Had my 2003 Z for about 6 months now and after dealing with all the maintenance issues and adding headers, TPs and a tru dual exhaust, I'm ready to get it tuned.

I see several tuning solutions but what is/are the best option(s) in 2016? Reflash? Stanalone?

 

uprev

 

stand alone, lol...

uprev or an early on haltech...

 

depends on mods you have and whats your future goals.

 

Did I say a joke?

FYI AEM has a PNP standalone solution:

http://www.aemelectronics.com/?q=pro...nfiniti-g35-mt

 

I'm not laughing at you...I'm laughing at the aftermarkets ability (or lack there of) to create a standalone tuning solution...it only happen a decade after the car debut...

AEM has the infinity, Haltech has the ProZ & the elite, Link has the G4+,

baaaahhuuuttt...I am laughing at you that you'd consider a standalone for a bolt-on tune...stick with Uprev or a haltech plug & play piggyback...

if you want to dive into it, look into High Performance Academy - they explore many of the ECUs applications for the VQDE -

happy hunting!

 

Open Source!! Yes its not easy, takes more time and there is no GUI available at the moment, but its free and you will learn much more about engine control systems in the process

 

I wouldnt do open source ... yeah, it's possible but with how inexpensive aftermarket platforms have become why even chance it...

If you're diving into the world of tuning for the first time hacking into the OEM system is a pretty big first bite

 

Curious, why do you say an early-on haltech (as opposed to a more modern one)?

 

Uprev here. Quite happy.

 

for the simple bolt ons you don't need the horsepower (NPI) that a newer haltech will deliver ... I dont know that the stand alone ECUs will pass emission (albeit, state specific) and cost ... I think the newer Haltech Elite is $3500 for just the ECU, let alone the the peripherals, tune, etc...