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Ryno: I have heard good things about them from a couple of tuners, however.... trent hates them with some interesting passion.....

Trent: a workshop i tune at here in the UAE, purchsed 25 Wolf 3d units a LONG time ago, and they got 23 of them left brand new old stock ready to go.... but the issue is that they won't go... nobody wants them even when offering them at half the cost price!!

trying to find support and info on them is proving to be a mission, i gave up trying. i think they have gone bust?

My Tuner uses Wolf V550s as often as he can, I actually dont like the idea and plan on going with a E1280S based on the previous success I have had with a E420D. I have the dreaded timing jitter and a power FC so I am going to run a crank trigger set up.

Has any one here had any experience with the E1280S Yet? Any thoughts on the E1280S would be great.

Cheers!

what happened to the 420d? they are pretty much the same ecu as the select plug ins are anyway ???

the 1280 is the super ecu... i have used them, they are great but very advanced and setup is not as easy as the select range.

if you get timing issues you should try and run one of pauls trigger discs first, but that requires removing the power fc because they only support oem trigger mode.

Ryno: I have heard good things about them from a couple of tuners, however.... trent hates them with some interesting passion.....

Trent: a workshop i tune at here in the UAE, purchsed 25 Wolf 3d units a LONG time ago, and they got 23 of them left brand new old stock ready to go.... but the issue is that they won't go... nobody wants them even when offering them at half the cost price!!

trying to find support and info on them is proving to be a mission, i gave up trying. i think they have gone bust?

Half cost price eh?

hmmmm

what happened to the 420d?  they are pretty much the same ecu as the select plug ins are anyway ???

 

the 1280 is the super ecu...  i have used them,  they are great but very advanced and setup is not as easy as the select range.

 

if you get timing issues you should try and run one of pauls trigger discs first,  but that requires removing the power fc because they only support oem trigger mode.

The e420d was in my sil80. I no longer have it. Have a r32 GTR now. I don't love the idea of non sequential ignition and injection hence the 1280 idea but I do note that you have had no issues so I need to think more about and perhaps get a select instead.

One way or the other the power fc is going. I have had nothing but trouble with it. If you think a different trigger disc will help I suppose it's worth a go. It's the cheaper option.

Thanks as always for your input mate!

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Looking at getting the e420d, on the website it seems the plugins come with base maps, but no mention of getting a base map on this one. Can you download these or is it fairly straight forward to set up without?

Is it possible to still buy new plugs and terminals for the engine loom? or do you have to reuse the old ones when making a new full loom?

cheers.

there will not be a base map on the 420, because its a generic wire in ecu and can be installed on any engine. However when making your order you can tell them what engine you are running and they can email you a base file for that specific engine.

I find that Andy has a start file that can start pretty much anything, and the times that he did not have a file he made one for me within a day or so. even if the trigger mode is not supported he can make a quick firmware upgrade for you quickly as well!!

The support is great. the guy is the ecu professor, you don't have to worry about base files when buying an adaptronic.

I accidently ripped out the usb plug from the ecu board and damaged it. I contacted adaptronic and he offered to send out a replacement top board in advance to get me up and running...

it appears that getting the car back on track was more or a concern to them, no hard warranty claim procedures or its your fault or my fault bullshit that you would normally expect, i even told them i personally broke it... cannot believe it.

Bunta, go with the Select ECU. It's a great ECU for the price, and unless you need/want the super advancement of the E1280S, the Select ECU is really what you want.

I ran the E420C (With one of the very first few plug in looms for my R33) and never ever had an issue due to it being sequential.

Oh and you can't beat ease of installation! Run one vacuum line to inside the car, unplug old ECU, plug in new ECU, plug in vacuum line you just ran. Send car to tuner.

I ended up with a link g4 at a price I couldn't pass up, however I would not hesitate to go adaptronic. When we had trouble with the adaptronic in the sil80 Andy himself was in brissy and drove 45 minutes out of his way to check it out personally. Service with these guys is really second to none.

he drove out to see you ?  hahahaa..  lucky you.

 

he does go out of his way to visit special projects.

Yeah he drove to the work shop to check that the ecu was functioning properly! He was probably just sick of us ringing and asking guestions. Lol

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