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Howdy, About 2 months ago i bought my first skyline from some guy who did alot of backyard modifications to it. I bit off way more then i can chew but i have been trying to get into cars/find myself a new hobby.

Basically after i bought it i was transferring interstate to VIC and getting a rwc was a nightmare. Turbo to big, cammed, disgustingly loud , to many mods etc etc. Finally 2.8k later I got it Plugged up to quieten it down, had all its lights and such fixed,blinkers etc etc fixed.

Now its in a RnR mode, Cant idle correctly, and basically needs a ECU and a tune because as far as i can see, it has an old LINK chip and a tuning cable (which plugs into a a hand controller with a serial connection,which didnt come with the car). So now im in country victory, with no tuners nearby, with a car that can barely run, and hopefully in next few months, ill save a bit more for a haltech ecu + a tune.

Ive been just doing little projects on it now since ive finally got the car in my name from the road worthy. Such as swapping steering wheels, fixing the seats, trying to find cutouts and matts because boot didn't really come with a liner. If anyone has any info on nearby tuners such as ballarat or geelong (im located in warrnambool), rather then going all the way to melbourne that would be great =D.

(no access to trailers etc) Any cheaper alternatives for an ecu im happy to hear. Hopefully over next few months ill get her running sweet and be good for cruises.

Been hovering these forums for months just trying to learn anything i can since ive basically spent my whole life on computers. And i hope this forum and car can help me gain some new experiences, friends , and knowledge. 

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Theoretically you should be able to plug the Link into a laptop with the appropriate software (although you may have trouble with modern laptops not having the right connection).

Another possibility is to refit the OEM ECU with a Nistune chip installed. If you know the turbo specs, injector size etc someone could probably pre-install a good enough tune to keep you going until you can get to a tuner.

PS car in pics looks very clean and straight!

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Would need the hand controller for that link tuning plug. Because the hand controller has the serial port on it. G1 link or something going by what I found but they haven't been made in years. Also I thought nistunes are not done on rb25det ECUs and would need to source a RB20 one. Here's some more pics since in im currently in the shed poking around In it . Also paints really bad up close haha. Pic for reference . It use to be green

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