Stagea Ecu

[scotty nm35]

Fill us in mate, what other option? Does it involve an R34 GTR box?

[Jetwreck]

Fill us in mate, what other option? Does it involve an R34 GTR box?

lol....aftermarket standalone and either an R33/34 box or a manual valve body on our current box.

[Jetwreck]

Other than that it's the reflash.....which cannot be to much longer......I F#$KING hope!!!!

just a heads up....I dropped into SAS yesterday.....they have been invoiced and paid the guy making the reflash unit for them.....meaning the box is in transit.....I hope!!!!

P.S. This bloody Vodaphone ad at the top of the page is really begging the F#$K me off!!!!!

Edited May 13, 2010 by Jetwreck

[Angus Smart]

All the adds on here now are annoying..

the f**kin pop down ones are the worst.

on another note! yahoo an ecu!! can get tuned now and hopefully some economy!!

[Dunc]

just a heads up....I dropped into SAS yesterday.....they have been invoiced and paid the guy making the reflash unit for them.....meaning the box is in transit.....I hope!!!!

P.S. This bloody Vodaphone ad at the top of the page is really begging the F#$K me off!!!!!

Interest to hear back on this! Any ideas on rough time frames?

I called Boost Worx yesterday re: ECUs and where we were at, They'd decided no dice on the Haltech and given what I want to accomplish they now think we could get by with an Apexi AFC, they're going to suss out prices on Monday and get back to me but ballpark they think itd be about $650 for the uni and $400 for the install and tune.

[Bis-e Bee]

Interest to hear back on this! Any ideas on rough time frames?

I called Boost Worx yesterday re: ECUs and where we were at, They'd decided no dice on the Haltech and given what I want to accomplish they now think we could get by with an Apexi AFC, they're going to suss out prices on Monday and get back to me but ballpark they think itd be about $650 for the uni and $400 for the install and tune.

From memory dude, the SAS ballpark figure was around $1200 - $1500 but that includes the ecu chipwork and a set of dyno runs to achieve desired outcome, any subsequent tunes that are required (due to further mod's etc) will be at a cheaper run but will obviously require dyno time etc.

Big bonus is it won't void any insurance contracts etc as the mods are fairly much invisible, unless they open the ECU up and know what they are looking for.

I'm glad you double-hecked on the Haltech, would have sucked to have gone to all the trouble and find out that they had picked the wrong hardware. Lucky you asked eh?! When it comes to the M35 it is best of not assuming that any workshop (unless they are familiar with the M35) know what they are talking about. Some make general assumptions only to find out that the set-up is very rare and not the same as V35's etc.

[scotty nm35]

Interest to hear back on this! Any ideas on rough time frames?

I called Boost Worx yesterday re: ECUs and where we were at, They'd decided no dice on the Haltech and given what I want to accomplish they now think we could get by with an Apexi AFC, they're going to suss out prices on Monday and get back to me but ballpark they think itd be about $650 for the uni and $400 for the install and tune.

AFC is not a good idea... Wait for the reflash results.

I will be selling my Emanage if it works as expected.

[Dunc]

AFC is not a good idea... Wait for the reflash results.

I will be selling my Emanage if it works as expected.

Not a good idea full stop, or just compared to the flexibility offered by a full reflash? I dont plan on doing anything crazy with my car with respect to mods (it already has a high flow turbo, fitted before I bought it), but it just seems to be running rich - I get 17-18L/100 irrespective of driving style and I really wanna get that down a handful L per 100.

[Bis-e Bee]

Not a good idea full stop, or just compared to the flexibility offered by a full reflash? I dont plan on doing anything crazy with my car with respect to mods (it already has a high flow turbo, fitted before I bought it), but it just seems to be running rich - I get 17-18L/100 irrespective of driving style and I really wanna get that down a handful L per 100.

All M35's run rich, just nissan being over cautious (or doing a shit tune) or both lol

My main aim first reflash around is to improve on efficiency, once the turbo, dump, possibly intercooler and exhaust are done it could be a different story.

The option I'm opting for at the moment for the reflash will be a duel switchable system, i.e. a conserative tune for fuel efficiency and mild performance (the kind of setting you would put it on when it goes to a mechanic or your parents drive it etc.) and a optimised performance tune for when you don't care about how much fuel is evaporating lol. At this point in time they are unsure if a switchable system can be achieved, I'm hoping it will work out but only time will tell.

[scotty nm35]

Not a good idea full stop, or just compared to the flexibility offered by a full reflash? I dont plan on doing anything crazy with my car with respect to mods (it already has a high flow turbo, fitted before I bought it), but it just seems to be running rich - I get 17-18L/100 irrespective of driving style and I really wanna get that down a handful L per 100.

Have you done the basics? I would suggest cleaning the airflow meter, changing plugs, replacing O2 sensor and checking all the intercooler pipes for leaks etc. The AFC simply bends the airflow signal doesn't it? But you are changing timing and fuel together with this setup.

For one hundred I would think about it but $1000 you got to be kidding me. You could get a Emanage ultimate, installed and tuned for around that price...

[Dunc]

Have you done the basics? I would suggest cleaning the airflow meter, changing plugs, replacing O2 sensor and checking all the intercooler pipes for leaks etc. The AFC simply bends the airflow signal doesn't it? But you are changing timing and fuel together with this setup.

For one hundred I would think about it but $1000 you got to be kidding me. You could get a Emanage ultimate, installed and tuned for around that price...

The sensors have all been checked and are functioning fine, but as for the rest of the 'basics' - I cant say either way (other than I know the plugs havent been changed); and I lack the appropriate skills/knowledge to do them myself

Not entirely sure how an AFC works, but regarding the price - if it can make the car 20-30% more efficient it'd pay for itself in a year - but if theres an alternative which will perform better and be cheaper/very little difference in price then I'm more than happy with that option!

[scotty nm35]

The sensors have all been checked and are functioning fine, but as for the rest of the 'basics' - I cant say either way (other than I know the plugs havent been changed); and I lack the appropriate skills/knowledge to do them myself

Not entirely sure how an AFC works, but regarding the price - if it can make the car 20-30% more efficient it'd pay for itself in a year - but if theres an alternative which will perform better and be cheaper/very little difference in price then I'm more than happy with that option!

The point I was trying to make is, if there is an underlying fault causing the excessive fuel consumption and you go modifying signals to "fix it" once the original fault is fixed (like plugs changed or dirty airflow hotwire) you could possibly destroy the engine.

How many K's does it have? My plugs, the electrode was completely gone after 75,000k. I would suggest cleaning the airflow sensor, tightening all the clamps on the cooler hoses and changing the plugs at a minimum, especially before a tune. Your economy is very poor and can only be improved with a bit of maintenance, don't be scared the plugs aren't hard to change by yourself.

[STAGE1]

HI

I have my car in getting some mods done at the moment and everything was going grate till I get a phone call saying that they think my E manage might be faulty. Now the only thing I have done is to change the battery about four months back and when I went down to check on how it was going they had a charger on it.

The questions I have are.

Would changing the battery or putting a battery charger on cause any problems with the ECU

(E Manage in this case).

Thanks

Phil