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Hey all,

My tuner has recommended the Vipec Plug in Ecu model number VPNG.

I dont know much about these ecu's. What are peoples thoughts on these?

Will be running around 350 - 400kws on e85. rb25 r33.

these use the standard ecu casing?

Do they have any external read out capability? ie like the power fc?

I havent been able to get a price on these yet, but what are they roughly worth?

thanks

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Vipec are good, I have a Link which is near enough as makes no difference to the same thing. Better than the Power FC I had before

You can buy displays for them, but they are much larger then the PFC hand controller.

Price wise, best to shop around. To get the ECU plus any sensors etc and the expansion harness (which I recommend getting) you'll probably be between $1500-$2000. I'm not completely up to date with the Vipec, but I know they have added something to there new units which might include a bigger internal MAP sensor. Not 100% but, best to ask your local/nearest Vipec dealer anyway to give you a price on everything you will need

Yes it does use the standard ECU casing

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Yeah and the plus woth a vipec/link is that you can use an input for a temperature or pressure input to bring up a warning or make the ECU behave in a certain way.

I have my bare essiantial gauges and I dont even think about the stuff I used to have up on the power fc, and as others have said you wont have much time to look on the track and would be better off the information being sent to the ECU because it will react alot quicker anyway

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Ah ok damn.

Just being in a track car a few things in real time would be handy

Either of the Link displays should work with vipec - if your agent doesn't sell them get them direct from Link

http://www.linkecu.com/

or your nearest link dealer

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Seriously get a haltech, had a vipec plug in in my gtr had problems with it and there was no one around to help! ie tech support.

Who sold it to you? You can get support from Link factory by phone or email.

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Who sold it to you? You can get support from Link factory by phone or email.

Yeah I don't understand, I know Link have great support and their own Forum. Not sure about Vipec but nearly everything on the Link can be applied to the Vipec. They are basically the same ECU

I have never been happier then I am now with the Link, its been great so far

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Thanks guys.

Na my tuner doesn't sell anything really. Which I like as he doesn't push you into things because he sells it. Rather what he thinks is best for your application.

The link stuff looks great. Ill have a decent look at it today at work.

I liked the power fc for at the end of runs, drags etc you could see there and then the top speed, rpm, knock etc

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The difference lies mainly in the tuning software. I think the ECU's themselves are pretty much the same. The Vipec has a thing called mixture map which my tuner says is the best thing about the vipec compared to the link. This is only a tuning thing but, no effect on the way it behaves when driving

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Ah fair enough! Seeing as the tuner suggested Vipec im guessing hes most comfortable using it so wont go away from that then

Do the VIPEC plug n play ones im looking at, for later on, allow like a stack dash to be used etc?

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