Nistune - Efi Performance

[Sammy34]

So I had my car in today at EFI performance on the gold coast. Great bunch of blokes, very proffesional and excellent prices. I had a nistune done and im absolutely stoked both with the chip, the performance I gained and seans (i think its sean its a bit late and im crashin) ability to tune these chips. For all you who dont know sean learnt to tune from possibly the best and one of the most well known tuners Matt Spry.

The nistune chip alone performs far better than any power FC you would be able to get your hands on as long as your not chasing over 500hp.

I will post up my dyno results as soon as possible, as its too late to do it now I will get onto it tomorow. But ym 34gtt before the tuning began was running extremely rich during the middle of the power curve causing the car to miss fire at around 5000rpm but the car gained today 40rwkw's from the nistune making 180rwkw's on an automatic gear box with the following mods.

FMIC

Apexi Pod

Turbo back exhaust 3"

AVCR boost controller on 13psi

HKS Fuel Pump (on teh standard nissan flow rate for the car)

Turbosmart Fuel Reg

Splitfires

HKS SSQV

So next step is fuel rail with 550cc injectors and turbo (which im yet to decide on which avanue img onig to take)

But all in all. EFI offered both excellent customer service, there allr eally down to earth blokes whoa re willing to explain stuff thuroughly. And they certainly know there cars. And on another note there about to move to yatala which is going to make there shop more accessible for all you brissie boys and girls.

Nistune cost $850 all up including the chip for 395 and 170 an hour on the dyno. Fraction of the price of a Power FC and far superior in my opinion if your not chasing any rediculously huge numbers.

Edited December 12, 2008 by Sammy34

[omy-33]

yes a fellow member from here has put me on2 them, i'v spoken with sean,

it's just a matter of saving the money 2 get the work done now.

but the chips deffinatly sound like they r worth a go.

sammy did u get the 32 ecu or the vg30(i think) one?

[jase-r34]

I have the same power as you with less mods. But running a power fc tuned by Mark at godzilla. Maybe he's the difference?

[Sammy34]

  omy-33 said:

yes a fellow member from here has put me on2 them, i'v spoken with sean,

it's just a matter of saving the money 2 get the work done now.

but the chips deffinatly sound like they r worth a go.

sammy did u get the 32 ecu or the vg30(i think) one?

vg30 chip mate, number 4 chip

[Sammy34]

  jase-r34 said:

I have the same power as you with less mods. But running a power fc tuned by Mark at godzilla. Maybe he's the difference?

There could be a number of things that cause that not particularly the tuner. Some cars pull some numbers out of there arse for no reason. But a 40kw gain at the wheels from just the chip was a huge increase for my car. But heres the difference between a power FC and nistune. The nissan computer is more intelligent than any aftermarket computer your going to be putting in your car so why get rid of it? And im assuming that your car would be a manual if your running a power FC and thats why you would be making bigger number on less mods. Fuel pump and the fuel reg dont give me power just allow my car to get to my goal of 250rwkw's without any fuel delivery problems.

[Sammy34]

[32JEZ]

220rwkw with practically the same mods.. ect..except RB20 POWAH lol s 3" split dump to a straight through zorst, splitfires, boost tee, big fuel pump & regulator, fmic, stock 25turbo @ 12psi remapped chip 110$ (posted) and $50 to put new chip in n a dyno tune.. to more fine tune it was $180 $350? ftw! ppl are liiek wtfh4x considering the basic bolt on mods iv done lol gl with the 34 brother

[666DAN]

Good effort Sammy, good to see.

And as for the comparing issue, you can only compare if you run both your cars on the same dyno at the same time, no point saying I got X @ so and so...it doesn't work like that

I pulled 187kw on a dyno that I use a bit, went back a few months later and pulled 147kw with no change in performance (mainline had been out to service and settings had changed) after tuning the car was up to 188kw (40kw gain) and I know for a fact if I throw it on a Dyno Dynamics I'll be getting around 230kw+

Dynos are awesome tuning tools and aren't good for comparisons as none follow the same setup or standards

[R334door]

  666DAN said:

Good effort Sammy, good to see.

And as for the comparing issue, you can only compare if you run both your cars on the same dyno at the same time, no point saying I got X @ so and so...it doesn't work like that

I pulled 187kw on a dyno that I use a bit, went back a few months later and pulled 147kw with no change in performance (mainline had been out to service and settings had changed) after tuning the car was up to 188kw (40kw gain) and I know for a fact if I throw it on a Dyno Dynamics I'll be getting around 230kw+

Dynos are awesome tuning tools and aren't good for comparisons as none follow the same setup or standards

+1

[kateB324R]

I'm getting my car tuned with sean in the next couple of days and im really excited.. i agree they are definitely a very switched on bunch of blokes, sean, rick and troy..... i would definitely recommend anyone looking for a new computer and a sick tune give them a call!!

imo nistune ecu's are great value for money and will work as good if not better than power fc if you work with it not against it...

numbers mean nothing, there's that much difference from dyno to dyno its not funny!! and sean tunes a car to make solid power everyday as reliable as possible.

cant wait for my tune

ps. good effort through an auto too

Edited December 13, 2008 by drift barbie

[jase-r34]

I'm just kinda kickin myself that I didn't hold off a bit longer and get a Vipec...

Oh and my tune is very safe also. Mark was very upfront about how he doesn't like to squeeze every pony possible out of the engine at the risk of possibly harming it.

