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yeah revhead, regional flights are notoriously scary, especially from gladstone, its $161 cheaper if he flew to rockhampton, and thats 107km further north, sometimes i just dont get it. As for the tuning side of things, im hoping to get a tune done thats adequate and safe to drive it to a shop then mark@godzilla can do the hard yards and get me the numbers!

The reply's and suggestions have been great guys, there greatly appreciated!!

Cheers, Allan

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Just got mine back now drove it home, seems to run a bit smoother then before. but i was having afm issue and also 02 sensor is playing up so gotta replace that other then these issues its seems to be running ok in the engine dept.

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Daz

Vi-PEC or still stock ecu ?

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Vi-PEC or still stock ecu ?

Nah Vipec installed today.

Sorry i mean i was having afm issues before i got the vipec installed and removed them. but the 02 sensor still seems to be another issue i have to address.

P.S. i saw your plates sitting on the snap on tool box today paul! :happy:

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Nah Vipec installed today.

Sorry i mean i was having afm issues before i got the vipec installed and removed them. but the 02 sensor still seems to be another issue i have to address.

P.S. i saw your plates sitting on the snap on tool box today paul! :happy:

they drive nice dont they Darren.

yes my car lives in qld...pity i don't

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they drive nice dont they Darren.

yes my car lives in qld...pity i don't

seemed to drive better on the way home, but that wouldnt be hard to do after running dodgey air flow meters. lol

but i didnt get it tuned for max power or anything pretty much stocko still at 0.8bar , want to conserve turbos etc till i decide to upgrade. but still have to look into the o2 sensor replacement.

But yeah mark was great to deal with very helpful.

Good bloke.

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seemed to drive better on the way home, but that wouldnt be hard to do after running dodgey air flow meters. lol

but i didnt get it tuned for max power or anything pretty much stocko still at 0.8bar , want to conserve turbos etc till i decide to upgrade. but still have to look into the o2 sensor replacement.

But yeah mark was great to deal with very helpful.

Good bloke.

yeah he said he enjoyed working for you...he thought you were a little cautious/sensible...not really the normal customer. Most say turn the boost up...i want a big number etc...you however were patient until you have turbo's upgraded and all the proper support systems in place before turning the boost up. Its a nice safe tune that will look after your hardware till you are ready to take the next step.

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yeah he said he enjoyed working for you...he thought you were a little cautious/sensible...not really the normal customer. Most say turn the boost up...i want a big number etc...you however were patient until you have turbo's upgraded and all the proper support systems in place before turning the boost up. Its a nice safe tune that will look after your hardware till you are ready to take the next step.

Yeah just dont see the use of blowing up engine if i dont have to.

and having a garden ornament.

il wait till i can do it properly.

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Well, it arrived yesterday! Im about to tackle the ecu install into the factory ecu case over a few rums. Looks the goods, has a good spec sheet and a few people seem to say dam good things about them. Any quick tips before i get insanely frustrated and drink myself into oblivion?

Cheers, Allan

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Well, it arrived yesterday! Im about to tackle the ecu install into the factory ecu case over a few rums. Looks the goods, has a good spec sheet and a few people seem to say dam good things about them. Any quick tips before i get insanely frustrated and drink myself into oblivion?

Cheers, Allan

a really hot soldering iron on the factory screws to remove them...dont forget to drill the hole for the vacuum line.

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Vi-Pec is in! not so hard. i just double triple double checked everything tho! Now, im at a dilemma, do i sell off stock parts and fund a new set of -5's or do i bite the bullet, go over budget and just buy em or get a set of high flows and hope i can get my goal?? also, can anyone recomend a good...nevermind, ill make a new post. :(

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i pulled a power fc out of my rig to make way for the new vi-pec..... much better ecu and i got more power an torque with better driving on the street.

highly recomend.

mercury motorsport installed and tuned my in case ur curious.

so many on here would fail to accept this is actually possible...yes it was hard for them to fathom that something designed, engineered and built this century could actually be better than a similar product from last century.

Engine control is phenomenal...the Vi-PEC made my power fc look like a bucket...but i must admit i used to be an 'FC Fanboi' too.

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Heh I'm at the point of doing a fuel system for my T88 powered FD and the power FC is just not up for it.... high impedance injectors only unless you want to run dodgy resistor packs, I'm trying to run the new Siemens 2430cc as secondarys and if I stick with the power FC I'll end up having to use something like an FJO / AEM injector driver

Seriously considering an M800 as that's what my builder uses in his car, but I may explore the VIPEC V88.

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hehe

marks just retuned my vipec with my new turbo (hks 2540) and new rb25det (cracked ring in old one) as well as added more goodies in (nismo 740cc's, tomei FPR)

mark is a top guy who gives you the right advice!

hey dirtgarage... is that your greeen/purple (duno what color it is) gtr that is always there.. number plates RH9? if so.. i f**king absolutely adore that car.. that thing is nuts

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