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has anyone on here used any other type of ems/ecu on their stag or does every one just autopilot toward an apexi unit?

some of the ems/ecu's in the hyperrev mags look like they would be a good replacement but i cant read japanese so dunno what would be involved?

anyone?????????

i am looking at maybe doin a complete computer swap if i could find a reasonably easily tuned (in australia) unit.

has anybody got any ideas?

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Japs tend to use several tuning units but i think the most popular by far are the HKS F-Con V and Apexi PFC.

There are no good tuners for F-Cons in AUS so PFC's are the go really.

PFC's are full ECU replacement units, they are not piggy backs. You unplug the stock ecu, plug in the PFC, tune it and away you go. If you have a manual car, PFC's are just so easy to use, large availability of tuners and relativly cheap in the grand scheme of things.

Add to that the Sydneykid seal of approval and the use of a PFC by Brad in his spastic Rb26 Stag and that should be enough to seal the deal :)

AlexCim Grand Master

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There is 100% nothing to installing a PFC that is special. Its just that the base tune that comes with it isnt the best.

Heaps of people just put the PFC's in at home then drive easly to workshops to get them tuned.

I can see why they say "install and tune though" because really the install is nothing more than 3 bolts and 2 clips worth of work and it just makes sense to make it an entire package.

Must let us all know how your PFC install goes.

wolverine Grand Master

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alex there are a few issues with the R34 powerfc that make it more complicated than simple plug and play. once the car is finished there will be some minor compromises and slight rewiring (hence the extra labour cost from UAS) however it will run the engine fine and as a sideline it seems that the ATESSA is not an issue. at least that is how it seems at this point.

we have run into some issues with other components so getting the car shaken down will take another week or so.

GoldZilla Grand Master

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Hmmm, does anyone with FAST know if the plugs on the factory ECUs are available separately to the ECU unit itself, or are they listed as a complete unit?

And is anyone able to provide me with a copy of the FAST software, please?

CruiseLiner Mentor

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thanks alex my rb26 is not spastic :thumbsup: i still havent installed the pfc yet, ive got all the wiring sorted but havent actually put it in as im still using the autronics smc at the moment, and ill be getting the initial power tune done with the Autronics for low boost and see how it goes.

i doubt the non-ecu plugs on the r34 harness will plug striaght into the non ecu plugs in the stagea which makes it fun to try and wire up (not to difficult with the wiring diagrams though)

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alex there are a few issues with the R34 powerfc that make it more complicated than simple plug and play. once the car is finished there will be some minor compromises and slight rewiring (hence the extra labour cost from UAS) however it will run the engine fine and as a sideline it seems that the ATESSA is not an issue. at least that is how it seems at this point.

we have run into some issues with other components so getting the car shaken down will take another week or so.

which components are the issues with Andrew? and what are the compromises?

wolverine Grand Master

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it plugs straight in as far as i know (so you don't need a new plug) but there is at least one pin which is taking a feed which is different to the R34 GT-t. i can't give you the exact pin/s but they spent some time trying to work around it.

at this point that is all i know but it seems that it will work and the next person that goes to them gets to reap the benefit.

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