statik
10-19-2007, 08:18 AM
Note: I am not selling this, I am by no means a tuning expert, and I have very little experience with true standalones other than wolf3d.
Some background:
My rom tune sucks. Every rom tune i've ever gotten has had a bad idle, and lean top end. It's not the rom tuners fault, no one can mail tunes that work perfect for every car, and they just dont have the staff to support me complaining until its fixed. I bought an AFC and a nismo FPR and fixed the top end, but my idle still sucks. I've always been interested in rom tuning, so I decided to fix the tune myself. I spent a lot of time researching rom tuning, I purchased a rom burner to read/write my own chips. I spent a lot of time playing with the infamous engrish Rom Editor. And then i stumbled across nistune.
I was pretty surprised when I did a search on here for nistune and came up with squat, let me spin it for you quick: Nistune works like a standard rom tune, swap the jumper on the back to read from the daugtherboard port, solder on a 20x2 header and plug the board in. Here is where it's different than a standard rom tune. You can tune it in real time through the consult port. Yes, using the daugtherboard you can tune the stock ECU in realtime through the consult port. Magic, witchcraft you say, lies...but no, its for truth.
OK enough gay, on with the pictures:
The daugtherboard
http://www.plmsdevelopments.com/images_rt/type_3.jpg
Software:
http://www.plmsdevelopments.com/images_rt/nistune_screen4.jpg
http://www.plmsdevelopments.com/images_rt/nistune_screen3.jpg
http://www.plmsdevelopments.com/images_rt/nistune_screen1.jpg
The run down: fuel maps, timing maps, knock maps, maf translation (VQ map), rev/speed limiter, injector multiplier (K value), injector latency, dwell duty, cold throttle/start enrichments, idle adjustments etc. etc.
The software also works with a good amount of aftermarket widebands and does full datalogging/playback. Since it's also coming over the consult port it will give you all the standard consult features.
PLMS Development is building/selling them for Nistune, they've been doing consult port cables/rom daugtherboards for years and are very freindly. They will set you up with a base map for your mods assuming its very typical i.e. stock SR or injectors/maf upgrade.
This is not for the tuning noob, if you have no clue how to even start tuning and have no desire to learn, I suggest the standard rom tune and AFC combo or a standalone and a shop tuner(Though in theory any competent tuner should be able to tune your car with nistune). This is for the people who want to tune all the parameters of their car like a standalone would let you but don't want to pay 900+.
Total was roughly $400 USD shipped for the board and the software, I already had a consult cable so figure another $75 for the cable if you need one and you're looking at standalone tuning capabilities for under $500. You get free software updates for life and access to the nistune forums for support.
ECU's currently supported: CA, VG, KA, SR, RB, etc. If you want more details check here (http://home.aanet.com.au/nistune/)
I will post up a better review once the car is back on the road, but im pretty excited to get my tune spot on and ditch this now useless AFC.
Some background:
My rom tune sucks. Every rom tune i've ever gotten has had a bad idle, and lean top end. It's not the rom tuners fault, no one can mail tunes that work perfect for every car, and they just dont have the staff to support me complaining until its fixed. I bought an AFC and a nismo FPR and fixed the top end, but my idle still sucks. I've always been interested in rom tuning, so I decided to fix the tune myself. I spent a lot of time researching rom tuning, I purchased a rom burner to read/write my own chips. I spent a lot of time playing with the infamous engrish Rom Editor. And then i stumbled across nistune.
I was pretty surprised when I did a search on here for nistune and came up with squat, let me spin it for you quick: Nistune works like a standard rom tune, swap the jumper on the back to read from the daugtherboard port, solder on a 20x2 header and plug the board in. Here is where it's different than a standard rom tune. You can tune it in real time through the consult port. Yes, using the daugtherboard you can tune the stock ECU in realtime through the consult port. Magic, witchcraft you say, lies...but no, its for truth.
OK enough gay, on with the pictures:
The daugtherboard
http://www.plmsdevelopments.com/images_rt/type_3.jpg
Software:
http://www.plmsdevelopments.com/images_rt/nistune_screen4.jpg
http://www.plmsdevelopments.com/images_rt/nistune_screen3.jpg
http://www.plmsdevelopments.com/images_rt/nistune_screen1.jpg
The run down: fuel maps, timing maps, knock maps, maf translation (VQ map), rev/speed limiter, injector multiplier (K value), injector latency, dwell duty, cold throttle/start enrichments, idle adjustments etc. etc.
The software also works with a good amount of aftermarket widebands and does full datalogging/playback. Since it's also coming over the consult port it will give you all the standard consult features.
PLMS Development is building/selling them for Nistune, they've been doing consult port cables/rom daugtherboards for years and are very freindly. They will set you up with a base map for your mods assuming its very typical i.e. stock SR or injectors/maf upgrade.
This is not for the tuning noob, if you have no clue how to even start tuning and have no desire to learn, I suggest the standard rom tune and AFC combo or a standalone and a shop tuner(Though in theory any competent tuner should be able to tune your car with nistune). This is for the people who want to tune all the parameters of their car like a standalone would let you but don't want to pay 900+.
Total was roughly $400 USD shipped for the board and the software, I already had a consult cable so figure another $75 for the cable if you need one and you're looking at standalone tuning capabilities for under $500. You get free software updates for life and access to the nistune forums for support.
ECU's currently supported: CA, VG, KA, SR, RB, etc. If you want more details check here (http://home.aanet.com.au/nistune/)
I will post up a better review once the car is back on the road, but im pretty excited to get my tune spot on and ditch this now useless AFC.