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remap your ECU... should cost about $50 plus the amount of dyno time necessary. A good tuner will be able to do it (make sure they're not just reflashing your EEPROM with someone else's maps because they have similar mods).

The R32 ECU can be tuned like a mofo, unlike the R33 and R34 ones. Make good use of it, its cheap and reliable, and you don't have to buy expensive parts.

says the person who's never remapped an ECU... or owned or tuned an R32 :rolleyes: Its quite diferent to an R33 in the way it can be tuned.

The ECU has a table that tells it injector opening times based on the info its gettin fromt he AFM and engine temperature readings. On a stock ECU the map is made to run the engine rich, tweak the settings in the map, allowing for bias in AFM readings with newer mods and you'll be fine.

The AFM that comes on an R32 is pretty accurate up to about 15PSI. As opposed to a map sensor which depends on the pressure being generated and its internal calculations, an AFM will give you accurate readings regardless of what intake mods you run or what turbo you run.

Therefore using the standard readings from a standard AFM you can remap the standard ECU to control the injectors better and to run the fuel a little leaner or richer wherever needed. All you need is an EEPROM programmer and a screwdrive n some solder. If you wanna borrow mine then you're welcome to ;)

Just get a used microtech fuel only computer.

you wont be able to change A/F ratio's on the standard ecu's.

there crap

Who told you that you can't change A/F ratios?

The R32 ecu is fully tunable, and can even handle big injectors like i'm using (600cc).

Microtech suck, with no closed loop cruising, fuel economy goes out the window.

elbs32, get in touch with Sam at XTC in coburg and get the standard ecu tuned - simple and easy :rolleyes:

just make sure that he makes up a custom map for your ECU based on some dyno runs and how your engine responds to the new maps and the mods. There's a lot of tuners out there that just dump someone else's maps onto your ECU because you have a similar setup, and call it a tune n charge you for it.

Hi Guy's

I have a remapped ecu and its great, it gave me about 12kw's extra at the wheels.

Will they still do the job when changing turbo's, injectors, cams etc...?

thanks

Mark

Hi Mark,

R32 ecu can be tuned to handle big turbos and big injectors.

I have 600cc injectors a turbo capable of over 200rwkw and a Z32 airflow meter and its running like stock.

:spank:

why not just get a Power FC?

Saves alot of hassles. I admit its abit more expensive, but once you have made the purchase, you can basically do unlimited mods without having to re-chipp every time and hope for the best.

My .2c

Power FC's are not the easiest to come by for the R32...

Power FC's are not the easiest to come by for the R32...

Thats a myth. Of course they are:

http://www.nengun.com/product_info.php?pro...e0ee4523c921156

or

(scroll down to Apexi Power FC)

http://www.greenline.jp/catalogue/bcpartli...=R32B&intake=FI

ELEVENTY BILLION TIMES BETTER THAN A microsux, a wolf, any piggyback or chip.

remap + dyno time should cost no more than $150... because its that simple, any monkey that can tune a power fc should be able to tell you what changes to a map you need to do.

the chip costs $2.50 from jaycar electronics, the cable and eeprom programmer, $45 from jaycar.

purchase of a Apex Engineering PFC.. $1000+ then you have to spend the same amount on dyno tie and tuning the PFC, or maybe more since only "specialists" can tune power fc's.

The reason there's no demand for a PFC for the CA18 and the RB20 is that both their ECU's are remappable... hence why there's SHITLOADS of custom garage tuned ecu's on the japanese market, and not so many aftermarket ecus.

Spend your money wisely and don't just go buying an aftermarket ecu because its the cool thing to do or what someone reccomends to you. Try a remapped ECU, it only costs $150ish to get done.

If you really must go for aftermarket computers, my reccomendation would be an Apexi AFC and ITC piggyback, they're cheap, no one wants em any more (so there's no demand for em like PFCs) and they do an awesome job on RB20's.

oh dear son of rajab this is the funniest shit.. how do GOOD microtech's suck?

a digi fuel old school version will be lots better.

600cc injectors ?? wow.. so bid .. - thats a joke 600cc is for small ballers.

well anyway, why use a stock ecu ? when we have the advantages here in australia with a wide variety of ECU's and not have to use a jibby F-CON V pro on the standard computer.

everyone knows microtech's are good if you buy the right one.

but if your a cheap bugger just use your standard ecu as funkymonkey said above.

remap + dyno time should cost no more than $150... because its that simple, any monkey that can tune a power fc should be able to tell you what changes to a map you need to do.

the chip costs $2.50 from jaycar electronics, the cable and eeprom programmer, $45 from jaycar.

purchase of a Apex Engineering PFC.. $1000+ then you have to spend the same amount on dyno tie and tuning the PFC, or maybe more since only "specialists" can tune power fc's.

