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Originally Posted by MRC Motorsports
Ever purchase an AEM and all the accessories and dyno time? Let me know how you feel afterwards..
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Ever see the failure rates of the AEM units??Driving down the highway and BOOM, car shuts off..
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Ok, Go for it..All of the below listed managemnt systems will be comparable in price if not more...
So, let say that you get a great deal and get EVERYTHING for the F-Con. Knock amp and all. Installed and tuned by one of the 350Z specialists on the board for a rock bottom price of $4,000. Which isn't going to happen, but hey, we'll just speculate.
You're now left with a complete stand-alone EMS that if you EVER have a problem with, you can't call up the vendor, plug in your laptop, and diagnose over the phone. ***** no. You've got to trailor you busted @ss car to the shop for a diagnosis / re-tune / etc... All for the rock bottom price of MORE than Autronic unit. Which BTW - can and does knock control out of the box as well as intake and exhaust cam timing control for about the price of a UTEC. It also has a learn mode for those DIY guys.
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And name some of the other functions you will utilize from any of the units you just named??
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Originally Posted by TENGAI
You're now left with a complete stand-alone EMS that if you EVER have a problem with, you can't call up the vendor, plug in your laptop, and diagnose over the phone.
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Originally Posted by TENGAI
I'm not going with an AEM solution. Didn't say I was. But it's interesting that I've seen 1000+ whp Supra's using them. Oh that's right, AEM makes craptastic EMS solutions I guess...
The HKS F-Con basic package installed and tuned by several vendors on this board is roughly $3k (give or take a few bucks). That doesn't include the knock-amp, so NO timing retard on knock... The F-Con "complete" package goes for roughly $3500-$4000 from most of the same vendors. STILL doesn't include the knock amp . At that, you've still got to pay for the install and tune...
So, let say that you get a great deal and get EVERYTHING for the F-Con. Knock amp and all. Installed and tuned by one of the 350Z specialists on the board for a rock bottom price of $4,000. Which isn't going to happen, but hey, we'll just speculate.
You're now left with a complete stand-alone EMS that if you EVER have a problem with, you can't call up the vendor, plug in your laptop, and diagnose over the phone. ***** no. You've got to trailor you busted @ss car to the shop for a diagnosis / re-tune / etc... All for the rock bottom price of MORE than Autronic unit. Which BTW - can and does knock control out of the box as well as intake and exhaust cam timing control for about the price of a UTEC. It also has a learn mode for those DIY guys.
Well, since I run a RevUp, exhaust cam timing is important to me. Maybe not everyone, but to me it is. Also, I like knowing the knock control is a built in feature. Not an add-on for $500 + install... And since I'm doing all of my own work these days, an EMS that allows me to diagnose an issue is a must. I don't live in NJ, GA, or CA. So I'd be looking at a 4 hour tow (at best) to your shop from Northern VA. And that's a BEST CASE scenario... Unless you feel like driving down to my house every time I run into an issue... Didn't think so...
The HKS F-Con basic package installed and tuned by several vendors on this board is roughly $3k (give or take a few bucks). That doesn't include the knock-amp, so NO timing retard on knock... The F-Con "complete" package goes for roughly $3500-$4000 from most of the same vendors. STILL doesn't include the knock amp . At that, you've still got to pay for the install and tune...
So, let say that you get a great deal and get EVERYTHING for the F-Con. Knock amp and all. Installed and tuned by one of the 350Z specialists on the board for a rock bottom price of $4,000. Which isn't going to happen, but hey, we'll just speculate.
You're now left with a complete stand-alone EMS that if you EVER have a problem with, you can't call up the vendor, plug in your laptop, and diagnose over the phone. ***** no. You've got to trailor you busted @ss car to the shop for a diagnosis / re-tune / etc... All for the rock bottom price of MORE than Autronic unit. Which BTW - can and does knock control out of the box as well as intake and exhaust cam timing control for about the price of a UTEC. It also has a learn mode for those DIY guys.
Well, since I run a RevUp, exhaust cam timing is important to me. Maybe not everyone, but to me it is. Also, I like knowing the knock control is a built in feature. Not an add-on for $500 + install... And since I'm doing all of my own work these days, an EMS that allows me to diagnose an issue is a must. I don't live in NJ, GA, or CA. So I'd be looking at a 4 hour tow (at best) to your shop from Northern VA. And that's a BEST CASE scenario... Unless you feel like driving down to my house every time I run into an issue... Didn't think so...
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Originally Posted by Gman2004
The thing with the FCON is that once it is installed and tune you won't ever need to tweak it unless you make further modifications that would make your car run leaner. Unlike the UTEC which I have read where people have had to tweak the tune or lower the fuel pressure when the ambient temperature changes a significant amount from where the car was tuned.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that the HKS is a bad product, just that I don't see it fitting my needs. I think if you've got an outstanding shop that's experienced with the HKS F-Con close to where you live, then why not. But I personally won't buy a product that I can't put my hands on. Being locked out of anything on my car is not an option. Also, for what HKS F-Con Pro's go for, I think that it should have more features that what it comes with. $3k for an incomplete solution is BS in my eyes. It's not about the money either. I'll pay twice that for a good EMS that does everything I want it to... It's just that when I buy something, I want to know it has all of the features I expect with a full stand-alone, and doesn't require an extra this or that to turn on features that it should ship with in the first place.
