RS-Enthalpy Tune Opinions

[G35_S13_Coupe]

I am doing a ka-t setup. Not a big build by any means. Just a spec-r turbo. Wondering if anybody using the rs-enthalpy ecu tune has any feedback on if they like it. dislike it.. and just opinions in general.

[Johnny_K]

im interested in this info also

[KaminaSan]

I like it. Be specific with your setup when you tell him what to tune for.

It will run rich, but rich is better than lean.

[idahotuner]

I have had 2 tunes and just got my 3rd tune, but havent started the car up on this one yet, but the first one was awesome, and the 2nd was good, just never got to see its full potential as my o rings were leaking, but getting ready to fire it up again with the new one,i only expect good things

[!Zar!]

Enthalpy tunes are radesauce.

[n8RPS13]

Martin is the man! He is doing the tune for my KA24DER setup.

[G35_S13_Coupe]

Enthalpy tunes are radesauce.

Thanks Biebs! haha i think this is the way to go for my setup. Do you guys fine tune with an safc2 at all?? or just go with the tune he sets up?

[codyace]

Enthalpy Rocks

[fliprayzin240sx]

Thanks Biebs! haha i think this is the way to go for my setup. Do you guys fine tune with an safc2 at all?? or just go with the tune he sets up?

It doesnt hurt, thats what I did with my first S14. Enthalphy romtuned, AFR was dipping down to 10s, leaned it out a tad bit to 11-11.5 at WOT with a SAFC.

[!Zar!]

I have been meaning to toss a SAFC on mine to fine tune it, but it works awesome as is.

[c_mancuyas8]

It doesnt hurt, thats what I did with my first S14. Enthalphy romtuned, AFR was dipping down to 10s, leaned it out a tad bit to 11-11.5 at WOT with a SAFC.

I did this to. You can definitely run his tune without a safc I already had one so I used it. Martin will help you with any and all questions that you have. The support is excellent.

[Pinggg]

I did this to. You can definitely run his tune without a safc I already had one so I used it. Martin will help you with any and all questions that you have. The support is excellent.

This is totally true, great customer service!

[KAT-PWR]

Been running around on my enthalpy tune for a bit now. It is a little rich but pulls hard and consistent.

[kojiki88]

+1 On R.S Enthalpy. Martin is a really cool guy, He will give you a really good tune and will respond and try to help you out as much as he can if you have any issues or concerns.

[Corey121]

I like his tune i havnt had a problem with it, But now that im rebuild my motor for boost with forged internals im going to use nistune this time around.

[s13 drifta]

Yeah, I like my tune from rs enthalpy that I run with my sr20det. Martin is very cool, he answers all questions and provides great customer service.

[matts13vert]

Awesome tune!! AFR are always consistent and PERFECT! Martin also has the best customer Service by far.

[KAT-PWR]

Also want to add how much Martin stands behind his products. He'll answer gmail chat and emails at 12am he's stayed up a few times helping me out.

[unreal-]

I am so happy i came across this thread. Yes, i know its a tad bit old, but its good to see that Enthalpy is putting in work with the 240 community. I remember a time when the tunes were allegedly "bad" or people were complaining but after seeing this thread i shall shoot him an email. Going KA-T in the next 4-5 months and looking for a good, albeit slightly rich ROM tune. Plus it helps that his tunes are cheaper than JWT.

[fliprayzin240sx]

I did this to. You can definitely run his tune without a safc I already had one so I used it. Martin will help you with any and all questions that you have. The support is excellent.

Yah but I did it to lean out my cruise a bit. 14-16 mpg started fucking sucking donkey balls in CA when gas was over $4 a gallon.

[I Hate Ricers]

Some feedback I got from my buddy was the ignition timing was too aggressive and he kept popping SR's. Hopefully the tune has been updated to be a bit safer? To be honest though, it's hard to do a tune over mail since every setup will be different....some heads have been shaved, some have different cams, etc.

[coupe92]

I've been running an enthalpy tune for my t28 370s n62 maf setup for a good 4 months or so and coming on 2k miles. It was plug and play, works great.

[wrxstiswap]

I bought one of these used and sent it for a reflash. I got it back and the car wouldn't start to save its life. I emailed him and he told me to send it back, he tried/fixed it with 2 similar setups from 2 shops cars. He also took a video of one showing me it working and sent it back. Works like a charm now. Good guy good service I'd recommend them

[drifter92]

I had an Enthalpy tune one my KA-T and it was perfect, T25 on 8LBS

Now I have an S15 T28 on 15LBS and i'm in the process of working out a slightly lean issue but i don't not believe it is his tuning, I'm getting 12-13 AFR's on only 8LBS... I just replaced my fuel pump wiring which is what he suggested and now i'm going to check fuel pressure under boost and see whats going on. Martin @ R.S. Enthalpy is amazingly intelligent and has always helped me with any and all issues no matter how small. As soon as I figure out the problem I will post here and let you guys know. He also will buy stock ECU's from you or discount your tuned ECU if you send them in.

+1 For R.S. Enthalpy

[240sxfan6882]

I have one of his tunes for my KA-T.

I was actually amazed of how well the car drove with just swapping ECUs; cruises like stock! However is it after all a mail-order-generic tune, and it does run rich.

I would use enthalpy again if I just built an engine and had to drive it around to test it and save for a custom tune.

I'm getting mine custom-dyno tune soon.

Enthalpy is GOOD STUFF!

[s13rhdhatch]

Martin is a really cool guy. Shipped my ecu to him. Emailed me back saying he was shipping it the next day. I have no issues with it.

[drifter92]

Just talked to Martin again, He was extremely knowledgeable and helpful, he gave me some tips and if it doesnt fix my slightly lean issue then he is going to send me a new tune free. Great tune, great guy.

