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.:: GimpS-R34 ::. Grand Master

.:: GimpS-R34 ::.

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I bought a Power FC for my r34 GTt and just want to get some recommended places to get it installed (preferably as close to beenleigh area as possible (All way to gold coast and up near Brisbane) but not looking on travelling too far..

atm i think it'll be APC.. they seem to have good reliable service and mates' cars have been done there with good results.. just want others opinions..

names and phone numbers if possible..

cheers

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Hay Paul, we don't all just wanna go quick in a straight line :down: If you want the fastest track car in Oz there is an argument to take it to Racepace Melbourne.... so "best" is maybe a bit ambiguous.

$150/hr is better, but one of the best tuners I've come across is Wayne at Meridien in Melbourne. When he was at SelectMaz they only charged $130/hr for the first hour then $90/hr after that. Took 45min on the dyno to do my GTR without anything to work off as a starting point. After many years as a professional in the mechanical industry I'm a bit concerned about the dyno prices here in SE Qld. For those prices they should do it very fast, be absolutely perfect and have zero dissatisfaction.

.:: GimpS-R34 ::. Grand Master

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well i've heard apc is one of the "better" tuners.. but that could be biased info.. anyone got any pros/cons about apc? they seem to fit the glove..

my mate took his lancer and cost close to $1000 and they said they couldnt do all the work he wanted as there was certain parts missing for the upgrade.. although they was in the car, they just didnt know.. but he said it wasnt their fault.. so he's not happy cause he didnt get the tune he wanted but still says they are worth going to..

i would have thought a power fc would make the tune time quicker? anyone else here get one installed? if so what prices?

i smell a bet coming on.. racepace v motorsport... :down:

Swiper the Fox Grand Master

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Hay Paul, we don't all just wanna go quick in a straight line :down: If you want the fastest track car in Oz there is an argument to take it to Racepace Melbourne.... so "best" is maybe a bit ambiguous.

$150/hr is better, but one of the best tuners I've come across is Wayne at Meridien in Melbourne. When he was at SelectMaz they only charged $130/hr for the first hour then $90/hr after that. Took 45min on the dyno to do my GTR without anything to work off as a starting point. After many years as a professional in the mechanical industry I'm a bit concerned about the dyno prices here in SE Qld. For those prices they should do it very fast, be absolutely perfect and have zero dissatisfaction.

All respect to Ben...but tuning an 1200hp race engine and tuning a car with a little more than stock turbo's is not even the same sport.

Mark also tunes quite a number of SE QLD's circuit going cars.

The thread is related to Power FC tuning....not suspension/chassis tuning....id have to say Ben/Racepace is Australia's leader in that regard.

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gumflapper Grand Master

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apc said $150.00 install pfc.. then $150/hr for dyno tune... said roughly 600 - 700 depending on the tune required and any problems or so forth..

f**k... $150.00 to install a PFC... ur better off doing it urself... i did mine... took no more then 15mins...

quick how to...

remove the cover on the left hand side on the floor in front passengers side... (it clips off)

you should see a computer with lots of wires going into a blue clip... (R33 GTS-T anyways)

get urself a 10mm socket and remove the wiring harness from the ecu aswell as the ecu

put ur PFC in with H/C plugged in 1st if u have 1...

put it all back together...

paulr33 has done a great guide in detail on how to do this... search him... ull find what u need...

once its installed, erase the previous tune.

shit... i wish i could earn $150.00 for 15mins work...

.:: GimpS-R34 ::. Grand Master

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yeah i figured it'd be pretty easy.. i can wire auto electrics pretty easy.. but thats in a commonwhore.. i didnt mind playin with shit in it (for obvious reasons of its a holden lol).. but skyline more precious lol should have a ponder anyways.. looks like a head deck sort of connection.. will have to go through paulr33 pfc stuff.. he been collecting for so long its like a manual.. to which i usually stop reading manuals two sentences in.. lol like a lack of concentration... look at the kitty

got a lot of helpful info in there though... good work to paulr33 for it

well i know one place you could get 150.00 for 15min lol.. >_<:bomb_ie:

GTRgeoff Grand Master

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All respect to Ben...but tuning an 1200hp race engine and tuning a car with a little more than stock turbo's is not even the same sport.

Mark also tunes quite a number of SE QLD's circuit going cars.

The thread is related to Power FC tuning....not suspension/chassis tuning....id have to say Ben/Racepace is Australia's leader in that regard.

Likewise, massive respect for the building and tuning of a 1200hp drag engine. :P My interest though lies, like most others, in the other areas of throttle rather than just wot for the purpose of either daily driveability or decent response on the circuit. Of course they do have the odd car they have tuned at the timeattack events. So I'd assume they must cover the spectrum as Drag cars won't pay the bills so definitely worthy of a visit. Best we not let this turn into another pointless vs thread......

Actually, what are they asking /hour for tuning?

Anyone?

Always great to have fallbacks for the club members and since they are right next to my favourite Dive store in Brisbane I can always lob in to see how a tune or such is progressing and go talk diving. Best of both worlds there. I do my own tuning now so have little need for a dyno other than the occasional power pull to see where it's at.

220rwkw is about the limit on stock injectors, but doing it on the stock turbo is a big push and just asking for the turbine,which is ceramic, to fly apart and lodge neatly into the cat. Start hunting a new turbo before you are forced to....might save some expensive engine damage.

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yeah a new turbo and injectors is next on the list. however like others the money tree out the back hasnt been watered in this drought, and coming to i have a house and another car to pay off too i'd have to save.. mayb it's worth waiting for turbo and injectors before installation..

or would there be any problems if i can swap ecu over to pfc and not tuning? for daily driving i mean? as i mean what can be a problem if i was to folow this path for the time being?

Col-GTSX Grand Master

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the basic maps on the pfc untuned will allow your car to run yes but it would not be suggested to drive it too far or too hard with an un-tuned pfc...

i mean i poped mine in the day of tuning and drove it the 7-8kms to the tuners shop at low revs and under light loads, it works dont get me wrong but i would not say put it in today and then drive it like this for weeks and do 100's of kilometers if you know what i mean...

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yeah that's why i just thought better let them do it.. might just look at gettin a new turbo (as it's stock) and new injectors then get pfc and tuning done with upgrade.. just gotta have patience :w00t:

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You can do it now if you want, but if your going to get a turbo and injectors right round the corner may as well save the $300-$500 on tuning until you got it all ready...

But hey if we are talking 6 months til you do that then you may as well go get it done now, you will be supprised how much more you can get out of a stock setup with just a pfc over the standard ECU...

As for installing the pfc it self, do it youself it takes 5-10 minutes to actually plug it in and then 10 minutes of the car at idle then 10 minutes with the car at idle and the A/C on, and your ready to drive it to the tuner. Just dont drive it to Sydney and back on base maps thats all, the maps are safe to drive on just dont load it up or drive for weeks on it like this...

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