R32 Gtr Earthing Pin 60 On Pfc

[Taran]

mine done it once since the new fuses. how bad was your misfire tho mate ?? same as i described above or worse ??

About the same. A massive loss of power for a split second then bang, it all comes back.

Btw, one other thing i forgot to mention. I put the standard powerfc case back on. Previously i had the R32 GTR Stock ECU casing over the powerfc. What casing are you using?

Also, what does the new fuse look like?

[mico]

standard casing thats a good thought new fuse is pinky brown and not a clip type.

[Don Dada]

What type of car, loom, coils, etc... do you have?

Wired in a Laurel using r33 gtr loom, spitfires and later r33 gtr type pfc

[Taran]

Wired in a Laurel using r33 gtr loom, spitfires and later r33 gtr type pfc

Ah ok. I thought this misfire was only specific to the R32 GTR equipment, as per:

http://paulr33.com/powerfc-faq/powerfc-faq.htm#63

What's your misfire like?

[Don Dada]

Feels like it looses all power for a split second and then back on again. Happens once, maybe twice for the week

If I remember correctly from on that thread, some guys with conversions were also getting it,and even some with R33 gtrs??

Seems like a bug with the unit itself

[GTR_NUTZ]

So you replaced the fuse in the drivers foot well?

[Taran]

Feels like it looses all power for a split second and then back on again. Happens once, maybe twice for the week

If I remember correctly from on that thread, some guys with conversions were also getting it,and even some with R33 gtrs??

Seems like a bug with the unit itself

Damn

Btw, what version of the Power FC do you have?

[Taran]

So you replaced the fuse in the drivers foot well?

Yep, there was one fuse on the drivers side, under the steering wheel with the cluster of fuses there. That one seemed identical to the one i bought but the one under the bonnet where the 4wd fuse is was totally different. Much bigger and more heavy duty looking. I'll try take a pic this weekend.

[GTR_NUTZ]

Alright awesome! Deffinatly gonna give the old fuses the switcheroo. Even if it's reduced this 'power-loss-hiccup' thing from every 10-15 mins of every drive to just twice a week I'll be plenty happy with that.

As for PFC I don't know what model it is. But I bought it about 5 years ago.

I still got the stock ecu and thinking about getting the nistune chip installed and getting another tune done and just swap the two everyone and a while.

It's only a PFC problem right? Nistune dont have this problem do they?

Oh and is this fuse swap in addition to the earthing trick you done as well?

[Taran]

Alright awesome! Deffinatly gonna give the old fuses the switcheroo. Even if it's reduced this 'power-loss-hiccup' thing from every 10-15 mins of every drive to just twice a week I'll be plenty happy with that.

As for PFC I don't know what model it is. But I bought it about 5 years ago.

I still got the stock ecu and thinking about getting the nistune chip installed and getting another tune done and just swap the two everyone and a while.

It's only a PFC problem right? Nistune dont have this problem do they?

Oh and is this fuse swap in addition to the earthing trick you done as well?

Hey man. I got my FC around the same time. Yep, pretty sure it's Power FC only. The guy who tuned my car (Hitman) said it's a common issue with Power FC and 32.

At the moment here's what i have (with no misfire):

- Power FC with original Power FC casing (plugged into stock loom and just sitting on the ground on the passenger side)

- Upgraded fuse under bonnet (ECCS i think it is but will take a pic on the weekend and post it up)

- Earth kit under bonnet, connected to the heatsink thing ontop of the engine cover (earth kit is not connected to battery but is just connected to the body. Will take a pic of this on the weekend too)

[GTR_NUTZ]

Pics would be good. Especially the fuse you have.

Pretty sure the purpose of a earth kit is so the power doesn't have to run around the chassis to go back to the battery. It's just a short cut straight to the negative terminal. And I've read reports of an extra 3-4 killer wasps and longer battery life. Plus they look cool. :-D

I just have the PFC and a 5 or 6 point earth kit straight to the battery.

[GTSBoy]

Earth kits are a mixture of snake oil and cocaine. Makes you feel good without doing anything useful.

As long as you have at least one big fat earth from the engine to the chassis, with good, clean connection points at either end, and a good fat connection between battery -ve and the chassis, again with good, clean connections, then you will be hard pressed to measure any resistance at all between a point on the engine and the battery -ve terminal.

The chassis is a bigger, fatter conductor than any extra cable youcan install. Also, there are such things as earth loops that can occur if you have too many earths, and some of them are more earthy than others.

[Don Dada]

^^^^True

I normally just put earths on important sensors just for ease of mind I guess, ie. tps and cas

[Taran]

Pics would be good. Especially the fuse you have.

Pretty sure the purpose of a earth kit is so the power doesn't have to run around the chassis to go back to the battery. It's just a short cut straight to the negative terminal. And I've read reports of an extra 3-4 killer wasps and longer battery life. Plus they look cool. :-D

I just have the PFC and a 5 or 6 point earth kit straight to the battery.

Hey dude. I have a pic of the fuse. Did you want to pm me your email and i'll send them? I took high-res ones so you can compare them to the stock fuses.