not so fast there kid. we have some techies working on nifty data logging programs where you can import your utec logs and put them in charts and graphs. they are also working on an automatic calculator that tells you how much to change your fuel for a target af.

spank that with your eu

 

Just playing I know the UTEC kicks my ***

 

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Later
Aceman

 

i know...but you must justify someway to yourself that yours is better. if it does the same job that is all that matters.

tuning power baby

 

We shall see if it "does the same job" once I actually install the injector signal mod and see if this thing is even tunable.

 

Tentatively getting tuned this Thursday the 19th!!

 

Sounds good Wired

SO right now all you have installed is:

MREV2 - 5/16" spacer - JWT Popcharger - Kinetix HFC - Greddy Emanage Ultimate

I cant wait to see the numbers. After this tune, what are your plans for the car? Any more NA mods or will you holding off for FI?

good luck on Thursday

Later
Aceman

 

Well IMO the stock exhaust sounds kinda fart-can-ish at partial throttle. WOT sounds great... but partial throttle sounds iffy.

So if anything else I might eventually get an exhaust... but that would be it and I would be done with N/A.

My dream is to go vortech (keeping it semi-CA legal) with a basic built shortblock ($3.5k-ish), upgraded fuel system + fuel return, radiator, oil cooler, oil pan, HKS headgasket, HKS exhaust, (keeping the kinetix cats, mrev2, and spacer) and FCON vpro or UTEC EMS. After extensive research that's what I think I'd truly want...

But that isn't going to happen anytime soon. I have the money but I'm saving up for a house/condo, and I can't dip into my savings anymore for mods and it's hard to save more money when you are on a researcher's salary.

Thanks for asking

I'm not looking for a big increase in peak HP, because IMO that is somewhat limited to the runner length with the mrev2, as well as the stock cams, and the non-variable exhaust timing. But maybe a little more top end with a lot of midrange increase.

 

Injector adapter #2 INSTALLED!

Next step: Datalog with cipher and see if it fixed the richness!!

 

Was this always the case or is it one of those seasonal tunes?

 

If you are referring to the fact that the car was running pig rich, I think it must be a known problem since there apparently is a fix for it. I don't know if it occurs with EVERY 350Z or EVERY EU, but it happened with me.

I am going to go for a drive in about 30 mins and see how the EU is holding up after installing the injector mod.

 

Well, it looks like the Greddy Injector Adaptor #2 is working wonders!

My AFR is right where it should be (looks just like stock now). Ignition timing looks fine too.

FINALLY, ***THIS*** is an EMS ready to be tuned.

The car felt totally stock when I was driving it too. Looks like I'm good to go.

I finally secured my EU install since it looks like it's here to stay now. I think the install looks pretty nice, I'll post pics later so you guys can tell me what you think.

WOOT, I can't wait for this thursday!

 

looking good wired...hope all goes well with the tune on thurs!

 

Thanks I hope so too

 

Right on brotha looks good!!

Let us know how the tune goes Thurs..

Ken

 

I think the EU should be able to be covered up nicely by the plastic panel that had to be removed to access this area. Maybe with a little dremel work.
It doesn't look that bad without the plastic panel there. The area under the passenger dash is very dark usually and you normally can't see much down there anyway.

I chose this as a mounting location because it's the only flat place I could find to stick my velcro where the EU would actually fit. I like it because the USB port is highly accessible but all the wires are nicely out of the way.


In pic #3 here you can see how it's mounted to the flat wall using velcro

 

Some wire and harness management.

The small black box that is zip-tied to the wire harness is the injector adaptor.

A thick black bungee-cord helps keep the wire harness from dangling. It looks ghetto but it works quite well and keeps the passenger from kicking the wires. You can't really see it from where the passenger sits either.

 

my only passenger is my tuna and my laptop

nice job there wired.

can you not put your panels back on and just have your usb cable hooked up and tucked away in there somewhere for when you need it?

 

Maybe, but too lazy to do anything more right now...I'll figure it all out later

 

yep, me too...my stuff still looks like yours does. wtf, its functional, accessible and really nobody looking at the inside but me anyways