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The Time Has Come... Ecu

DjeMz

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Im at the point where i need an aftermarket ecu...

I originally wanted a power fc, now im not being a tight ass, but cummon, who the f**k is gonna pay more then $1300 for a 2nd hand power fc when 6 months ago (when the new ones were floating around everywhere) the 2nd hand ones went for $700 with hand controller...

But if i have to, i guess i have to but atm im exploring other PLUG IN options like microtech..

Im terms of perfection of tune, power extractable and fuel consumption which ecu do u recommend??

Ps i searched, but like i said, since all the prices have been jacked up, things just aint the same.

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i like microtech as well but ill tell u what 90% of the members of this forum are gonna tell u... It all depends on your tuner... ive also heard from friends the greddy emanage ultimate is also good but its a piggy back ecu not stand alone.

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Had a microtech on pervious car, Was nice not having to worry about AFM's and stuff..

Pro's - No AFM, Easy Install even if u have to wire it yourself, nice password locking fature " with hand controller"

Con's - Cops can detect a microtech as soon as they look under the bonnet and see you got no AFM.. so best keep it there, Hard to fine tune, not so cool on the old fuel tank

Emange, sounds pretty good. does alot for what they cost.

Pro's still run your factory ecu, so im assuming you can hot swap it pretty quick (pull out the emange - for emmissons tests)

Con's not really a FULL aftermarket ecu a few things missings on tuning side of things.

However seems like the enxt logical step.

Standard ECU remap (for RB20)

pretty decent value

can tune them just as much as the power fc so i ahve been told by chris at mercury

Pro's keep the factory ecu. cops would Never know your running diffrent from factory emmisso\in without probing it. Cheper,

Con's not to many people can do the remap, only those with Dr Drift software i believe

On that note ( he ahs been flown around aus to tune people cars.

Power FC.. FTW

Honestly.. Just pay the extra

Pro's Full aftermarket ECU Fully Progrmable,

Cons, $$$$ + RARE!!!

MY 2 cents.. grit your teeth like i did and pay the 1300

for what its worth i just paid $1500 for a 2nd hand power fc and hand controller for my RB20DET

Cheers Adz

Ohh and i Totaly agree.. your ECU is only as good as your Tuner..

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Im from melbourne i have spoken to dr drift about it n he quoted around 1200 for a rb20 ecu plus remap + tune... but thats no vct

so i guess a power fc is the way to go, just need some1 to find one one cheap!

mate trust me no vct on a rb25 is NOT a great thing. do a back to back run with it on and off and the differrence is seat of the pants detectable...... the extra cost of finding that extra midrange is better spent buying a ECU that can accomodate it from the start.

1200 will buy you something with VCT control easily.

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depends on tuner but talk to ur tuner OR TUNERS on how much they can get out of the emanage ultimate

thats ur best bet cause ur going budget.. you mite end up with 200 rwk or over.

ring up croydon, or maytech tuners, even tunehouse. ( tunehouse will have A GO at 500 bucks )

few ppl on here wanna try the emanage . when you got enuff cash and want MORE power opt for something more anythings better then shit standard ecu

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There are a number of threads on Alternative ECU's to the PowerFC.

One thread is 5-6 pages long with some great information.

Please have a search, people arent going to repost information everytime a topic comes up :dry:

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depends on tuner but talk to ur tuner OR TUNERS on how much they can get out of the emanage ultimate

thats ur best bet cause ur going budget.. you mite end up with 200 rwk or over.

ring up croydon, or maytech tuners, even tunehouse. ( tunehouse will have A GO at 500 bucks )

few ppl on here wanna try the emanage . when you got enuff cash and want MORE power opt for something more anythings better then shit standard ecu

car made 240, running really rich (spark plugs go black after 1 full tank of petrol).. maybe a problem with o2 sensor n stuff, didnt bother hooking up the diagnostics coz gonna get a pfc anyway.. why waste money n waste it again?

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