AVCR Install

[Arsn]

Hey all.

I'm thinking about getting myself an avcr and was wondering is it too hard to install it myself or should i get someone else to do it for me?

I've seen that they are only around $700, so for that price i think it would make a good christmas present for myself

Thanks

[R34GTT]

Hey Arsn........

Don't get an AVCR, from experiance the HKS ones are much better (stepping motor design). The apexi ones seem to have problem holding above 1 bar of boost.

Cheers......

[Arsn]

Thanks for the heads up.

I'm not too sure that I'm ever going to upgrade the turbo enough to be able to go above 1 bar boost though.

Even though i say that, how much would i be looking at for the HKS one?

[hippy]

you'll be lookin even more ... imho if you're not really that serious about accuracy? then i think the avcr is the winner simply as it looks better .. however i too must agree that functionality wise the hks is better and more accurate .. try nengun for prices ...

[knore]

whats this?

the apexi avcr is an award winning electronic valve controller, theres nothing wrong with it if you know how to use it, it is more advanced to use than the HKS model

[aza]

if u get the avcr it will only take around 11/2 hours if the from start to finish the slowes part is the working out the wires in the ecu

[Arsn]

Cool.

Thanks for that guys, I do agree that the avcr looks the package. I'm a little scared by the thought of playing around with the ecu though. Maybe I'll have to take it to someone to install it for me.

But, I'll see how i go. No harm in trying.

[Steve]

Hey Arsn........

Don't get an AVCR, from experiance the HKS ones are much better (stepping motor design).  The apexi ones seem to have problem holding above 1 bar of boost.

Cheers......

You have got to be kidding.

[Redbaboon]

Don't worry about playing with the ECU. As long as you are careful and you have a little soldering skill there will be no problems.

Just be sure you disconnect the negative terminal before touching the ECU, and make sure the joins are all insulated properly. The vehicle specific wiring diagrams can be obtained from the Apex-USA website.

[Laurence]

This was made by a guy installing an AVC-R on an R33 GT-R

Hopefully it is of some help...

http://www.gtr.co.uk/html/docs/apexi_avc.zip

[Arsn]

Hey Gojira.

Thanks for that. It should help a fair bit. The only one that i could find anywhere was one for a GTO, and that wasn't very helpful.

Thanks too Redbaboon, i wasn't too sure where to look for the wiring diagram. I should be ok with this. I'm going to try and mount it somewhere that is not all that obvious.

I was thinking of putting into the din pocket below the my radio. I'll just have to try and get one with a door so you can't see it.