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Benzino33

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Hi, just wanted to ask, coz Im not sure if I should go ahead with this yet, but yeah if I buy a remapped ecu that has been tuned for a front mount intercooler, when I dont have a front mount, is that bad? would I need to get a front mount for it to work properly? I found a tuned r33 ecu for a good price and just wanna know that it will work right with a more stock set-up.

The only mods I have are pod filter, and thats about it. The ecu I wanna buy has been tuned for a fmic and can run 15psi of boost. I'm currently running 10 psi.

Any input would be greatly appreciated. lol this is where my Krudd bonus is headed

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<br />Just be careful, is its a Jap tuned ECU then it will be tuned for 100ron fuel, not 98ron like we have here.<br />
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Oh really? well Im not sure coz the guy is from here and ran it in his car, said it was alright with the fuel. the ecus been tuned by top secret. but yah i just wanna know if running a standard intercooler will be alright with that ecu?

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It'll be fine without the FMIC. All the IC does is cool the inlet charge and as long as you're not pushing big numbers all will be well. Relax and buy the ECU if it's a good price. I would.

Don't run the stock turbo above 14psi though, 12psi will be safe. I have a mate who's been pushing his to 16psi and she's still singing......

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<br />It'll be fine without the FMIC. All the IC does is cool the inlet charge and as long as you're not pushing big numbers all will be well. Relax and buy the ECU if it's a good price. I would.<br />Don't run the stock turbo above 14psi though, 12psi will be safe. I have a mate who's been pushing his to 16psi and she's still singing......<br />
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ok cool, but yeah forgot to mention, the turbo's been high flowed, but i personally wouldnt push it over 12psi anyways. the ecu's been done by top secret so im pretty interested to see what it can do. so ,cool as long as it will be alright then im sold. thanks man

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<br />It'll be fine without the FMIC. All the IC does is cool the inlet charge and as long as you're not pushing big numbers all will be well. Relax and buy the ECU if it's a good price. I would.<br />Don't run the stock turbo above 14psi though, 12psi will be safe. I have a mate who's been pushing his to 16psi and she's still singing......<br />
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ok cool, but yeah forgot to mention, the turbo's been high flowed, but i personally wouldnt push it over 12psi anyways. the ecu's been done by top secret so im pretty interested to see what it can do. so ,cool as long as it will be alright then im sold. thanks man

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<br />these premapped ecu's are a bad idea IMHO... they are probably tuned on 100ron and are for car specific mods<br />
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yeah a few people have told me that. Dunno if i should just do a full remap of mine or go for a power fc, coz they cost a bit of money. And the guy i wanna buy from said it was tuned here, so it wouldnt be 100octane fuel. I was jus worried about gettin it coz i dnt hav a front mount IC and was worried if it would run wierd without one.

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Weren't all those ECU's mapped on the premise of not only having car specific mods, but say an actual part number? And then you sent them back to Mine's, Impul etc to get them adjusted accordingly for more mods?

Having said that, a mate runs an Impul ECU on a bog stock RB20 with FMIC and 3.5" exhaust, and it goes so well for a stock RB20 we almost thought it had to have cams in it! Also dosen't detonate on 98 RON fuel.

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I ran a Jap tuned Mines ECU on mine for a while at I had no detonation problems.

Even if there was a slight detonation, octane boost would sort that out in a jiffy.

A Top Secret ECU is worth getting, they are after all one of the best in the business.

Even if you get scared and don't want it Benzino33, point me in the right direction. I would snap it up without hesitation.

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<br />I ran a Jap tuned Mines ECU on mine for a while at I had no detonation problems.<br />Even if there was a slight detonation, octane boost would sort that out in a jiffy.<br />A Top Secret ECU is worth getting, they are after all one of the best in the business.<br />Even if you get scared and don't want it Benzino33, point me in the right direction. I would snap it up without hesitation.<br />
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Ok cool, I jus wanted to make sure it wasnt gonna blow my motor, and thats alright lol Im payin for it tonight and should b here next week at the latest. thanks for the input guys

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