Bold red?? Also what is with the bold red writing on public forum. Moderators or anyone else can email me or call me at any time. I am not one of these softies that hide.
Check the UAS site, SAFC alone is $695 so you either got a good deal or a second hand one or free dyno tuning.
Secand hand I think you will find people buy them second hand and only afew hundred to set on dyno and tune usually, so can easily do for that. We have SAFC II in specials for$395 and often get Type I for $295. http://nismo.com.au/specials.htm
Link for more I was doing a search on forum and found it only goes back a few years as there are some gems from way back. How does one find old stuff or is it deleted or archived? I found this though. More previous chip tests and info. http://www.aus300zx.com/forum/showthread.php?t=230926
John, scroll down to the bottom of any page and in the bottom right-hand corner you will find 4 clickable buttons (Contact Us/Aus300zx.com/Archives/Top) From there, it's obvious!
Wow Thanks for that, learnt something else today. Next silly question there are a million topics, how does one search on archives?
Happy to be of service! Unfortunately (one of my "pet-hate" words), the only way is to scroll through each thread and page. I hope you know what you're looking for!
try this one out for size.. go to google enter the following in the box site:www.aus300zx.com/forum/archive and then your search terms working example Code: site:www.aus300zx.com/forum/archive clutch Cheers Stu
plenty of places where you can get it for around $400 just gotta look hard, i actually paid $350 for mine and it's a special edition one with white screen rather than blue
CHIPS ?? If Hitech are actually tuning on each car on dyno then fine as they did not do this in the past, are they doing this now? Correct me if I am wrong as I have heard they send a chip in you the mail to try. In the past everyone has commented how it is a performance upgrade? How does one know if it works anyway? This in my opinion is potentially very dangerous to the motor ass every car is different. If they are all detuned from factory then different and why would you pay to detune your car? If it is more docile re tuning and then loses power and only makes up for it with boost, with the angle that the tune is not suited to our fuel, and I will throw in Aussie temps although Japan gets hot in summer too. Understand this is not what we found as we have boosted plenty of zeds and other cars for that matter with stock ecu and ran leaner than factory with no problems . At UAS and I know of many other workshops with licensed mechanics working on the cars, that have boosted zeds , even up to 15psi and more with decent intercooler and with stock ecu , and even with Super AFC or fuel cut defender as we often use to run leaner as mentioned. NOT lean just closer to 12 to one AFR instead of quite often 11 to 1 or richer WITH NO PROBLEMS. The reason why chips not custom tuned are NOT a good idea as they are potentially dangerous . Understand that every car is different even with same or very similar features. Every zed we have on our dyno has different air fuel ratio. Some cars require very little change to air fuel ratios and others a lot. We have actually only seen one zed from memory that did not benefit from adjusting air fuel ratio and that is "ExtremeZX "s, as AFR was already very good. This was with Super AFC and programmable computer might see an improvement with ability to tune finer. Not sure what is the point of getting a chip then if no added power unless boosted ? When you CAN boost a zed with stock ecu. A few rare zeds run lean due to problems with fuel pump, wiring to fuel pump, blocked fuel filter and more. Hence why it is good practice to check all zeds on dyno when increasing the boost. Also rather than increasing boost and retard timing and run it rich , it is a better option and engine runs cleaner and uses less fuel , and will make more power with less stress from increased boost if timing and air fuel ratio's were adjusted CUSTOM . At worst make same but in most applications makemore power , with in reason. As in 10psi tuned relaly well may not make the same power as 15psi running rich with less timing than the car can cope with comfortably.
again, thanks for all the replies, john from uas has been a big help for me on this matter, basically at this stage all i want to do is remove the speed limiter, no upping of the boost or air/fuel ratios, i have a Greddy safc that is not installed and also an aftermarket japanese ecu from Bonez old car, what i want to do is fit both of those items (but not right now), i am wondering is it better to get them fitted by the tuner or can i do it myself? then be able to drive it 500km to get the motor dyno-tuned? cheers
Apexi Apexi make Super AFC and yes they work great and must be done on dyno with AFT tested and may need to retard base timing if Jap chip, but again check on dyno.
Fond Memories - a Dear John Letter "Quote" "I am critical of any chip unless custom tuned and anything that does not work." Dear John, I truly believe that the only chip in contention in these posts is NOT one that is fitted to an ecu. I'm taking your statement literally, that you are critical of anything that doesn't work. As to knowing whether something works, I guess we really need the endorsement of, say, a "institution of intuitive sciences", as I recall a similar statement in relation to the energy polarizer device you personally sold and endorsed a while ago......or have you forgotten? Your Ch'i Energy Device? And it's performance claims? Your sample certainly didn't work for me. I don't recall any formal scientific studys either in relation to that device. Never mind my use of scientific instruments (ie Vericom VC 3000 series accelerometers with 1% accuracy - these are used extensively in accident reconstruction and forensic applications, but what would they know?). Must be useless if they are used in a vehicle on the road.....strangely the same place a vehicle is used. I really don't think that there would be any benefit in your testing THZX's vehicle using a stock ecu and a Hitec, you would undoubtedly cause significant damage using a standard ecu.....now why would that be? Please ponder. Kindest regards Bob (Hitec)
THZX's car would not run with a stock Jap tune as it runs larger injectors and GT28R turbos and at 21PSI there is no way a stock tune would be safe with that much air being thrown into the pots.
Surely You would recommend to anyone getting an aftermarket chip, Hitec or otherwise they should get a checkup on a dyno. The brains of the car are literally being changed or modified. Seems like common sense to check how things turned out? This isn't a simple upgrade afterall. Do you use your Vericom VC 3000 series accelerometer after you have tuned the car with Hitec? How many have used this straight after putting in a Hitec ecu? (ie no tuning or checking on dyno) Does it tell me if my AFR are safe? Probably not I dont see ANYONE on this thread knock the Hitec or any other aftermarket chips provided they have been tuned or tested on a dyno to see if it has worked or very least peace of mind to see if power made safely and that is just common sense i'm sure you could agree with so wheres the argument? It would be strange to see someone promoting products like these but encourage not the use of a dyno. I might not have had the best experience with them but can agree these would be great when tuned. I also love to support Aussie products and people. Is there any zed out there that has done before/after on the Hitec without any tuning? Afterall, this is the way a lot of people will buy these chips. It would be great to see.
What you state, makes perfectly good sense. What a pity some of the other posts in this thread aren't as sensible. JP, IMO, is simply stating what should be obvious to any knowledgeable engine tuner. If you don't "fine tune" engine modifications on a performance vehicle you are taking a very potentially expensive risk. This includes ECU chip upgrades as well as most other mods. For a plug-in chip upgrade to not need any such "fine tuning" when initially installed, it would have to be set at a "safe" level of tune to minimize any risk, and therefore, would not be producing the maximum possible output of that particular engine. That is all that JP is trying to say IMHO(although it is often difficult to decipher his encoded messages). All this Dyno/No Dyno rubbish is just that, a load of "cods wallop". All a dyno is, is a rolling roadway which allows mechanics/tuners to make adjustments while the car is driving, without having to run like Hell to keep up with it.
