Jump to content
SAU Community

Newbie trying to figure out what a piggyback is for r32!!

Kriziaa027

By Kriziaa027,
in Introduce yourself

 Share

Recommended Posts

Kriziaa027 Newbie

Kriziaa027

Posted
Posted

Okay, so I'm sure most of y'all know that the 32 skyline gtst tops out at 110. Well, I'm trying to get my husband this piggyback he keeps talking about. He keeps referring to ECU and piggyback, and I wanted to know if there's a difference and any recommendations you have. Would love some info quick! His birthday is coming up. 

inmaniac Community Regular

inmaniac

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, PranK said:

Where are you located? It should top out at 180, not 110. Unless you mean mph? 

110mph is approx 180kph ;) Sounds like another friend from across the Pacific.

Piggyback is a term given to an ECU add-on, a chip or board, that works on top of the already installed ECU. As already mentioned, Nistune is a great example.

"An ECU" in this instance would generally refer to a stand-alone ECU, one that completely replaced the originally installed ECU.

Neither of these are simple bits that you can just buy as a gift for a birthday, at least in my opinion, as there is lots more to installing an ECU than what it appears on the surface.

  • Like 1
GTofuS-T Grand Master

GTofuS-T

Posted
Posted
21 minutes ago, inmaniac said:

Neither of these are simple bits that you can just buy as a gift for a birthday, at least in my opinion, as there is lots more to installing an ECU than what it appears on the surface.

Plus the issue of local support and tuning knowledge

PranK Grand Master

PranK

Posted
Posted

You can kill speed limiter with much less than a Piggyback. While I don't know what the current offerings are, back in the day there was 'Speed limit defencer' and the Apexi RSM GP. Both were super easy to install and would get rid of the limit.

But, if you want to be able to tune as well, thats another thing.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • PranK
      Chris' Toyota Mark ii JZX110

      By PranK · Posted

      This looks great! Awesome to have the 5 speed with an LSD in this. The Recaro's look like SR2's or SR3's. It's a shame they've been retrimmed as they would have looked sweet in their original colours. I think I'd want my agent to be a little more up front and informative too. I've never imported but I reckon it would make me a little nervous, so the more info the better.
    • soviet_merlin
      Duncan's V37.......race car?

      By soviet_merlin · Posted

      Thanks for doing that Duncan! Makes you a good person in my books. We don't get kangaroos or wombats here. But we have bats and it's similar. AFAIK it's often the mums with a baby attached that get hit because they drop lower when starting from a tree. If you hit an animal, check on it. https://www.ifaw.org/au/resources/wildlife-rescue-app An app to get the closest wildlife rescue contact.
    • Murray_Calavera
      Jacks that fit under GTR lips that can reach the subframe?

      By Murray_Calavera · Posted

      My dream is also to have a proper hoist, but I don't think it will ever happen. My quickjack is probably as close as I'll ever get, it really is very good though. 
    • Duncan
      Duncan's V37.......race car?

      By Duncan · Posted

      Yeah we keep on in the dailies, it is pretty poor how many animals get hit and the driver leaves without checking....have saved a couple of little ones over the years. Bit of a gruesome job though, pouches generally need to be cut open because they are so tight and often the joey doesn't realise mum is gone so they are still locked onto the teat. I checked the modules in front of the DS wheel where an oil cooler should go.... There is the radar unit - that can go for race use) One of the 2 HX water pumps, the silver cylinder. That needs to be kept but might be able to be relocated But the bad news, the big computer mounted vertically in front of the wheel (blocking any potential air exit) is the electric steering computer. That is required until/unless i do a hydraulic steering conversion, and in CAD based modern car design it is not like I can just pop a big unit like that somewhere else (plus the loom would be too short anywhere else too). So, the passenger side is OK to clear out (just use a smaller washer reservoir, potentially elsewhere), but the DS no beuno
    • Duncan
      Chris' Toyota Mark ii JZX110

      By Duncan · Posted

      Well, all the best with the new camry It was interesting to hear about the UK process, it is generally a lot more streamlined here with a shipping agent looking after all the import side (noting the exact final price can still be a surprise.....) and I've used a few different brokers on the japan (or US) side, and never had any trouble with any of them....luck of the draw I guess. You mentioned you didn't get the auction sheet (understandable since you bought it from a dealer, not auction), but I always try and get hold of that because they are pretty thorough. I've imported 2x R grade vehicles over the years and both were fine, repairs in Japan are pretty thorough compared to here in Oz.
×
×
  • Create New...