R33 Auto Aftermarket Ecu Suggestions

[dangerman4]

Any one have any experience with all the latest ecu's to suit the r33 auto? hunting for the magic 300kw B)

[R31Nismoid]

I know this is a silly question...

Have you used the search button?

[dangerman4]

i have read various disscussions on this topic but a lot of them were old.. i was just curious on any up to date info or latest technology,

[Sweetleaf]

As you are after 300rwkw you will have to mod your Auto with shift kit etc,After doing this you can run any ECU that works with a manual GTS.

[R31Nismoid]

considering there was a thread about this last week...

for 300rwkw, you may aswell get used to the idea you'll be shifting manually.

For one the stock box wont take anywhere near that kinda punishment.

A Jatco with around 1k-1.5k spent on it is what you'll be after.

And then its going to be full manual shiftment

[dangerman4]

I have allready had a shift kit installed, and working on a high stall to get rid of some of the turbo lag. At the end of the day i brought the car for my wife to drive to the shops, as she loves the grunt that the skyline puts out , yet she would rather concentrate on the road then flat changing second when some tosser in a commodore gives her a smile at the lights.. hence i got the auto...

Whats this Jatco box your on about? do you know where i can get one from if my box bites it. also any ideas on suitability of different high stalls, and revs?

The turb dosent start cooking til near on 5000, but a 5000 stall would be a little impractical for shopping.. any suggestions... Cheers

[paulr33]

turbo at 5000rpm? what on earth have you got fitted to it?

the stock turbocharger comes on at 2800rpm.

if oyu do the basic stage 1 mods it sohuld be a quick street car whilst retaining the stock ecu still.

cold air intake

boost controller

remapped or apexi safc

3" turbo back exhaust with split dump

front mount intercooler

should get you near 180rwkw and be plently quick enough with a good shift kit and maybe reco'd auto box and bigger transcooler if your worried about reliability. the jatco box is from the vl turbo rb30et and its a very tough box if reco'd and setup properly, have a look on calais turbo for some jatco workshops who can quote / give you some advice. if you wanna stay under 200rwkw then the stock box is probably fine. just service it and get a bigger transcooler.

[R31Nismoid]

stock auto wont take a 300rwkw beating.

you'll need to

a) strengthen the box

B) get a jatco.

search for more info on jacto, or go to the calaisturbo forums, loads of info's on auto boxes

[N I B]

Nissan autos are Jatco but the toughest Jatco to start building with is the VL commodore turbo box and it needs no input from the ECU.

[lukits01]

Has anyone actually used bikirom?

heard few people talking about it but never heard anyone actually using it.

[MacGuyver]

There was a car in last months issue of HPI if I remember correctly that used bikkirom, can't quite remember all the details though. Will have to look it up again, I think they were using it in a Ceffy?

"My cat's name is Mittens."

[dangerman4]

turbo at 5000rpm? what on earth have you got fitted to it?

the stock turbocharger comes on at 2800rpm.

if oyu do the basic stage 1 mods it sohuld be a quick street car whilst retaining the stock ecu still.

cold air intake

boost controller

remapped or apexi safc

3" turbo back exhaust with split dump

front mount intercooler

should get you near 180rwkw and be plently quick enough with a good shift kit and maybe reco'd auto box and bigger transcooler if your worried about reliability. the jatco box is from the vl turbo rb30et and its a very tough box if reco'd and setup properly, have a look on calais turbo for some jatco workshops who can quote / give you some advice. if you wanna stay under 200rwkw then the stock box is probably fine. just service it and get a bigger transcooler.

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i have already done most of the bolt on mods, including gt30, pump, reg, fmic, cold air, electric boost controler, stainless low mount manifold,3inch dump straight thru to rear tip. and soon to order injectors and ecu...

[N I B]

I fitted the first ever Wolf plugin (was the proto type) to an R33 GTS auto around 2001 and this car still has had no trans problem.

The car is around 300rwhp and was a daily driver city car but for the last 2 years has been in the bush driving from margaret river to busselton evrey working day.

For the WA ppl this was Grant from PER4MANZ Turbos car and now belongs to Jamie wholagan and many would know he spares no car.

[LBR33]

Im about to get a microtech lt12 i will post how it goes

[R31Nismoid]

Nissan autos are Jatco but the toughest Jatco to start building with is the VL commodore turbo box and it needs no input from the ECU.

yeah, wasnt totally clear

the VL isnt the elec box like the R33/R32/R31 (series3) boxes are.

the elec boxes are total crud to rebuild

as for 300rwkw from an auto/GT30.

I dont think thats realistic. 280rwkw at the most.

The auto sucks a bit more of the power as opposed to the manual

but 5000rpm - no way a gt30 in any spec would be that late. even with a 1.06 housing

[bazr33]

i was in the same position for finding a ECU for my auto r33

i was gettin mixed opinions of if it worked or didn't

as to saying that it "worked" meaning the car moved

apperantly gear changes are bit harsh and gearbox wont last too long

and chasing 300rwkw gearbox won't last that long either.

I changed the gearbox to manual, drive in drive out for 2500

didn't really want to do that, but hey, i knew gettin a aftermarket ECU was definately going to work.

and didn't have to muck around with rebuilding box, getting a shift kit, a stall converter, or finding a ecu that might work or not.

I'm modding my car close to 250rwkw, and know the manual will be right, might have to get a new clutch, but thats about it.

Also with the advantage of knowing what gear you are in, being able to power through corners, without the concern of changing down a gear on ya. ( Nearly lost it once going around a corner and changed a gear on me , ass end got a bit happy, bit exciting)

Also i want to get into the drifiting side of things, the auto would of been a bit weird.

But yeah if ya want a spare autobox, i have one.

THanks

Barret

[N I B]

All depends on what your after,2500 for manual coversion +2500 for a good twin plate sure adds up,As R33s only cost about 15k now thats a 3rd of what the cars worth.Race prepped autos are still the best way down the 1/4.

[paulr33]

i didnt realise the jatco was a mechnical box, way cool

i just assume it was an elec box like the others

[N I B]

Not all Jatcos are mechanical, only tough mechanical is the VLT box.

All Jap nissans us Jatco box's some are little toys.

[dangerman4]

i think everyone got a little off topic...