Oh but I must say with the power fc, I do like having the hand controller

[Sammy34]

  666DAN said:

Good effort Sammy, good to see.

And as for the comparing issue, you can only compare if you run both your cars on the same dyno at the same time, no point saying I got X @ so and so...it doesn't work like that

I pulled 187kw on a dyno that I use a bit, went back a few months later and pulled 147kw with no change in performance (mainline had been out to service and settings had changed) after tuning the car was up to 188kw (40kw gain) and I know for a fact if I throw it on a Dyno Dynamics I'll be getting around 230kw+

Dynos are awesome tuning tools and aren't good for comparisons as none follow the same setup or standards

absolutely dan. Im extremely happy with how my car was treated and performed. I guess in the end everyone has there personal preferences with ECU's and as dan would know i did alot of research into how i was going to go about having my cars computer upgraded and in the end this was the best choice I could have made, taking into consideration that my car was an automatic.

So anyways next step is one of EFI's custom fuel rails with 550cc sard top fed injectors and some form of turbo... hahaha. Maybe a gt3071, not sure yet but will post up after its all done and get up a new dyno result.

[SilverECR33]

yea EFI are good guys, and do great work! Glad your happy with your tune!

[IanB]

hmmm... Do they only tune these nistune chip thingis? Or will they do a powerFC as well?

Might be worth getting a quote from them, im in the market for a tune late december (if anyones open) or early january.

[Sammy34]

  IanB said:

hmmm... Do they only tune these nistune chip thingis? Or will they do a powerFC as well?

Might be worth getting a quote from them, im in the market for a tune late december (if anyones open) or early january.

they do alot of different ecu's. Haltech, power fc, wolf, nistune... just give them a call and tell them what your looking for and they will be more than happy to help you out.

[EFI Performance]

Thank's for the kind words Sam and great to see you happy with the outcome.

It isnt about comparing what ECU's are better, who tune's what on what dyno or your car make's more power than mine.

We just want to see good results from your package within your budget.......

Edited December 15, 2008 by EFI Performance

[IanB]

I spoke to these guys, they seemed pretty switched on. Their tuning is a bit more expensive then most other places, but on the flip side, you often get what you pay for in tuning.

Im waiting on a quote back from them regarding fuel parts to support the power figure I named to the tuner, I'm hoping its competitive as I did quite like the sound of their workshop over the phone and I have heard nothing but good things, but if its significantly more expensive then the competition, well I don't have a bottomless pit of money

[kateB324R]

  Sammy34 said:

So I had my car in today at EFI performance on the gold coast. Great bunch of blokes, very proffesional and excellent prices. I had a nistune done and im absolutely stoked both with the chip, the performance I gained and seans (i think its sean its a bit late and im crashin) ability to tune these chips. For all you who dont know sean learnt to tune from possibly the best and one of the most well known tuners Matt Spry.

The nistune chip alone performs far better than any power FC you would be able to get your hands on as long as your not chasing over 500hp.

I will post up my dyno results as soon as possible, as its too late to do it now I will get onto it tomorow. But ym 34gtt before the tuning began was running extremely rich during the middle of the power curve causing the car to miss fire at around 5000rpm but the car gained today 40rwkw's from the nistune making 180rwkw's on an automatic gear box with the following mods.

FMIC

Apexi Pod

Turbo back exhaust 3"

AVCR boost controller on 13psi

HKS Fuel Pump (on teh standard nissan flow rate for the car)

Turbosmart Fuel Reg

Splitfires

HKS SSQV

So next step is fuel rail with 550cc injectors and turbo (which im yet to decide on which avanue img onig to take)

But all in all. EFI offered both excellent customer service, there allr eally down to earth blokes whoa re willing to explain stuff thuroughly. And they certainly know there cars. And on another note there about to move to yatala which is going to make there shop more accessible for all you brissie boys and girls.

Nistune cost $850 all up including the chip for 395 and 170 an hour on the dyno. Fraction of the price of a Power FC and far superior in my opinion if your not chasing any rediculously huge numbers.

dont suppose you know anyone that has a standard r34 computer that they dont want - i need one for my car

  EFI Performance said:

Thank's for the kind words Sam and great to see you happy with the outcome.

It isnt about comparing what ECU's are better, who tune's what on what dyno or your car make's more power than mine.

We just want to see good results from your package within your budget.......

what whitey said

  IanB said:

I spoke to these guys, they seemed pretty switched on. Their tuning is a bit more expensive then most other places, but on the flip side, you often get what you pay for in tuning.

Im waiting on a quote back from them regarding fuel parts to support the power figure I named to the tuner, I'm hoping its competitive as I did quite like the sound of their workshop over the phone and I have heard nothing but good things, but if its significantly more expensive then the competition, well I don't have a bottomless pit of money

dale bought injectors from them at great prices for quality products and their tuning is not more expensive than other places... their prices are about same as most places these days and you definitely get what you pay for i know i would rather pay a bit more for a MUCH better safe tune with awesome drivabilty/delivery then save 100 bucks and my car blow the ringlands out of the pistons coz its PINGGGIINNN its head off

trust.... i learnt the hard way!!

[533EYA]

EFI are the only place I will let touch the tuning on my GTR, they are the best bunch of blokes. Sean will speak to you about what you want and tell you which way he thinks is the best route to take to get there. If your serious about your car and want a top quality job give these boys a call...