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A friend of mine is just completing an engine conversion (Celica 4wd Turbo GT4 engine into his Rav4) & in order to avoid the nightmare of rewiring all the electrics he has decided to put in an aftermarket ECU with much simpler wiring looms.

He was telling me about the Wolf 3D & all it's functionality. He reckons it's actually better than a Power FC & all the other Jap ones out there.

I have done a bit of research into them & I'm pretty much convinced that they're a better buy than a more expensive Power FC.

Some of their good points include:

1. Hand unit for programming

2. PC Link ready

3. Security code (Better than an immobiliser)

4. Memory Card (You can save different mappings/settings on different cards & swap them anytime)

Does anyone else have an opinion on this? Or has anyone heard any Good/Bad reports?

I want to know if I'm getting the full story here because it sounds pretty sweet.......

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the wolf is apparently very big in nz.. dont know how many ppl can tune them in aus..

how many load points has it got?? how many shops can tune them?? will u be running coil packs or seperate ignitors?? things to consider..

power fc is one of the easiest to do mods with.. and is pretty much undectable by cops when defectable.. (yes aftermarket ecu's are defectable).. and nearly every major shop can tune them..

however a ecu is only as good as its tuner..

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Originally posted by URMINE

the wolf is apparently very big in nz..  dont know how many ppl can tune them in aus..  

how many load points has it got?? how many shops can tune them?? will u be running coil packs or seperate ignitors?? things to consider..  

power fc is one of the easiest to do mods with.. and is pretty much undectable by cops when defectable.. (yes aftermarket ecu's are defectable).. and nearly every major shop can tune them..  

however a ecu is only as good as its tuner..

I know of a few tuners around Australia & you can also just buy pre-programmed cards (I think they're about $30) for your engine, which you can then fine tune instead of having to start from scratch.

It is apparently one of the only aftermarket ECU's which isn't defectable. (I'm not sure if that was just someone spinning shit or true)

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  • 2 years later...

I'm getting a Wolf 3D v4 installed into my car as we speak as it was what was recommended by my mechanic and there is a tuner nearby who knows both Wolf's and Microtechs well. He recommended the Wolf over the MT but didn't mention the PFC.

As far as I'm concerned, as long as a good tuner is nearby, any computer should be fine. I'll let you know how my car feels next week :(

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You can also get plug in wolf 3d units that don't require wiring .... same as the powerfc so no benefit there.

It's mainly to do with who you want to tune it (are there any tuners local or near you) and how much fiddling you want to do yourself. Personally i don't see the point in paying big dollars to get a decent tune and then fiddling with it myself and throwing it off.

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