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Originally Posted by Gman2004
The thing with the FCON is that once it is installed and tuned you won't ever need to tweak it unless you make further modifications that would make your car run leaner. Unlike the UTEC which I have read where people have had to tweak the tune or lower the fuel pressure when the ambient temperature changes a significant amount from where the car was tuned.
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Originally Posted by booger
Just to put twist on this . You still need a tuner that has experience tuning the F-Con Pro . Ive talked to one F-con buyer that had to find an experience tuner after the original install and tune was done wrong . I dont know if HKS puts you thru thier Tuning school to learn the program or what .But sounds like just being a dealer / tuner doesnt mean its going to be a perfect tune
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Originally Posted by booger
Just to put twist on this . You still need a tuner that has experience tuning the F-Con Pro . Ive talked to one F-con buyer that had to find an experience tuner after the original install and tune was done wrong . I dont know if HKS puts you thru thier Tuning school to learn the program or what .But sounds like just being a dealer / tuner doesnt mean its going to be a perfect tune
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re people talking about failure rates on the aem, this is tru they have lot of units that are not good but anybody that has worked on the aem a lot can tell u usually most of this problems are spotted by the tuner on time and aem replaces their ems quit fast for a new unit.....that's why supras..feel confortable running the unit to control fuel on 1400+ whp
all of the units are good imo
but re fcon v pro, I would do it 100 only if a prohks dealer was local, otherwise I'd think and consider other ems solutions as well, because of all the points mentioned about
all of the units are good imo
but re fcon v pro, I would do it 100 only if a prohks dealer was local, otherwise I'd think and consider other ems solutions as well, because of all the points mentioned about
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Originally Posted by MIAPLAYA
I don't think thats entirely true either. Some of us like to tweak some settings for summer and winter. I'm not just talking about fuel and timing curves but things like fan turn on temps, boost pressure (decreases mostly), and things like that. Anyone who knows me will tell you I change settings on my car as much as I can quite often. Anything from the turbo timer countdown to warm up times. I like to switch settings depending on where I'm going and what the weather is like outside. Sure the Fcon and Haltech will both do temp correction for fuel and timing curves but if I'm going to run at the track and want to bump up or decrease my boost pressure or alter my boost curve based on the track i'm going to run I want the ability to do so without having to drive to a vendor or buy another boost controller like some have to. You can only create so many maps but no amount of stored maps is going to cover every scenario in which you might be running your car.
^^All are valid points but aren't you running a flashed ECU for EMS? You can't do any of the above except tweak your turbo timer.
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Originally Posted by Gman2004
I overlooked this post earlier so I''ll respond now.
^^All are valid points but aren't you running a flashed ECU for EMS? You can't do any of the above except tweak your turbo timer.
^^All are valid points but aren't you running a flashed ECU for EMS? You can't do any of the above except tweak your turbo timer.
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Originally Posted by MIAPLAYA
Hence the reason I'm looking at a standalone EMS and I don't want one thats locked down so I can't tweak it either.
No problem. I took your post out of context.
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Some of us like to tweak some settings for summer and winter. I'm not just talking about fuel and timing curves but things like fan turn on temps, boost pressure (decreases mostly), and things like that. Anyone who knows me will tell you I change settings on my car as much as I can quite often.
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Good disucssion here. IMHO, the more options, the better. As it stands today, the HKS Vpro is one of the best out there, but as mentioned, needs to be tuned and setup by a Pro Dealer. With a little more time, some other very polished options will be on the market.
One clarification, is that the full FCON with Knock Amp and all the sensors and harnesses is $3400. I think it was posted earlier, that it was $3500 without the knock amp.
Haltec and others will have systems in the $2500 range complete shortly, that are user/tuner available without a special license.
One clarification, is that the full FCON with Knock Amp and all the sensors and harnesses is $3400. I think it was posted earlier, that it was $3500 without the knock amp.
Haltec and others will have systems in the $2500 range complete shortly, that are user/tuner available without a special license.
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nice..... this haltec thing has been going on for a while they should hurry up and release it.. I just dont know if i would feel like being one of the first guine pigs for that.. when the FCON is a PROVEN setup!
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Originally Posted by Gman2004
No problem. I took your post out of context.
"Anyone who knows me will tell you I change settings quite often on my car, as much as I can with what I have"
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nice..... this haltec thing has been going on for a while they should hurry up and release it.. I just dont know if i would feel like being one of the first guine pigs for that.. when the FCON is a PROVEN setup!
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Originally Posted by MIAPLAYA
That depends on what you consider a guinea pig. "Spy photos" show at least one vendor already running it on his car and I know for a fact at least two Haltech e11v2s are running VQ35s with turbos albeit in sand rails. All of them are doing cam timing control..
thats awsome!