understand how a internal cumbustion engine works? I just dont know how to tune a Haltech, as its not exactly common knowledge.

 

I dont think tims meant it that way dude.

 

Sorry I have been a lil on edge lately. My bad

 

if you understand how an internal combustion engine works and how to tune it then all you need to do is become familiar with how the haltech software works. these systems are easy to program if you understand what the changes you are making do. the software is easy to operate it is the technique of tuning an engine that is the hard part. the wiring is not much more difficult than a modern car stereo. the relationship between fuel, timing, MAP, coolant temp, and intake air temp, and engine load is the hard part. I have spent more than 100 hours over almost two years tuning my race engine and I know it can be better. even the most experienced tuner will tell you it takes alot of time and the more experience the better it will perform. so if your already up to speed on modern fuel injection principles a Haltech install should be a breeze.

 

Cool, thanks a lot

 

I don't have mine running yet, but I bought my E6K from Kris Kaminski www.revpower.com.au
Kris provided the info for exact wire-up on FC ignition, provided a harness that had a label for each sensor and all sensors. All for a super price and shipped very fast. He has an FC himself that was running a hybrid like I will be and now is full T04, so his base map should be a good place to start tuning from. Thanks Kris!
I was pleasantly surprised how straightforward, simple and informative the E6K manual was. For the current price from Australia (under $1k), there is no reason to use all that piggy back crap. Ian