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This is a guide to help people make an edcuated desision on how much a PFC costs to tune and where they can get it done.

I ask for each entry to include the following info.

1. COST

2. Mods you have done (mechanical mods not stereo mods)

3. Where u did it

4. How long it took

5. Comments (was happy was not happy and why)

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ohohoh me first

1. $550

2. High flow turbo, 3" turbo back w/ hi flow cat, HKS timing gear, 040 fuel pump, 6 x S15 injectors, Z32 Afm, Blitz id-III, fuel pressure reg, HKS SSQV.

3. APC

4. About 4 hours

5. Very happy with the tune, had to take back once after timing gear was done to re-adjust but this was only $100 cause it was only a half and hour to re-do. NOTE: This was first done 2 years ago. So price is old and now could be more or less... I dont have timeto shop around too much so i ask others where and how much.

Reason i ask is that i fryed by pfc due to a bad jump start so i am back in the market for a new one so ive ordered the d version so i can go to a MAP sensor and ditch the afm. So i need to get it done from stractch again. APC is far from home now and id like someone closer if possible.

Please post results and price from all areas of AUST as this is now a tech thread for others to be able to go to the right place first time.

Cheers Col

1. $550

2. FMIC, 3" exhaust (turbo back), PFC, cam gears, fuel pump and reg, HD clutch, AVC-R

3. tuned by Paul from Hunter Thomas Automotive, tuned in sydney at ProCar Racing

4. dunno he took the car to sydney for a day

5. very happy made 220 rwkw on stock turbo, cars runs so nice now, idles smoothly, accelerates properly, and uses less petrol A+++++++++++++++ rating for sure

Charged: $100

Mods: FMIC, 3" Turbo Back Exhaust, PFC, RB30DET.

Tuned By: Shaun @ Boostworx in Adelaide, SA

Time Taken: 1hr (I Hung Around)

Comments: Very happy, The 3ltr only 'just' ran on the stock RB20DET 2ltr PFC base map. Very good tune for bugger all bills.

The tune was 90% wot tuning with a few little light load adjustments.

It made 176rwkw with the stock RB20DET turbo running 9psi @ 4400rpm-4950rpm, power drops off rapidly after this rpm.

I've reached the limit of the stock rb20 turbo and injectors as they are hitting 100%.

I will be installing injectors and a larger turbo soon, I've been told the tune will cost $200-$300 as he will have to completely go over the light load map. This is what takes time, not the WOT.

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Any more takers... Common people have pfc's left right and centre. I have had many PM's... please post here not pm me...

I need to be tuned next monday and im shocked by the price these days. All shops i have called are going towards the $800 mark...

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1. $540 (4hrs Dyno time - SAU Discount)

2. Exhaust, Cam gears, running 1 bar boost

3. Mercury Motorsport (They have fc-datalogit for all power FC's)

4. Dropped off Wednesday night, ready lunch time Friday

5. Very happy, cold start needs a bit more work, power went from 221 awkW to 245awkw)

6. Car: R32GTR

Power FC tune is $450 minus 10% to SAUWA members

We normally have the car for 1 day.

HP varies but never seen one leave yet that made less hp.

We actually do a special on R33 GTS-T's and Silvia SR20DET's of supplying, tuning and fitting a Power FCwith handcontroller for $1600. We use Datalogit to tune them as well and that includes a full Dyno Dynamics Shootout accredited power run.

Don't think there are too many shops who can beat that :)

Trouble is for the majority is we are based in WA :P

cheers

Ken

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1. $500

2. catback exhaust, fmic, bosch 040, pfc, pod

3. hitman (penrith)

4. about 3 hours

5. excellleeent! top guy as well highly recommend.. even fixed my boost gauge & z32 wiring! first run 127rwkw :D after tunning 182rwkw :P there was something very wrong with my car haha..

6. r33 gts-t s2

1. $500

2. catback exhaust, fmic, bosch 040, pfc, pod

3. hitman (penrith)

4. about 3 hours

5. excellleeent! top guy as well highly recommend.. even fixed my boost gauge & z32 wiring! first run 127rwkw :) after tunning 182rwkw :)  there was something very wrong with my car haha..

6. r33 gts-t s2

Particulalrly interested in this one, cause when i FINALLY get around to getting mine done, i think I'm going with The Hitman

Was the $500 for road tune or dyno tune...or bits of both?

Thanks..Birnie

dont just get a full outright power tune cos youll get shit ass economy. the majority of your driving is done in the first 10x10 cells. these should be tuned on partial throttle, medium throttle and low throttle to get your fuel economy. its easy to do full throttle tune and get a max top rwkw sure but your fuel economy will suck

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