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I am still curious for clarification on the V66 Skyline plug in model.

There are so many stories going around about if it even exists or not and what specs it is.

I was originally told that the V44 had 4 ignition outputs so a wasted spark set up was used on 6 cylinder cars, the V88 had 8 outputs so two were not utilised. To overcome this a cut down version of the V88 was produced for the Skyline Model that had 6 outputs. This sounded fair, till I started asking around and got differing stories from different suppliers. So, I went straight to the company themselves and all they could do was to point me to the link on their website which didn't tell me anything until I downloaded the manual for the Skyline Version and it appears that it is a V44 with connectors already attached for the Skyline loom.

So if anybody can 100% definitively answer this question I would like to know.

I will probably still end up purchasing one of these in the next month or so for the GTR once my other car has been sold but I to would simply like a straight answer to a simple question.

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Inside the box, the design is quite clever. It looks like they have a standard board which has the processor etc on it. This then plugs into a base board, which is designed for the particular car and is the correct size to fit in the case and has the standard loom connector on it. So I suspect the processor board is a V44 and the base board has the extra circuitry for the six injector outputs.

I've had my Vipec for 3 weeks now and it seems to be working faultlessly. This morning I started it up, it started first time and held the revs perfectly. Far better than the stock ECU, which was having problems controlling the idle in my car.

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Getting mine installed next week.

i got a plugin installed on my 33 series 2 gtst by Mark @ godzilla. made 245rwhp with stock injectors and turbo @ 13psi (i got fuel pump and regulator, hybrid fmic, pod, dump + highflo cat)

but it runs really smooth, a lot more responsive than it was with the stock ecu

should be good when i round up some more $$$ for turbo and injectors and splitfires

or because link do the manufacturing for them and already had that casing designed it was cheaper to just use it than design a new one?

can you name the benefits over a G4? im yet to see anyone prove its any differrent? either way they are great units (vipec and G4) and better than a certain very popular sydney produced product in my experience.

For anyone installing one of these the intake temp sensor thread is a 1/8" 8NPT with 27 threads per inch.

Trent, from what i could see on the link website they don't offer any plugin models of the G4?

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can someone post a pic of the link g4 board ?

my understanding is they are indeed different , hardware , logic , firmware etc . vipec is manufactured by link and looks like it does use same case but beyond that would be nice to confirm.

either way product is great , if link g4 is as good , even better another great option

have one in my personal gtr now and even with a quick rough 1hr tune starts and idles better than factory

I am still curious for clarification on the V66 Skyline plug in model.

There are so many stories going around about if it even exists or not and what specs it is.

I was originally told that the V44 had 4 ignition outputs so a wasted spark set up was used on 6 cylinder cars, the V88 had 8 outputs so two were not utilised. To overcome this a cut down version of the V88 was produced for the Skyline Model that had 6 outputs. This sounded fair, till I started asking around and got differing stories from different suppliers. So, I went straight to the company themselves and all they could do was to point me to the link on their website which didn't tell me anything until I downloaded the manual for the Skyline Version and it appears that it is a V44 with connectors already attached for the Skyline loom.

So if anybody can 100% definitively answer this question I would like to know.

I will probably still end up purchasing one of these in the next month or so for the GTR once my other car has been sold but I to would simply like a straight answer to a simple question.

plug in is v44 with extra injector drivers , not v88 cut down . im pretty sure its covered in this thread a few times but at 20 pages its hard to find specifics now

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