Rtek 2.1 or 1.8 w/BNR stage 2
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2.1 or 1.8 w/BNR stage 2
I have 82 base, S5/S4 TII, granny'd, bnr stage 2,2 1/2 fmic, 3'' front to back exhaust,safc etc. I'm trying to decide on the ecu for. I have the 1.5 already but talking to brian he recommended 720/720 injectors so I will need a ecu upgrade.
My question is would it be hurting my setup only going with a 1.8 or should I get the 2.1? Money is not an issue but at the same time I'm installing and tuning a haltech e8 into my s5 tII by myself for the first time ready to pop some motors. To the users of the 2.0 and 2.1 I have already bought a palmIIIxe in anticipation for the 2.1 How hard would it be to get this car going? Haltech hard or a couple buttons hard?
The reason I ask is I would rather upgrade to the 1.8 and retune my safc (since it ran great with the stock turbo and is the easy way out and I can put more thought into the haltech) but if I will do more harm I will definitely upgrade to the 2.1
Thanks for any help I'm a one man gang without enough hours in a day getting my R's ready for transport.
My question is would it be hurting my setup only going with a 1.8 or should I get the 2.1? Money is not an issue but at the same time I'm installing and tuning a haltech e8 into my s5 tII by myself for the first time ready to pop some motors. To the users of the 2.0 and 2.1 I have already bought a palmIIIxe in anticipation for the 2.1 How hard would it be to get this car going? Haltech hard or a couple buttons hard?
The reason I ask is I would rather upgrade to the 1.8 and retune my safc (since it ran great with the stock turbo and is the easy way out and I can put more thought into the haltech) but if I will do more harm I will definitely upgrade to the 2.1
Thanks for any help I'm a one man gang without enough hours in a day getting my R's ready for transport.
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Going 1.8 with a BNR and your other mods will pop your motor with out the aid of fuel adjustments.
Money is not an issue but at the same time I'm installing and tuning a haltech e8 into my s5 tII by myself for the first time ready to pop some motors. To the users of the 2.0 and 2.1 I have already bought a palmIIIxe in anticipation for the 2.1 How hard would it be to get this car going? Haltech hard or a couple buttons hard?
The reason I ask is I would rather upgrade to the 1.8 and retune my safc (since it ran great with the stock turbo and is the easy way out and I can put more thought into the haltech) but if I will do more harm I will definitely upgrade to the 2.1
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Oh see I did not know it would come ready to get the car started. I thought you had to set the timing and other features on the pda before you got the car running.
I am using the haltech wideband (lc-1) would you recommend getting a egt as well for the rtek since I have both with the haltech? Or should I be fine with the wideband, I hear people saying something about tuning the split with a egt. But I've only tuned via wideband and still need to learn a egt.
Any problems using the palmIIIxe I need to know about? Thanks a bunch
I am using the haltech wideband (lc-1) would you recommend getting a egt as well for the rtek since I have both with the haltech? Or should I be fine with the wideband, I hear people saying something about tuning the split with a egt. But I've only tuned via wideband and still need to learn a egt.
Any problems using the palmIIIxe I need to know about? Thanks a bunch
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as said- no, there is no reason to use any extra device if youve got the 2.1
the 2.1 is acts almost like a standalone, has many, many programmable parameters.
you dont need to do any baseline tuning or setup to JUST get it running like you do with a haltech.
to install it and get it working correctly, remove all your haltech stuff, and re-install the modified 2.1 ECU. essentially it should look like stock, except you will have a PDA attached to it to tune with. you dont need to make a new harness, or install other weird boxes here n there. remove all the old crap, and basically go back to stock.
this is why many ppl like the 2.1 over standalone, because you dont have to re-wire everything and make custom mounts, cooling fans, etc for aftermarket stuff. just plug the modified ECU into where the stock one was and youre done.
if you have a S-AFC, sell it. it is useless with the 2.1, seeing as the 2.1 can accomplish anything and everything the S-AFC can, and do it 5 times better. comprende?
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