power fc for sr20det
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power fc for sr20det
i'm going to look at a car tomorrow, i was wondering if anyone on here has any experience with tuning a power fc. the guy who has the car says the car is untuned at the moment. what all does this entail? does it mean it's just not running to its fullest potential, or does it mean that i'm going to have to get it tuned before i'll be able to drive it hard at all? and how much would it cost to get a workable tune on it? i of course plan on dyno tuning it eventually, but i'd like to feel comfortable putting it off for a month or two at least without having to worry about any driveability concerns. any help?
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Re: power fc for sr20det
powerfc's come pretuned if im not mistaken and its tunable w/ the fc controller...pm rhombus or slowlexus...they have experiance w/ said ecu
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Re: power fc for sr20det
a tune at a power exel shop will run you anywhere from 500-700 bucks, but it will be done right since they have to be certified by apexi before they get the software to tune the pfc. the base tune is fine for driving around town, but im running pretty lean, and when i get into boost, my a/f goes goes below 10.0, hardly good. im planning on going to columbus sc for a tune at a power excel shop down there. i figure if im going to pay someone to tune my car ill pay someone who apexi puts their name behind, even if it means a road trip.
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Re: power fc for sr20det
yeah i hear you, let me know how that goes. i take it sc is the closest power excel shop? if there's one here in maryland i may check that out...
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Re: power fc for sr20det
Originally Posted by gpeele
but im running pretty lean, and when i get into boost, my a/f goes goes below 10.0, hardly good.
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Re: power fc for sr20det
Originally Posted by blackout
yeah i hear you, let me know how that goes. i take it sc is the closest power excel shop? if there's one here in maryland i may check that out...
contact info:
http://www.rhombus-tuning.com/
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Re: power fc for sr20det
Originally Posted by eeterp
the highest hp SR20det in the US (668whp) uses a Power FC and resides in Blacksburg. I'm sure he can tune the car.
contact info:
http://www.rhombus-tuning.com/
contact info:
http://www.rhombus-tuning.com/
wow, i got a lot of really good replies from this thread. thanks to all who contributed!
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Re: power fc for sr20det
well, if you want to learn to DIY, here are some links:
downloadable maps:
http://home.comcast.net/~nzo/
PFC tuning discussion:
http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthre...=&fpart=1&vc=1
Further detailed PFC discussion:
http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthre...=&fpart=1&vc=1
good luck and DON'T BLOW UP YOUR CAR!
downloadable maps:
http://home.comcast.net/~nzo/
PFC tuning discussion:
http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthre...=&fpart=1&vc=1
Further detailed PFC discussion:
http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthre...=&fpart=1&vc=1
good luck and DON'T BLOW UP YOUR CAR!
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Re: power fc for sr20det
Originally Posted by Carter
pssst.. the lower the #, the richer you're running. so 10.0 and below is pretty darn rich.
yeah will do on the tune. hopefully ill be able to get it done early september, i just got back from vacation and money is a bit scarce right now. the next closest p/exel shop is in queens, nyc.
Last edited by gpeele; 08-07-2005 at 11:20 PM.