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Old 06-11-07, 02:04 PM
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Well what can I say , the car is just stronger everywhere !!
The shift points on the auto are different , it kicks down earlier and that is with me already having a preloaded kick down cable .
shifts are quicker but not harsh .
the car pulls harder fron standstill but at about 40 KPH it really gets moving .
I locked it in second and saw 7250 RPM on the tacho so the extended rev limit is correct .
I needed to have less throttle to do the same speed as before so I fully expect the mileage to improve as well .
There is no doubt that the timing is advanced ealier than the standard ECU .
Very pleased and worth every cent !!
With the timing advanced it's quite possible that at max horse power revs around 5600 RPM [ I'm not exactly sure at what revs max HP is?] it could make 40 HP more , from the searching I've done they are supposed to give a max increase of 25 Kw and that's well below what the mines ECU's for the GTR Nissan's and the Supra's make .
As an example I had to brake heaps harder for one corner as my speed was up by 20 KPH in the same distance as before , a definite improvement .

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Old 06-11-07, 02:52 PM
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very nice

http://www.mines-wave.com/JP/CATALOG...ROM_TOYOTA.htm
Mine's still makes the rom for our cars but the price is pretty high for the gains

UCF10/11 = ~$1500+
UCF20/21=~$2200+
Old 06-12-07, 06:56 AM
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Well I know someone who may be able to do copies.

Is it possible to get pics of the internals of the ECU u have? I can talk to the guy, who has done custom work on ECU's and see what he can do.
Old 06-12-07, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
very nice

http://www.mines-wave.com/JP/CATALOG...ROM_TOYOTA.htm
Mine's still makes the rom for our cars but the price is pretty high for the gains

UCF10/11 = ~$1500+
UCF20/21=~$2200+
$2200 is insane!!! I wonder if Robert can get a better deal on them?
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i think ud be better off with an SAFC and some dyno-time
Old 06-12-07, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
i think ud be better off with an SAFC and some dyno-time
I know that wasn't a serious statement, but your probably right.
Old 06-14-07, 01:24 PM
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very interesting.
Old 06-15-07, 02:09 PM
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Update:
so far have done 300 K's on half a tankfull , taking in mind I've been driving it harder than normal to check things out !!
Normal for half a tank is about 250 to 280 K's .
It will also now light up the rear very easily , thats with 275 wide sticky tyres on, before it was a real effort to get it to give even a chirp !!
I pulled away on a right turn very quickly and it just lit up and I went sideways through the intersection with opp lock on !!
Kept on it and it was still spinning at about 40 KPH and that's with the traction control on !!
It just shows how much quicker it picks up .
Very very pleased .
Old 06-15-07, 03:22 PM
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Heres the thing...yours was free...damn you, jk.

With that kind of cash, I could completely, or come close to finishing my ride.
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Yep !!
My brother is the bestest !!
[ next to me that is !! ]
Can you imagine how pissed he is ??
Old 06-15-07, 06:57 PM
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i wonder what else it does besides play with timing? one of the little known results of t uning with an safc is the timing increase. by showing the ecu less airflow, it goes on a lower load map which gets more timing. so playing with an safc and a wideband 02 might get some pretty good results.
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It advances the timing , alters the shift points of the auto , I believe it changes the speed of the shift itself [ and it feels like it has ] , it alters the mixture , makes it leaner when it was too rich and richer up top when it was lean for cruise mode and the redline is up 1000 RPM .
Old 06-16-07, 07:44 AM
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damn dude, how much ur bro pay for it? 2200?
price on the mines website is either $816.557939 or $1,497.022887. why is there 2 versions?

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Old 06-16-07, 12:14 PM
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OK, now I'm jealous...
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OK I'll ask again. Can u send pics of the ECU, I want to see if my friend can do copies.


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