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whats differrent from LINK G4 storm? serious question, as i get asked all the time.

oh and i see Vi-Pec uses a dynapack for development too :)

http://www.dynapack.com/index.php?option=c...1&Itemid=67

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I have to be honest, even if we take as gospel that the ecu is great and miles ahead of others in it's price bracket they need to do a bit more work on the marketing side. for starters the name needs works? Vi-PEC? bit awkward. doesn't sound cool like POWER FC. or F-con PRO, or MOTEC. anything with the words, pro or power etc go down well... lol. and the ecu itself and the packaging looks a bit old. like it was made in the 80s or early 90s. I mean even a power FC looks cooler with its plain, shiny silver case, motec and fcons with nice gold box. this looks a bit weird with the blue and silver and chrome lettering. even the font looks old. it just doesn't look nice.

btw, just trying to add some constructive criticism. and the good news is that cosmetic stuff is easy to change/update/fix. because even if the product is awesome, a lot of people who modify cars still want the cool factor, and when spending $2500 on something they want it to look nice too, even if the looks have absolutely zero to do with the performance.

I have to be honest, even if we take as gospel that the ecu is great and miles ahead of others in it's price bracket they need to do a bit more work on the marketing side. for starters the name needs works? Vi-PEC? bit awkward. doesn't sound cool like POWER FC. or F-con PRO, or MOTEC. anything with the words, pro or power etc go down well... lol. and the ecu itself and the packaging looks a bit old. like it was made in the 80s or early 90s. I mean even a power FC looks cooler with its plain, shiny silver case, motec and fcons with nice gold box. this looks a bit weird with the blue and silver and chrome lettering. even the font looks old. it just doesn't look nice.

btw, just trying to add some constructive criticism. and the good news is that cosmetic stuff is easy to change/update/fix. because even if the product is awesome, a lot of people who modify cars still want the cool factor, and when spending $2500 on something they want it to look nice too, even if the looks have absolutely zero to do with the performance.

If you have a 14 year old daughter like i do...you will know that 80's-early 90's is in...in a big way.

Vi-PEC...no more awkward than MoTeC.

I don't give a toss what it looks like...its hides behind the kick panel anyway...performance and features are more what i look for in a product. A catchy name and a shiny box with Japlish stickers included are low on my list...the boy racers who are influenced by these things are probably not the target market anyway...serious racers and modifiers are more the market they are cornering....i.e. the high end market just like MoTeC with the M800

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yeah don't get me wrong, of course smart people will buy the best product regardless of what it looks like since the only time you look at the ECU is when you buy it. after that it's hidden. but there are plenty of people who will place stock in what looks better and judge off that. I'm not saying they are in any way smart, but their money spends the same as the next blokes...

yeah don't get me wrong, of course smart people will buy the best product regardless of what it looks like since the only time you look at the ECU is when you buy it. after that it's hidden. but there are plenty of people who will place stock in what looks better and judge off that. I'm not saying they are in any way smart, but their money spends the same as the next blokes...

i do agree though...now ive had a good look at it ...if it was my product...id be calling the final design team into my office to hand them their notices...

but its something i didn't and don't really consider when selecting it or any other products.

the silver box is good id keep that but i doubt you could use any colour than blue with it...maybe Ford "shockwave" blue would have been a bit more striking (same as my rocker covers) and the matt packaging would look better in a high gloss.

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What is your opinion on the new Link G4 Storm. It looks like a great ECU at a good price yet no one seems to have really run one yet.

Ive got a G3 getting tuned in my car at present. Will be interesting to see it runs in comparison to my old PFC.

I reckon you're all full of shit. More money is spent on rolling turd products in glitter to appeal to the ricers of this world than developing quality products. Leave the packaging for the $10 bleed valves and $400 Jap-Remaps and the serious money for ECU development.

I reckon you're all full of shit. More money is spent on rolling turd products in glitter to appeal to the ricers of this world than developing quality products. Leave the packaging for the $10 bleed valves and $400 Jap-Remaps and the serious money for ECU development.

Agree 100%!

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Dirt: Have you looked at the Adaptronic?

The guy who runs that company, didn't just "get someone to make a board to specification" he did it all himself.

Now he has 2 (might be 3 now) guys working for him as well, building another bigger better board.

At a cheaper price then the ViPEC, it runs dual maps (Changeable at flick of a switch) Launch Control, Traction Control, Flat shift, all those nice nifty little features you're looking for, at an even lower price then the ViPEC.

The only issue you'd have on the GTR, is it isn't plug in, it's wire in, but for R33 GTS-t, it is a plug in affair.

Things like auto tune, the ability to register knock AND take action on it, it can give an indication when tuning as to if more timing will increase torque or not.

Cold start tuning, boost control.

Wondering why you never bothered to try it?

Does the guy who runs ViPEC understand the code behind how it runs, or did he pay someone else for that as well?

I, and everyone else who's dealt with Adaptronic, to have the best technical support around, with the guys know the board, the sensor setup, and how the code works to sort out issues.

Just wondering if you'd tried them before or not?

I reckon you're all full of shit. More money is spent on rolling turd products in glitter to appeal to the ricers of this world than developing quality products. Leave the packaging for the $10 bleed valves and $400 Jap-Remaps and the serious money for ECU development.

i also make turd products but not into rolling it in glitter. you can however have some of my left over 'base stock' which is production ready? :)

i'm a ricer. i like shiny things and rainbows and vtec and fwd. so help me god, I do.

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