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JULZA

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raist60 Community Regular

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If they do exist for skylines (which i dont think they do) they arent worth buying anyway. No-one can make a generic "Powerchip" to provide a good gain on many cars with many different combinations of mods. Save your cash and get an SAFC or even better yet a PowerFC.

Also if this is your first mod(s), go for exhaust / pod / cooler upgrades first

Do it right dude, and dont believe chip marketting b/s.

Revhead Grand Master

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The R33 ECU is not 'chippable' as such. The easiest way is to get a PowerFC, but if you're after a cheaper alternative, you can retrofit an R32 ECU (which is rechippable) and have that retuned. That's my understanding anyway, I just bought a PowerFC because one came up at the right price, and I'd just bolted up a new turbo.

And yes, stay away from off-the-shelf hot up chips.

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If you can't afford a powerfc and don't wish to heavily modify your R33 then look at some of the interceptor style computers, such as safc, unichip or greddy e-manage.

I have a unichip and it runs great! removes the fuel cut and the speed limiter and offers decent flexibility in tuning.

JULZA Apprentice

JULZA

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Hey thanks,

Got a mate with a rex who keeps bragging how good his car goes now that his had a chip installed.

I dont want to go down the new cooler, new turbo or EMS road simply to save costs.

I've got a R34 turbo on it with a 3" exhuast, BOV, and running about 7-10 psi boost.

any suggestions for the next mod without spending too much cash?

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If you up the boost, say more than 10-12psi - you'd wanna go new computer, well either full stand alone, or piggy back.

I'd say your next mod really should be the intercooler..even if u dont wanna run new comp.

Even if u got nice exhaust etc...I wouldn't up the boost with the stock ic.

Kaido_RR Grand Master

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the r33 ecu is not chipable but that doesnt mean u cant get a chip that is and put it in the car. At the moment a workshop in perth is doing this and has great results so far total cost with z32 afm ($1400-1600) that is install and tune. not bad if u ask me

Revhead Grand Master

Revhead

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You'd be amazed at the difference a FMIC makes. Even with the less-than-perfect pipework I have on mine, the difference in the midrange is surprising, and the top end has much more punch and doesn't get that wheezy feeling any more. To be honest I couldn't believe the difference.

I've heard figures as high as 35rwkw can be gained by upgrading nothing but the cooler on a Skyline that already has the usual mods (exhaust, pod, bleed valve). The stocker is that much of a restriction.

It makes me laugh when someone who's spent heaps on mods gets ****y about beating someone else who's spent next to nothing. Taken on any decent bikes lately?

race_snooze Grand Master

race_snooze

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Hey my standard ecu is the same as tridentt was remapped in japan handles 15psi all day every day no leaning out beleave it or not. Very hard to come buy also cant tell from the outside

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