The reason there's no demand for a PFC for the CA18 and the RB20 is that both their ECU's are remappable... hence why there's SHITLOADS of custom garage tuned ecu's on the japanese market, and not so many aftermarket ecus.

Spend your money wisely and don't just go buying an aftermarket ecu because its the cool thing to do or what someone reccomends to you. Try a remapped ECU, it only costs $150ish to get done.

If you really must go for aftermarket computers, my reccomendation would be an Apexi AFC and ITC piggyback, they're cheap, no one wants em any more (so there's no demand for em like PFCs) and they do an awesome job on RB20's.

Chipping the R32 ecu is fine, but i wouldnt do that if your hunting for big power...

Chipping the R32 ecu is fine, but i wouldnt do that if your hunting for big power...

well if you take 20 seconds to read elbs32's post...

since I want to reach 200kwatts or more at the wheels

your help would be great.

it would seem blantantly obvious that he is NOT hunting for big power.

So a ECU Chip would work quite well indeed.

following the topic of this thread

Also... to something else that made me laugh quite severly

everyone knows microtech's are good if you buy the right one.

Show me which model of Microtech that is a direct replacement, for $1200 or less

Eg. a PowerFC

And the includes all the sensors that the microtech needs as its not a direct replacement and will need a new loom.

REDFC, i seriously suggest you at least get half an idea of what your talking about before shooting your mouth off.

I know your past alias' on this forum... so technically you should be banned instantly

oh dear son of rajab this is the funniest shit.. how do GOOD microtech's suck?

a digi fuel old school version will be lots better..

Wrong...Tell me a good Microtech. have you ever owned one, tried to get it tuned. Lived with it all year, hot cold etc etc. They were sh1t, but getting better. Still dont have closed loop etc etc. Foot to the floor drag racing they do a great job. But thats about as much credit as ill give one.

600cc injectors ?? wow.. so bid .. - thats a joke 600cc is for small ballers..

Wrong...when you have 6 of the things running your 6 cylinder then they are big, you have two rotors, not 6 cylinders. Wow...two rotors,

everyone knows microtech's are good if you buy the right one.

LOL...show me the good one. Seriously which one should i buy that will mean my car will idle like std, wont stall when i turn on the aircon or turn the steering wheel, give good fuel economy, give nice throttle response...I spent way too much money trying to get my Microtech to do these things, and then it didnt do it near as well as the std ecu:( Foot to th efloor it was great, bu tliving with it all year it was such a compromise that i wont repeat it.

but if your a cheap bugger just use your standard ecu as funkymonkey said above.

If your a cheap bugger you will use a Microtech, that is there market and they do a great job for the money, but they arent that great, they have their pros and cons, and at 200rwkws there is more cons the pros.

Std ECU is a very good thing, and depending on what Microtech or other ECU you want to compare it with probably has more processing power.

oh dear son of rajab this is the funniest shit.. how do GOOD microtech's suck?

a digi fuel old school version will be lots better..

Wrong...Tell me a good Microtech. have you ever owned one, tried to get it tuned. Lived with it all year, hot cold etc etc. They were sh1t, but getting better. Still dont have closed loop etc etc. Foot to the floor drag racing they do a great job. But thats about as much credit as ill give one.

600cc injectors ?? wow.. so bid .. - thats a joke 600cc is for small ballers..

Wrong...when you have 6 of the things running your 6 cylinder then they are big, you have two rotors, not 6 cylinders. Wow...two rotors, :rollseyes:

everyone knows microtech's are good if you buy the right one.

LOL...show me the good one. Seriously which one should i buy that will mean my car will idle like std, wont stall when i turn on the aircon or turn the steering wheel, give good fuel economy, give nice throttle response...I spent way too much money trying to get my Microtech to do these things, and then it didnt do it near as well as the std ecu:( Foot to the floor it was great, but living with it all year it was such a compromise that i wont repeat it.

but if your a cheap bugger just use your standard ecu as funkymonkey said above.

If your a cheap bugger you will use a Microtech, that is there market and they do a great job for the money, but they aarent that great, they have their pros and cons, and at 200rwkws there is more cons the pros.

Std ECU is a very good thing, and depending on what Microtech or other ECU you want to compare it with probably has more processing power.

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