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HYBRID VL

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HYBRID VL

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Ok been looking at getting aan ECU in the next few months for my GTS25T been really looking hard at the Adaptronic range what do you guys think?

I want to get rid of the AFM i would have had a Power FC JETRO but heard they are hard to come by these days.

I also dont want to get a Microtech as i had a VLT calais with RB25 head and all the microtech did was make my can run rich and everyone i knew who has had a microtech cars run rich as a jew so i aint going to bother with microtech.

My brother has a EMS Stinger in his AE86 4AGE BlackTop 20v he has had problems with MAPS not saving so im trying to steer way from them aswell.

I have been told good things about nissan tune boards and stuff but i rather go full ECU.

Checkbuzz Rising Star

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Nistune is OK but not for R33's as they only use either a modified Z32 or R32 ECU (not an R33 ECU) both of which entail work arounds, compromises and possible issues.

I would definately recommend going for the full replacment ECU.

FWIW I just got my PFC fitted and tuned ($1100 2nd hand incl hand controller ) and the car has never run better... very, very happy with it!

It's a proven low cost option that everybody knows how to tune; you can even have a play yourself via the hand controller!

However the PFC is getting a bit long in the tooth and some of these more modern ECU's have alot more flexibility and features...

Happy hunting!

Ok been looking at getting aan ECU in the next few months for my GTS25T been really looking hard at the Adaptronic range what do you guys think?

I want to get rid of the AFM i would have had a Power FC JETRO but heard they are hard to come by these days.

I also dont want to get a Microtech as i had a VLT calais with RB25 head and all the microtech did was make my can run rich and everyone i knew who has had a microtech cars run rich as a jew so i aint going to bother with microtech.

My brother has a EMS Stinger in his AE86 4AGE BlackTop 20v he has had problems with MAPS not saving so im trying to steer way from them aswell.

I have been told good things about nissan tune boards and stuff but i rather go full ECU.

BrynDETT Community Regular

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wouldn't the over fueling problems with the microtechs be more to do with with tunes and not the ecu?

not being a fanboy, all i know is mine runs fine, not overly rich, no cold start issues......

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Nistune is OK but not for R33's as they only use either a modified Z32 or R32 ECU (not an R33 ECU) both of which entail work arounds, compromises and possible issues.

I would definately recommend going for the full replacment ECU.

Why arnt they for r33's? Wat are you compromising? Possible issues?

My later series z32 ecu and nistune work fine and do wat its spose to do?

Not sure wat your getting at here but wouldnt it be more of the question as to wat

features are needed to help narrow down the selection on ecu?

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DVS JEZ

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Exactly. Nistune and RB20 ecu is plug ad play minus VTC, but can either use a $60 winfow switch or just no VTC.

Or a recent results have shown, if u have the VTC on the whole time(hardwired) u may lose 10kw up top but thats it

Checkbuzz Rising Star

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I'm no expert, all I know is this:

I recently had 2 well very respected tuners in Melbourne refuse to tune my Z32 Nistune ECU in my R33 because of on going problems with this Nistune solution.

These problems clearly do not affect eveybody but there must be a enough of a percentage out there with unresolvable issues that these guys no longer want to touch them.

I know one of the issues was around the difference in knock sensors between the Z32 and R33 causing wierd results.

Another was an issue that Nistune had acknowledged and were working on resolving.

I know there are many happy Nistune users out there (fark I did my homework and purchased one!) but I also respect what these tuners have to say.

So what I'm getting at is addressing this line in the original post: "I have been told good things about nissan tune boards and stuff but i rather go full ECU."

Why arnt they for r33's? Wat are you compromising? Possible issues?

My later series z32 ecu and nistune work fine and do wat its spose to do?

Not sure wat your getting at here but wouldnt it be more of the question as to wat

features are needed to help narrow down the selection on ecu?

HYBRID VL Community Regular

HYBRID VL

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Well my VLT was tuned By Tony Rigoli so i dont think tune was a prob as he has a pretty good rep.

haltech was a brand i know very little about and i also talked to a few people today and they said Autronic another said Wolf 3D (which i havnet heard of for years)and yer thats nisstune thing i asked about it apperntly i have to use a R32ECU AFM z32 TPS and CAS aswell thats what i was told correct me if this info is wrong.

i was also told i can have a full ECU in there and but also use my Factory ECU aswell???

Yews the E1280 is what i was looking at..

Vipec i have never heard of some info would be great.

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