I was wondering what makes this a good choice? And would the 2.0 version be a good choice for my stock(for now) s4?

 

I can rant on about the advantages, but it's really up to your goals and what you want to do that would depend on what ECU would work for you.

http://www.digitaltuning.com/?pid=rtek7 has all of the info you need on the features of Rtek ECUs.

What makes it a good choice? It's plug and play, no need to make or have a new engine harness built. It's very cost effective for what it can do. It's very easy to use.

 

Thinking the samething....so far from what I've read this looks like the direction I'm gonna go.

 

Okay so how hard is it to tune this thing to a good spec?

 

Tuning is very easy! You can log a wideband, and just tune on the go.

There isn't really any reason to upgrade for a stock car. But if you plan on making upgrades you cant beat this for flexablity and price.

I was running a stock T2 with a RB full exhaust an SAFC and a Fuel cut Defensor. Got the Rtek. Ditched the SAFC ( which is nowhere near as tunable) and the FCD. When I pluged in my PLX wideband I noticed that I could use a touch more fuel, as i was overboosting to about 12-13 psi instead of the 10 i should be. So I added 720s all around. one click and I was done. Didn;t even change the fuel curve. Now I have a BNR stage two to put in, and I know that I can support that as well.

 

so as I am looking for 350-380 with a gt35r and 550/1600 can the 2.0 be a safe bet as I am running a wideband and doing a street tune with a WBo2 till I get it on the dyno to a good tuner. Ive been bouncing around from haltec(may be overkill in my mind) to e-manage and would like some solid reasons why the rtek can be as effective as the others without all the fancy bells and whistles that I probably wont use for way cheaper. I just want to know that I will be able to fine tune my injectors to make my power goal reliably with emphasis on response.

 

6 months of foreplay

 

Okay so when i get the rtek i just plugin? i think i read the manuel and it said that i have to miss with it a little when i install it. Oh and can any one tell me exactly what i need when i get one of these i seachered the site and all i founfd was it said a pda and hotsnyc cable it that it?

 

u need to spend some time and read about EVERY item on the Rtek before u begin to jump into one. it seems like you have alot to learn about the Rtek. just read the whole digital tuning website and you'll get a good idea of what is needed and what your gonna have to do to tune.

 

Yes, you just need a PDA and the Hotsync cable. They have a list of what PDAs work on the web site. I started with the palm V which cost me about $20 off of ebay. I got the cable from Digital tuning.

Set up is really easy. It plugs right back into the stock wires, no need to cut or splice anything, as it is a modified stock ECU. Now if you want to, you can use some of the wires for other things(wideband for one) and this will require some re-wire. It basicly involves cuting a wire and having the ECU use this for an imput or output Example, right now I have my atmo sensor disabled, and I use my wideband in that location. Just cut the atmo wire and attach the wideband. Later, with the new update, you will have a few more choices.

Remember no rewire is required, your car will run fine just pluging the new ECU in.

As far as the palm pilot goes, it plugs into a serial connector on the side of the ECU. Once its connected settup is pretty easy.

 

Okay thanks to everyone that has respond to my Questions