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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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Apexi PFC or intake first

Hey guys i have heard alot of shops and people tell me that changing you ECU is the first thing you should do before getting a intake. What would you go with first intake or PFC
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 12:10 PM
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What car are you talking about?
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 12:21 AM
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A 94 rx7
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 12:22 AM
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sorry i forgot to say
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 12:44 AM
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Id say the pfc, its pretty much the foundation to build on.
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by DoomSprayer
Id say the pfc, its pretty much the foundation to build on.
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get that out of the way and you won't have to worry about it anymore.
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 12:13 PM
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Cool thanks. do you guys no any places in Washington that can install it?
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 12:31 PM
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i would say exhaust first
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ncfc3s
i would say exhaust first
Not on an FD. Get the PFC.
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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Many FDs get blown by adding intake & exhaust before fuel & fuel control.

PFC first.
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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TX PFC vs. Intake

I did intake & exhaust before the PowerFC. However, if I were to do it over again I would have purchased the PowerFC long before doing any other optional work on my '93 RX-7 Touring. Moving from the stock ECU to the PowerFC completely removed the 3000 rpm hesitation that my car had, and it made the drivability feel much more refined. I felt like it made the car drive as if it were much newer. It really made me enjoy driving the RX-7 much more.

I expect the downside of doing the PowerFC first would be that once it is tuned, you may need to get it retuned as you do the other modifications later. But I would still recommend the PowerFC first.
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