Konnichiwa From Japan

[Shaman]

I found this forum while searching for info on the Stagea. Been wanting one, and might have a chance to get decent money for the Kei Car I have now. Been looking at the MY 2000 body style, but was wondering some things. What kind of self or mail order tuning can be done, and does anyone know when JOBD/EOBD was installed in the cars. I have a scanguage 2, and would like to use it instead of a whole bunch of gauges.

[QWK32]

Hi Jason, i'm assuming by saying a 2000 model your interested in the older shape C34 Stagea's? You might want to have a read through this thread Link to Stagea Buyers Guide, it has a fair bit of info on what to look for and what to expect when in the market for a C34 Stagea. But just incase you meant the newer shape M35 Stagea, have a look through this thread, Link to M35 Info Thread.

There should be quite a few options you could go for as far as tuning goes, all depending on what level of modifying you want to go to, auto/manual, C34 or M35 etc. id say there would be places in japan that could remap/chip the ecu for you, replace the whole ecu or even just a piggy back setup. With the Scanguage 2, as far as i can tell it only supports OBD II??? The C34 Stagea uses the older OBD I, but the newer M35's i believe use the newer OBD II.

[scotty nm35]

Nope, I dont think the scanguage will work on m35 but there are a few other units that will. Its a weird version of OBD2 with different pinouts from what I could work out.

As for tuning there are a few suppliers who will chip your ecu if you send it to them, search Krom. There are complete ecus you can get also such as Nismo and Mines.

M35's started production in 2001 so the 2000 model is the C34.

[pixel8r]

Not sure on the OBD side of things but I believe M35's use CONSULT-3. Last time I took it to a local nissan service workshop their software couldn't talk to it...so I'm assuming they didn't have the latest version??

[iamhe77]

Not sure on the OBD side of things but I believe M35's use CONSULT-3. Last time I took it to a local nissan service workshop their software couldn't talk to it...so I'm assuming they didn't have the latest version??

OBD-II

Most Consult-2 scanners (software update I have been told, maybe their's had not been updated) and ALL Consult-3 scanners will work.

[Chris Rogers]

OBD-II

Most Consult-2 scanners (software update I have been told, maybe their's had not been updated) and ALL Consult-3 scanners will work.

OBD2 - J1850. mine reads the car (at $4400 it better!) and that is a launch diagun.

[NewKleer]

I have a scanguage 2, and would like to use it instead of a whole bunch of gauges.

if it ends up being a C34/consult vehicle rather than C35/odb2, then you can sell your scangauge and get an ecutalk display