New Member RX-7 Technical Post your first technical questions here, in an easy flame free environment, before jumping into the main technical sections.

apexi or not??

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Apr 24, 2009 | 04:24 PM
  #1  
BrodieRX7's Avatar
Thread Starter
rex powa!
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
From: Orkney, Scotland
apexi or not??

My 1993 efini import just aint running right. A company tells me i should get a apexi ecu and comander because my mods mite be to much for the stock ecu? witch mite make it be cutting the fuel. is having a bigger stock mount intercooler/ straight through exhaust/ hks induction kit and hks dump valve 2 much???? Help!!
Reply
Old Apr 25, 2009 | 10:35 AM
  #2  
dgeesaman's Avatar
Moderator
Tenured Member: 20 Years
Liked
Loved
iTrader: (8)
 
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 12,313
Likes: 27
From: Hershey PA
Fuel cut and/or AFRs are almost 100% tied to the level of boost you run. It is very important that your car have a consistent maximum boost level (no spikes, no upward creep), more important than having a particular ECU.

Others will say that you should upgrade the ECU because mods make the boost level go up, because with stock boost control that will happen. I say that's missing the point entirely - monitor the boost and if it exceeds stock levels or you want to exceed stock levels you can use an aftermarket boost controller to do just that. It's when you go above the stock 10psi that you have to consider ECU, tuning, and fuel mods.

What boost are you getting now? Is your boost control still all stock? You should be topping out at 10psi.
Reply
Old Apr 25, 2009 | 11:04 AM
  #3  
BrodieRX7's Avatar
Thread Starter
rex powa!
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
From: Orkney, Scotland
Hi, the problem is i dont have a boost guage. Is it easy to fit one? whats the best make to go for?
Reply
Old Apr 26, 2009 | 07:52 PM
  #4  
dgeesaman's Avatar
Moderator
Tenured Member: 20 Years
Liked
Loved
iTrader: (8)
 
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 12,313
Likes: 27
From: Hershey PA
Any good boost gauge will work. They're not hard at all, especially mechanical ones. There are two nipples facing the right side of the car coming off of the Upper Intake Manifold. One is simply capped - use that to read the boost.
Reply
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 02:48 PM
  #5  
BrodieRX7's Avatar
Thread Starter
rex powa!
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
From: Orkney, Scotland
boost guage

Hmmm? not to sure where you mean?
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ls1swap
3rd Generation Specific (1993-2002)
17
Jun 3, 2024 03:25 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:47 PM.