So It Begins (the Mods)

[mickk]

unreal mate, so jealous!

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Whao!

The size comparison of the HKS FMIC compared to the OEM ones are quite big!

Looks so impressive when installed.

Welldone.

[druzilla32]

got the car back today.

first, Its much much louder than stock.

2nd. I ran vdc in R mode and I couldnt apply much more than 50% throttle in 1st gear and 80% throttle in 2nd gear. VDC kicks in.

then with vdc off its pretty much the same deal.

I cannot get more than about .8 Gs in first gear.. 2nd gear i managed to get .9 before vdc.

3rd. I get a warning light on the dash after about 20 mins of driving... reset ecu... warning light again in 20 mins.

thoughts? ideas?

to taclke the vdc issue im thinking of getting wider/softer tyres. Im a little annoyed I cant even get the standard 1g in first gear like a stock gtr..

[handbrake]

guys, any particular things to keep in mind when trying to run with VDC off. sounds like there is more to it than switching it off at the panel from the above post?

I will be running the latest COBB stage 2 tune at the track with 20 inch toyos tomorrow (which are on their last legs I reckon) and was going to run VDC off as I think it is occasionally cutting in more frequently than previous when giving it a bootful on the street

[LSX-438]

got the car back today.

first, Its much much louder than stock.

2nd. I ran vdc in R mode and I couldnt apply much more than 50% throttle in 1st gear and 80% throttle in 2nd gear. VDC kicks in.

then with vdc off its pretty much the same deal.

I cannot get more than about .8 Gs in first gear.. 2nd gear i managed to get .9 before vdc.

3rd. I get a warning light on the dash after about 20 mins of driving... reset ecu... warning light again in 20 mins.

thoughts? ideas?

to taclke the vdc issue im thinking of getting wider/softer tyres. Im a little annoyed I cant even get the standard 1g in first gear like a stock gtr..

Did you sort out this VDC issue (traction control with VDC off) because if yuo are saying you have issues with VDC off and 50% throttle, something is very wrong, i have never heard of this before. Would like to know the cause/outcome. Almost sounds like mismatched tyre diameter.

edit: this didnt arise on the dyno?

Edited May 11, 2010 by LSX-438

[druzilla32]

hey,

No.. there were no problems on the dyno what so ever.

The guys called martin (willall) and we did a sequence of turn car on, vdc off, car off. bla bla.. cant remember.. I dont know if its a coincedience but it seems i can go full throttle now with no issues with vdc off... it still kicks in when its on and sometimes it will kick in when in R mode. also tested in wet and the wheels spun without traction nicely.

other issue is o2 sensors are gettign too hot, causing error on dash.. HKS have heard of this issue a few times and have made a fix.. getting this sorted this week.

car is completely stock apart from gt600 kit, bigger fmic and trans cooler (stock rims etc)

[slo_sprint]

Ballistic!, any plans to run it down the quarter?

Mint car man.

[Titan457]

Our VDC went into limp mode when the tranny got too hot, hence the PWR trans cooler.

How big is the HKS unit?

[mattlikewhoa]

That's what I'm talking about! High quality Japanese goods! Talk about ballin' I love it

[rbj]

That's gonna be insane!

[HUAWEI]

Nice parts. I've got the same bigger IC's

[SUITUP]

very nice cant wait til its done

[sikmatesubwoofa]

<br />A modders heaven - HKS parts neatly stacked on display atop its carton box.  Looking foward to this one!<br />

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+ 1 I love when people get all the parts at once and do a build rather than gradual progression.

[Jap_Muscle]

not up to speed as much as id like guys but i had a few questions.

Are the HKS kits still bein advertised with the F-CON ECU? is so are the tuners in australia still scarce? i know that the AMS stuff are being done via cobb right?