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Reputable Tuners On Sau To Chip Standard Ecu?

reeceo21

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reeceo21

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Hey guys i have been looking on ebay recently on stage 1 ecu chips. They seem very cheap and good bang for your buck. But i before i shell out some money on a tune that could possibly harm my motor. So i was wondering if there was any trusted tuners on SAU who make the eprom chips. I have the following mods.

-FMIC

-3" stainless from the cat and i believe the dump is aftermarket

-RB25 turbo with steel internals. Running stock boost but would like 14 psi through it with the chip and a manual boost controller

-Pod filter with a homejob CAI

-650HP fuel pump

And i reckon that is all that the tuner would need to know i reckon rest is stock pretty much. Silvertop RB20

Can anyone point me in the right direction. I want to spend very little but want to be safeish with my tune. At the moment it runs rich as and the mechanic reckons that its the ECU.

From looking this name has popped up CEF11E and apparently his alright. Anyone have his number?

Cheers Reece

Guilt-Toy Grand Master

Guilt-Toy

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I can do you some remote mail tunes... il help you out with the hardware you need to buy so you can re-burn the chip everytime i modify the bin file.

just need to go to a dyno and mail me the logs, il send you the revisions within 5 minutes to re-try.

2 hours of dyno time should do the trick

pm me if you are interested.

Bsa Mentor

Bsa

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I Put one of those chips in years ago when I didn't no anything about turbo cars. They suck did a dyno run stock chip and with that chip installed made a extra 10 kw but the tune was all over the place I ended up taking it out because I was told it could pop the motor not worth the 50 put that 50 to a proper tune unless you like blown motors.

sinistaGTR Grand Master

sinistaGTR

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No please...stick that ebay 'chip' in your car.... then a month after you do, come back on here and ask whats required to rebuild a motor.

Go to a tuner and speak to them, if not, then i hope you have a spare 10k to rebuild your motor.

Guilt-Toy Grand Master

Guilt-Toy

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far out man, talking about scaring the crap out of him.

its not all that bad. he can start chipping it with a stock eprom and get a few revisions to get the car running good.

poor dude, probly took a hammer to the chip by now lol

SargeRX8 Grand Master

SargeRX8

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There are people who will make you a chip by mail order but to do it properly you should give them the car to tune. Tune is not the place to cut costs.

I outlayed big money for my tune. Close to 1k. Waste of money. Pre tune, I specifically asked the tuner to install my new injectors and check my fuel system for flow, pressure etc. Car was tuned with poor flow and they just compensated for that by adjusting my FPR to raise the pressure.

Money doesn't mean shit, you need an experienced tuner who isn't going to take your money and tune with their eyes closed. Obvious signs and symptoms should give any tuner reason to stop before they proceed and take your money.

In all honesty, learn the basics, data log and tune your self. Run it as safe as you like and when you are happy with the feel be done with it. Pull timing, adjust your AFR's then give it some timing across the loads. I think its harder to tune cruising and low down then it is to tune for power.

DVS JEZ Grand Master

DVS JEZ

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I outlayed big money for my tune. Close to 1k. Waste of money. Pre tune, I specifically asked the tuner to install my new injectors and check my fuel system for flow, pressure etc. Car was tuned with poor flow and they just compensated for that by adjusting my FPR to raise the pressure.

Money doesn't mean shit, you need an experienced tuner who isn't going to take your money and tune with their eyes closed. Obvious signs and symptoms should give any tuner reason to stop before they proceed and take your money.

In all honesty, learn the basics, data log and tune your self. Run it as safe as you like and when you are happy with the feel be done with it. Pull timing, adjust your AFR's then give it some timing across the loads. I think its harder to tune cruising and low down then it is to tune for power.

But he is talking about an ebay 'tuned' chip'.

I agree with sarge, get a datalogit and wideband and knock sensing kit and tune ur car yourself ONLY if u understand mechanically how things work inside an engine, this setup will cost more than $1,000 by the time u buy it all, then there's the danger of roadtuning, or the added cost of hiring a dyno.

BSA seems to be the only one here who has actually tried one so he would be best to listen too, he installed it then removed it once he saw the tune

Super Drager Mentor

Super Drager

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Not in a skyline, but my NA 300ZX had an "ebay chip" when i bought it. AFR's dipped into the low 11's on the dyno under WOT and the timing was advanced heaps, gained a few rwkw going back to a stock ECU.

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Bsa Mentor

Bsa

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If you want to try it then go ahead just make sure you dyno it straight away dont drive it to be safe. The chip I got was tuned to a stock setup with basic mods. I couldn't run anymore then 11 psi on a stock rb20 turbo or I risked detanation and that was on a 18 degree day. I wouldn't do it again but he may have changed the tune and could be alright. People pay good money for decent tunes for a reason.

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