Standalone Options??

[D323]

hhhmmmm, gonna have to research that. I always thought of it as more of a piggy back to the existing ecu, just modding the fuel/air/timing and other performance minded areas, obtaining the max from the motor w/o physical mods.

[ne3ek]

I have an e6k, its the same as the e6x minus a couple features. Its a FULL standalone. MY stock ecu is just sitting there unplugged and i drive my car everyday.

[Vash00es]

Its the way to go man

[D323]

but my question is if you had stuff like cruise and other crap, you would still need the ECU right?

And Haltech really is worth it if you can spare it.

[Vash00es]

Does cruise control even need the ECU? I thought it ran off vacuum

[D323]

Does cruise control even need the ECU? I thought it ran off vacuum

I would have thought that the speed would be regulated by the ecu or something.... I know thats how some OBD-II cars work at least... Still learning all the ins and outs of ODB-I

[Vash00es]

OBD-1 Pwns 2

[D323]

What about OBD-0 and OBD-2.5?

2.5 blows from what I have heard.... major pita.

OBD-0 sux as well b/c runs off of more vacuum related junk than OBD-1

[Vash00es]

OBD-1 Is the perfect balance and combination... OBD-2 just pushes it over the edge, never heard of the 2.5

[Stefan]

eh... i posted this in the other of your double posts so here it is again....

how much boost do you need to run?
if you're using the gtr oem computer did you know that you have maps to 18psi.... that's a lot of hp and torque.

if you want more than that you are gonna spend money on injectors and a standalone. There are a lot of options - Haltech, Autronic, Motec, Microtech, AEM, jeez there's about a million different ems producers out there. I personally have the new Microtech LT10s.

None of these will manage your engine as well as the oem computer so I would suggest that you set your boost controller for 18psi first and see if it's what you're after before throwing money at a project that could be a waste of time....Don't forget the cost of dyno time with a standalone.

[ne3ek]

eh... i posted this in the other of your double posts so here it is again....

how much boost do you need to run?
if you're using the gtr oem computer did you know that you have maps to 18psi.... that's a lot of hp and torque.

if you want more than that you are gonna spend money on injectors and a standalone. There are a lot of options - Haltech, Autronic, Motec, Microtech, AEM, jeez there's about a million different ems producers out there. I personally have the new Microtech LT10s.

None of these will manage your engine as well as the oem computer so I would suggest that you set your boost controller for 18psi first and see if it's what you're after before throwing money at a project that could be a waste of time....Don't forget the cost of dyno time with a standalone.

if i can get the $ for an e6x edis is my next goal

[D323]

if i can get the $ for an e6x edis is my next goal

I'd say LSD before that

put it to the ground before tuning for more power.