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people will be running all sorts of ecus. most people will have pfc's but more and more people are going to nistune. there'd be a few microtech's, etc as well. doesn't really matter whether the car is a series 1 or a series 2.

as for the tune, they will all be different as they really need to be done specifically for each different car to be any good.

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I'm running PFC and couldn't be happier, but it really just comes down to the tuner. Ask a local trusted workshop what they recommend and they will steer you towards what they are best at tuning, and what they have seen the best results with. A tuner with complete knowledge of Link ECU's will not tell you to get a PFC, one who's tuned hundreds of Microtechs will not want to "try their hand" at Nistune. A good tune is a good tune, regardless of which product they use to achieve it.

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i had this problem. Bought a bog stock R33 series 1 which was flat as above 3500rpm. And i mean really flat. (it did have a cat back exhaust but wateva)

Put on turbo back exhaust, FMIC, pod, new plugs n splitfires. Still EXACTLY the same power.

I was getting worried that there might have been injector trouble or something cos it sucked so hard. I think my stock R33 N/A would have been going harder, honestly.

Got an ecu tune by toshi (is on the forums here). Pulls like a f*kn freight train now right thru to redline. and i mean real hard making the most of 12psi with a AFR of 12.

It was all just that shitty standard ecu. From my homework it seems that series 1's suffer alot more from this.

Im also preferable to tuning/chipping the standard ecu as you arent putting in a stand-alone ecu with all the installation and tuning associated.

This way it also looks completely bog standard as the chip goes in the existing ecu box. Cops and/or insurance companies cant tell youve had a tune done.

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