Haltech Platinum Pro For Rb26? Vs Sm4?

[BLITZ-26]

Hey guys i am about to book the car in to get one just wondering if anyone has one and can comment on how they like it dislike it? i know a lot come down to tuner but i am just tossing up between this and the autronic SM4 ??

RB26

Blitz 660R turbo

stock intercooler

exhaust

256 cams

looking for a nice streetable setup, hence i was looking at the wide band with the haltech if i go for that ?

[STATUS]

i like the haltech more than the SM4 but thats only my opinion, with the sm4 i recommended getting a A/M trigger setup.

[BLITZ-26]

Well you know the turbo setup as well trent would you say they are on par with each other? i just dont want to fork out and then a new ecu come out!!

[rob82]

I only trust the STD ecu and PFC when using the STD cas if you want a 1 deg sensitive control. On most setups I'll try using the cas but if I get too much timing scatter I go to a crank trigger setup. As for sm4 vs haltech there is no comparison the autronic has been a better system for years.

[Simonster]

Hey Rob,

Can you expand on the crank trigger setup a little for the SM4?

thanks

[Guilt-Toy]

i suggest the haltech if you dont want link / vipec

[MJTru]

i dont like Haltech after finding out that the ecu doesn't deal with knock. And in my opinion knock is one major part of tuning. In my case i tune on my own. i dont like the idea that i have to buy a knock microphone now.

So go with Power fc mate better and easier to tune. D-jetro or L-jetro

hope i helped

[STATUS]

Well you know the turbo setup as well trent would you say they are on par with each other? i just dont want to fork out and then a new ecu come out!!

HAHA its coming together hey? good to see! keep us updated

If you do decide on the PFC d-jet we have i will leave the tune in it to give you a starting point.

[BLITZ-26]

Thanks trent, yep trying to have it ready for power cruise I am not looking forward to pulling twins off though

Will the djet run twin maps as I want to change from 98 to e85 there isnt any 85 for 4 hours if I drive home so twin maps is a must this was why I was looking at haltech autronic, will the autronic run a wide band ? I assume so ?

[rob82]

Thanks trent, yep trying to have it ready for power cruise I am not looking forward to pulling twins off though

Will the djet run twin maps as I want to change from 98 to e85 there isnt any 85 for 4 hours if I drive home so twin maps is a must this was why I was looking at haltech autronic, will the autronic run a wide band ? I assume so ?

You cant really run dual maps with the djet - not without datalogit and a laptop. I know it may sound pretty crude but on some of the xr6t e85 tunes I've done remotely I just add 28% extra fuel and 6degree more timing - this is as long as I know the 98oct tune was correct and I will generally get within 1% of my desired fuelling. You could probably do the same with the djet by adding global corrections to the 98Oct tune.

The autronic will accept pretty much all narrow and wide band sensors available - apart from ford narrowband 3V. You can also autotune.

[DCIEVE]

Does anyone know if Autronic have made any progress toward calibrating the sm4 knock control module for rb's? I was told they were doing the calibrations in March last year but no word since...

Edited February 4, 2011 by DCIEVE

[T04GTR]

i wonder what we all did without knock control!!! it really isnt a be all end all function.. some one needs to work out how to adapt a map sensor for nistune...

[D_Stirls]

i dont like Haltech after finding out that the ecu doesn't deal with knock. And in my opinion knock is one major part of tuning. In my case i tune on my own. i dont like the idea that i have to buy a knock microphone now.

So go with Power fc mate better and easier to tune. D-jetro or L-jetro

hope i helped

I'm pretty sure that P-FC's don't have any knock control either, well if you don't count flashing a light as knock control.