Ecu Upgrade Help

[skylinesandman]

i own a 33 gtst series 1.5 and am havin problems as described in my earlier post

thinkin an ecu upgrade is the only way out but my knowledge isnt the best

just wondering wat i sould be lookin for and wat prices i could expect to pay

ive been told about an apexi power fc and told they are around $1300

is there any out there cheaper than this??

[gts133]

No, that's the only one.

[Socrates]

i'm pretty sure you cant get new powerfc's for r33 gtst's anymore

[StealthX]

Yeah can't buy brand new PFCs, they stopped making them, I hear some smart vendors bought a huuge stock of them so they can be bought new somewhere... also have a look into EMS, link or nistune...

[skylinesandman]

thanks i heard that nistune ones arent reprogrammable though and any mods require a new ecu

[OMGGTR]

nistune is "cost effective and is re-programmable) costs roughly 800-850 fitted and tuned

Pfc roughly 700 - 1100 depending on condition and whos selling it to u.. next step up

then if u got money theres always haltech etc which cost upwards from $1500 to $2200

theres alot of options but it depends what ur doing with ur car mate

[MrStabby]

Yeah but nistune dont do a board for r33. You can use an R32 ECU (which means you'll need something to control VCT) or preferably a z32 ECU which will do VCT control. You then dump an r33 image and tune on it.

[skylinesandman]

cheers v8tzr sobasiccaly like everything else u

get wat ya pay for just lookin for a good round car

thats an everyday drivet that i can take to the track ocassionaly

[mad082]

definitely look at a nistune. will cost you less for the daughterboard, z32 ecu and a tune than it will to just buy a PFC and perform just as well.

[skylinesandman]

?? daughter board n the rest ?? if i get a nismo does it require other parts..... ya just cant buy ecu and plug it in??

[mad082]

for the nistune you need a z32 ecu to install the daughterboard into, but if you send the ecu to nistune they will install if for you for a small fee, and some tuners will also install it for you as well.

[skylinesandman]

where abouts is nistune??

[MrStabby]

http://www.nistune.com/

[skylinesandman]

cheers

[skylinesandman]

is a z32 ecu the standard one in the car or one from a diff car??

[mad082]

no a z32 ecu is the ecu from a z32 300zx.

[skylinesandman]

ahhhhh i see my sisters 33 gtst has a ecu that looks like the standard one but has 300zx written on it and has been re tuned by envy dyno so thats wat that is?? well prob solved looks like she is gettin an apexi upgrade and im gettin her hand me down should be problem solved : D