Power FC About the power fc ecu?

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Aug 12, 2001 | 06:43 PM

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About the power fc ecu?

Hey i went on XS engineering site and they have the power fc alone with base maps, which is tune for intake,downpipe,catback,ecu. And the price is $899.00 which is considerable cheaper than others anyhow i would like to know Do i really need the commander for tuning and Is it plug and play or is the installation is more diffcult? What do u guys think is it worth getting it.

Aug 12, 2001 | 08:14 PM

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it's plug and play but the whole reason for getting it is the COMMANDER! so you can tune and monitor all the gauges etc

Aug 13, 2001 | 11:30 AM

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wouldn't this still be better than buying a piggyback ECU from Pettit,M2,etc... and maybe get the commander later when you are more comfortable w/ tuning or can afford it??

Aug 13, 2001 | 05:29 PM

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Your correct. Its a much better idea to buy the Power FC even without the commander. (You can buy it anytime) Much better than the chip. You'll love it. You can monitor your car with gauges. No need to spend $300 for the commander untill you get more mods.
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Aug 14, 2001 | 05:04 PM

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Rx7aholic,
Where did you see it for $899?? I just went on their website and it's $980.

Aug 14, 2001 | 08:43 PM

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I think it was on special sale {clearance sale} section, or they might change the price damit know I have save more money.

Aug 17, 2001 | 08:46 PM

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If you live near any of Apex's Excel tuner shops(like XS Enginerring) you might as well not get the commander. The Commander only allows you to access about 1/2 the tuning parameters. The rest can only be accesed via the laptop software.

Might as well save the $300.00 for dyno tuning time. But if you are not close then you should get the commander. Remember that every Rx-7 is different.

Ecu tunes are just a guess of what your car is running. Basically they guess with the mods that you have how much fuel you should get.

I have seen Rx7s with almost the exact same setup end up having completely different programs after dyno tuning.

At least with the commander you can play with the base map that is given to you on the Power FC.

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Aug 18, 2001 | 07:18 AM

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rx7store.net has the power fc and they also have in the

description that they have an "exclusive softweare to have

complete control over every aspect of the engine" replacing the

commander using a laptop. go to www.rx7store.net/powerfc.htm

Aug 21, 2001 | 08:56 PM

CCarlisi

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has anyone followed up on this? Since nobody else relied and the post is 3 days old, I'm guessing it's too good to be true.

Aug 21, 2001 | 10:06 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by kempo
rx7store.net has the power fc and they also have in the

description that they have an "exclusive softweare to have

complete control over every aspect of the engine" replacing the

commander using a laptop. go to www.rx7store.net/powerfc.htm

First I have heard about it. I will investigate.

Aug 21, 2001 | 10:13 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by hksfd3s
If you live near any of Apex's Excel tuner shops(like XS Enginerring) you might as well not get the commander. The Commander only allows you to access about 1/2 the tuning parameters. The rest can only be accesed via the laptop software.

Might as well save the $300.00 for dyno tuning time. But if you are not close then you should get the commander. Remember that every Rx-7 is different.

Ecu tunes are just a guess of what your car is running. Basically they guess with the mods that you have how much fuel you should get.

I have seen Rx7s with almost the exact same setup end up having completely different programs after dyno tuning.

At least with the commander you can play with the base map that is given to you on the Power FC.

So what exactly is this other half of controls? Is it pertinant to tunning with mods. Also, if what you say is true that means all of us not next to one of the 2 excel shops are **** out of luck, as mailing it in wouldn;t do any good becasue all cars are different.

I want to tune myc ar right, I don;t care about he cash if I am loosing valuabel HP or jeopordizing my engine.

Thanks