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hahaha.. lol.. I guess your looking for a bit more then a laugh arnt you...

obviously plug and play meaning you dont have to go through the hassle of getting the tuner to chop up your loom to wire in the E-manage or Haltech thus creating a large bill at the end of the day

Thread needs more nuts and bolts.

P.S I love andy

sexy

hahaha.. lol.. I guess your looking for a bit more then a laugh arnt you...

obviously plug and play meaning you dont have to go through the hassle of getting the tuner to chop up your loom to wire in the E-manage or Haltech thus creating a large bill at the end of the day

there are plug in looms for haltechs now, making a power fc even more redundant

+1

a pfc should never be tuned with just a HC

Also PFCs are f*cking ancient. Do these people run 486s with their 18k dial up modems to connect to the interwebs as well?

you know where ill be when u get peckish

Oh tru? That might help decide.

What elso might help decide is I haven't found an antenna cable to hook up the TV yet :P

there are plug in looms for haltechs now, making a power fc even more redundant

:rofl2:

Also vipec plug ins :domokun: There's simply no good reason to buy a PFC any more

obviously plug and play meaning you dont have to go through the hassle of getting the tuner to chop up your loom to wire in the E-manage or Haltech thus creating a large bill at the end of the day

I'd like to do things on the cheaper side for RIGHT NOW, but I can save for a PFC or whatever.

Obviously it's not simply plug in and boost your nuts off, but it does sound like a better option (so much easier to wire in hahaha). Then drive sedately to wherever/whoever to get a proper tune.

Other option I was leaning towards was a Nistune... even easier... and I can't see me adding too much extra in the future, so its an option.

Really all I want is more torque in the lower RPM range... It's only a streeter so I'm not fussed up high, cause it rarely gets to go at full song... I'd just like to be pushed back in my seat sooner :domokun:

Thanks for the PM too Tas

Even some model of SAFC would be able to give me a boost down low... for a far sight cheaper still. Any comments on SAFC/2 performance? It's only about 5 wires to splice in isn't it?

Even some model of SAFC would be able to give me a boost down low... for a far sight cheaper still. Any comments on SAFC/2 performance? It's only about 5 wires to splice in isn't it?

I dodnt think they control timing? Timing is what will give the greatest gains down low

there are plug in looms for haltechs now, making a power fc even more redundant

agreed, and well priced too

I'd like to do things on the cheaper side for RIGHT NOW, but I can save for a PFC or whatever.

Obviously it's not simply plug in and boost your nuts off, but it does sound like a better option (so much easier to wire in hahaha). Then drive sedately to wherever/whoever to get a proper tune.

Other option I was leaning towards was a Nistune... even easier... and I can't see me adding too much extra in the future, so its an option.

Really all I want is more torque in the lower RPM range... It's only a streeter so I'm not fussed up high, cause it rarely gets to go at full song... I'd just like to be pushed back in my seat sooner :rofl2:

Thanks for the PM too Tas

go nistune or haltech or vipec, oh and im sure andy will rave about adaptatronic (or whatever its called) :domokun:

Also vipec plug ins :domokun: There's simply no good reason to buy a PFC any more

two good reasons and only two

Price point and the amount of people who can tune them, with ease.

Second point is of no use unless you've picked one up cheap.

If you only paid what they're worth (SFA), it's a far better option than a stock ECU, don't you think?

Thread needs more nuts and bolts.

I had to grinder the nuts and bolts holding the lawn mower blades on. Stupid rusty POS

but I can save for a PFC or whatever

Save for anything other than a PFC

my GTR came with a power FC it eats me up inside everyday knowing that my car is run by the atari of the ecu world

LOL. big <3

Sell of it to one of the many nuggets who still think they are the ducks guts, and then buy a real ecu.

Even some model of SAFC would be able to give me a boost down low... for a far sight cheaper still. Any comments on SAFC/2 performance? It's only about 5 wires to splice in isn't it?

I wouldn't bother.. very limited tuning from an SAFC

agreed, and well priced too

go nistune or haltech or vipec, oh and im sure andy will rave about adaptatronic (or whatever its called) :domokun:

adaptronics are only great in 4cyl applications at this stage, but for 4cyl they cant be beat!

LOL. big <3

Sell of it to one of the many nuggets who still think they are the ducks guts, and then buy a real ecu.

thats the plan the power FC and the two z32 AFMs should pay for about half of the ECU i want

two good reasons and only two

Price point and the amount of people who can tune them, with ease.

Second point is of no use unless you've picked on up cheap.

If you only paid what they're worth (SWF), it's a far better option than a stock ECU, don't you think?

Finding a tuner is a minor issue. GOOD tuners can tune more than just PFCs. It's just a matter of finding a GOOD tuner that can tune your ECU of choice.

As for price, meh, they all seem way overpriced to me for what they are. But yeah if you get one for a good price, definitely better than a stock ECU of course.

Most tuners I talk to now dislike the power fc because the tuning software is old and shit too, was good 10 years ago, but a lot has changed since then

Finding a tuner is a minor issue. GOOD tuners can tune more than just PFCs. It's just a matter of finding a GOOD tuner that can tune your ECU of choice.

As for price, meh, they all seem way overpriced to me for what they are. But yeah if you get one for a good price, definitely better than a stock ECU of course.

Of course most are over priced, but say you paid what they're worth ($500 with HC) than paying $1500? for something much, much better.

EG: my basic car, 500 + tuning seems more appealing than 1500 + tuning

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