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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Who here has had a second gen turbo rebuilt? Where did you get it tuned and what ecu are they most familiar with? I'm gonna need to find a tuner after I rebuild and am looking for recomendations.
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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I have a t2 and ran a Ap Engineering pfc. Nelson from RRR tunned my car. The Apexi pfc is fs, if you are looking for an ems.
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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 11:23 PM
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I have a t2 and ran a Ap Engineering pfc. Nelson from RRR tunned my car. The Apexi pfc is fs, if you are looking for an ems.
Thanks Robert
Ive seen his vids on youtube. He works on some monsters. I was hoping for someone closer. Thats cool though. How did you like the Ap engineerong pfc? Whats fs?
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fs = for sale.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by fc3s91
I have a t2 and ran a Ap Engineering pfc. Nelson from RRR tunned my car. The Apexi pfc is fs, if you are looking for an ems.
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How much did you want for the power fc? Pm me.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by fc3s91
I have a t2 and ran a Ap Engineering pfc. Nelson from RRR tunned my car. The Apexi pfc is fs, if you are looking for an ems.
Thanks Robert
Whats the website for RRR? I googled but i got russia and some roofing. Lol
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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They are located in Santa Ana. Im asking $1100 pfc.
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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They are located in Santa Ana. Im asking $1100 pfc.
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Dang. Thats like new price. I Have been trying to find them online but the site is under construction. i would havle liked to speak to Nelson to see what kind of ecu he is most familiar with and see if i can gear my guild around that.
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you can find a used pfc in the for sale sections for $500-700 used, the banzai adapter is another $275 from banzai racing. if it comes with the hand controller and datalogit then that is a fair price(another $400, slightly less used).
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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you can find a used pfc in the for sale sections for $500-700 used, the banzai adapter is another $275 from banzai racing. if it comes with the hand controller and datalogit then that is a fair price(another $400, slightly less used).
Sweet. What systems are you most familiar with when it comes to dyno tunning? Is the pfc smarter than the power fc? Ive heard that there are some systems that can adjust on the fly if something unforseen happens while you drive.
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motech is similar to an OBD2 equipped vehicle and i believe was one of the first auto adjusting engine management systems that used wideband inputs to adjust fuel curves, but they are rather expensive ECUs.

powerFC= pfc, it's just a shortened term

i'm most familiar with PowerFC, microtech and Rtek 2.0/2.1 boxes, but soon will have some hands on experience with haltech, finally.
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Karack
motech is similar to an OBD2 equipped vehicle and i believe was one of the first auto adjusting engine management systems that used wideband inputs to adjust fuel curves, but they are rather expensive ECUs.

powerFC= pfc, it's just a shortened term

i'm most familiar with PowerFC, microtech and Rtek 2.0/2.1 boxes, but soon will have some hands on experience with haltech, finally.
Nice. Ya you had recomended the pfc for me earlier in another thread. Ive heard the haltec is better but the earlier systems were a little inconsistant. Idk though. Im down with the pfc but if i can find something better for the same or similar price ill run with that.
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You want find a AP Engineering pfc for less than $1300.
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by fc3s91
You want find a AP Engineering pfc for less than $1300.
I found the apexi powerfc for $900 new.
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Old Oct 24, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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I was looking at motec last night. The M2R sounds pretty good. i was just checking out microtech right now too. They arent as expensive as Motec or haltek. ANyone mess with those? Microtech i mean.
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Originally Posted by Linguo415
I found the apexi powerfc for $900 new.
Thats just a fd power fc not a Ap enginneering. Which was design for the 1989- 91 rx7. Mine also comes with commandor, sensors and $1000 tune that I have been running in my racecar. Gl
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Originally Posted by Linguo415
I was looking at motec last night. The M2R sounds pretty good. i was just checking out microtech right now too. They arent as expensive as Motec or haltek. ANyone mess with those? Microtech i mean.
Microtech's rock solid reliable, and it's what I run in my car - but don't expect it to have all the bells and whistles the competitors have.

Cons:

No save to disk
16x16 maps
2d timing maps
Poor customer service
Not enough inputs/outputs
Have to send it back to Aus to get ANYTHING changed on it
LT8-s have the BAC control as an option - not standard (important if you have a/c or want easy idle control)

I'm going to a Platinum 2000 for my next setup.
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by fc3s91
Thats just a fd power fc not a Ap enginneering. Which was design for the 1989- 91 rx7. Mine also comes with commandor, sensors and $1000 tune that I have been running in my racecar. Gl
Thats good yo.
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by MaczPayne
Microtech's rock solid reliable, and it's what I run in my car - but don't expect it to have all the bells and whistles the competitors have.

Cons:

No save to disk
16x16 maps
2d timing maps
Poor customer service
Not enough inputs/outputs
Have to send it back to Aus to get ANYTHING changed on it
LT8-s have the BAC control as an option - not standard (important if you have a/c or want easy idle control)

I'm going to a Platinum 2000 for my next setup.
Thats sounds like a bit of a head ache.
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