Power FC for t2

antnicuk · October 20, 2005, 09:25:52 PM

yes you can buy the complete kit, but as brett says, i bought brand new and had the reassurance that if i had a problem, re worx would sort it out. worked out about the 600 pound mark. Plus mapping.
By the way, you throw the AFM away, just stick an air filter on the front of your turbo.

sadgoth · October 21, 2005, 08:24:55 AM

Did someone say Microtech??? You don\'t have to make up the loom (I know this because I did it! took ages and now Tim is sorting out the appalling mapping job I did, but hey ho!) it comes with loom, you have to then splice the power cables into the loom supplied but otherwise it is theoretically a straight swap.

antnicuk · October 21, 2005, 06:34:03 PM

i thought you had to put all the plugs on the MT loom that go to your existing sensors?,

t2rew · October 21, 2005, 07:45:16 PM

Quote from: antnicuk315 at the HUBS! :cheers

now remind me how long you have had your car, over 3 years i believe, but its only been on the road 6 months?, i do feel that as a percentage, i have had more use from mine :spank

tu shay musure

sadgoth · October 24, 2005, 08:31:03 AM

Quote from: antnicuki thought you had to put all the plugs on the MT loom that go to your existing sensors?,

well all the sensors you are going to use, which are only about 4, all you have to do is solder the sensor plugs to the MT loom takes all of 5 mins!

88GT-R · October 29, 2005, 04:37:28 PM

Ant,
You never used Microtech? You sure diss it like you have!!

John

antnicuk · October 29, 2005, 06:37:00 PM

Hi John,
welcome back, if you call comparing the price between the microtec and the PFC (pfc is cheaper) or mentioning that you have to make up a loom with your stock sensors (which you do although wires are supplied) \'Dissing\' the microtec, then yes i am, but i dont need to own one to know these facts. I\'ll diss a little more as well by saying trying to order one if someone doesnt have it in stock, be prepared for a long wait.... and that is talking from experience, mine and others.

Oh, by the way, i have a LTX12 on the supercharged 20B FD...... so i kind of own one!

88GT-R · October 29, 2005, 08:53:02 PM

Thats great, most have there own preferences, some are just lead. The Apexi is great, easy to fit but not as user friendly as the MT.

John

cjr · October 29, 2005, 09:05:13 PM

The Apexi and Microturd have there limits. This will be because they are cheap ecu\'s the more you pay the better they get. But they work for most off our needs. Also they are simple to fit. Try a motec thats fun. An ecu that hasn\'t been talked about for a while is Haltec, then agin you have autronic. What it comes down to in the end is price and ease off fitting. For the FC the apexi or Microturd are even on those scores, Apart from getting them as Ant said earlier

TRex · October 29, 2005, 09:20:18 PM

Quote from: 88GT-RSome are just lead.
John

I think \'MOST\' are....

antnicuk · October 29, 2005, 10:26:22 PM

I admire those who can tune either ecu, i cant and to be honest, having done tuning on the road, i cant risk it any more, its more than my jobs worth, (those of you who know me will know why), so i am quite happy to take it to a rolling road at the moment, although if my circumstances change, then i would like to learn how to tune it. Although even tuning on someone elses rolling road is gonna cost you a fair bit. There are obviously a few that are friendly with people who have rollers which makes it easier. Once mine is tuned on the rollers, i have had no desire to fiddle with the tuning at all. It has run really well each time and i have not had the need to change it. The other thing is with the speed of most of our cars, you could modify the tune on the road and wouldnt have a clue if it made it go any faster or not.

88GT-R · October 30, 2005, 10:42:03 AM

One more tiny point...
Apexi does not provide a new loom. Not too bad you might think, but on cars such as ours which produce alot of heat plus the age, engine looms get very brittle. A replacement is only a good thing.

John