[S14_BOSS]

Yah but I did it to lean out my cruise a bit. 14-16 mpg started fucking sucking donkey balls in CA when gas was over $4 a gallon.

And how did you go about doing that while cursing in closed-loop? I was under the impression that the o2 would always just cancel out any settings you added in the SAFC when in closed loop making the SAFC pretty much useless for closed loop and perfect for WOT tuning.

Thanks

[2jdm4you]

The worst service I have ever had to be honest. Never responds back to emails, bought a used ecu and it didn't work. Send my only good ecu in and after he gets it tells me I have to pay him and it is not under waranty which he said it was in my email. So now I'm out 30 dollars on shipping and have 2 ecu's in his possession and my car is stuck sitting. All in all if you buy from rs enthalpy you will get shitty service, jipped out of cash, and if the ecu even works a good tune. I will never do business with Martin again.

[dreaMervaj]

Whoa that's some pretty harsh things to be saying about Martin from Enthalpy.

He's always been a great guy and his service is superb/top notch.

I have been running Enthalpy on and off for 5+ years and I vouch for his service.

My .02

[801nismo104]

+1 great guy and answers questions pretty quick. car runs great.

[drifter92]

Martin just sent me a new tune after we did all we could think of to try and fix my slightly lean under boost issue, no money exchanged for the new tune, he always sends me prepaid envelopes and trusts that i will always send him what is his and not try to keep it and screw him over.
Great guy, great service.

+1 for Martin

[WESamiss]

Why not just spend the 30 more bucks and get a Megasquirt DIYPNP ecu? You can tune yourself and tons more upgrade options, without having to send in the ecu everytime you wanna change something. Just an honest question. Its the idea floating around in my head also, I'm leaning toward the MS but highly considering Enthalpy.

[jamg]

Why not just spend the 30 more bucks and get a Megasquirt DIYPNP ecu? You can tune yourself and tons more upgrade options, without having to send in the ecu everytime you wanna change something. Just an honest question. Its the idea floating around in my head also, I'm leaning toward the MS but highly considering Enthalpy.

it's only $150. how much does megasquirt cost?

[drifter92]

Just installed my re-tune Martin sent me, its perfect now. AFR's stay between 11.3 and 12.0. Martin was a great help to me with my KA-T setup and is a really legit guy to deal with. His tune has my KA running better & smoother than a bone stock KA with a stock ECU.

+1 for R.S. Enthalpy

[dr.klawn]

i've had nothing but bad luck with mine. the 1st ecu he sent me i wasn't even able to tune it, it was like i was "locked" out so i had to take out the ecu, send it back, wait over a month again. since i've gotten my new 1 back it's been worse then the 1st 1. starting @4krpms it dips into the 9's & stays there thru the pull!! hate it & want it gone. first chance i get i'm yanking it out & getting a refund.

[drifter92]

i've had nothing but bad luck with mine. the 1st ecu he sent me i wasn't even able to tune it, it was like i was "locked" out so i had to take out the ecu, send it back, wait over a month again. since i've gotten my new 1 back it's been worse then the 1st 1. starting @4krpms it dips into the 9's & stays there thru the pull!! hate it & want it gone. first chance i get i'm yanking it out & getting a refund.


It's not always the tune man, it could be anything on your car or engine causing that... Or just a bad wideband reading

[va240dude]

^^^^^ Very true.
I've been considering RS for mine as well, and Martin has been awesome, taking time to answer all my questions. It's only $150 after your initial tune, if you change your setup and want him to re-tune. Plus he offers the tech support. I haven't paid him a dime yet and he has been more than happy to help me with questions, even not pertaining to my own setup.

[dr.klawn]

It's not always the tune man, it could be anything on your car or engine causing that... Or just a bad wideband reading
I agree, but not in this case. All sensors check out & my wideband only goes to 10.0, this is the wideband on the dyno. it showed 9.1

[dr.klawn]

17psi on a t3t4 .50 trim

[yogikon218]

Really glad I found this thread. Thank search function. Got my s14 almost a month ago with an SR in it. Been considering what kind of tune to do. Thank to everybody for their positives feedback on the RS Enthalpy tune. Looking forward to be doing this soon.

[steve shadows]

I don't do tuned or burnt rom. I refer people who want this service to Enthalpy.
I do create custom maps for the PFC, AEM and Haltech as well as other re-programmable units (including timing maps for Tuner Pro and Nis-Tune units remotely as well) But for actual burning of rom onto the stock Nissan Boards I recommend Scott. He's a great guy. :)

[lewisfk]

I was told RS was sold to a new company, maybe Z-Fever! Anyone else know if Martin is still runing strong?

[Tom N]

RS-Enthalpy is Martin.
Martin took over Enthalpy from Scott several years ago.
If you are in the Tampa Area martin will do the Tune AT Z-Fever on their dyno but Martin ( RS-Enthalpy ) is seperate from Z-Fever.

[R.S. Enthalpy]

The worst service I have ever had to be honest. Never responds back to emails, bought a used ecu and it didn't work. Send my only good ecu in and after he gets it tells me I have to pay him and it is not under waranty which he said it was in my email. So now I'm out 30 dollars on shipping and have 2 ecu's in his possession and my car is stuck sitting. All in all if you buy from rs enthalpy you will get shitty service, jipped out of cash, and if the ecu even works a good tune. I will never do business with Martin again.

Customer bought a second hand ecu from a shop. I told him that it was under warranty if it was a problem with the board. The whole ecu was shorted from previous owner. Transfered board into his other ecu and let him have it back because he was stuck without a car and would not have funds to pay until next paycheck.

I will post email exhanges if he does not get around to fixing this post.


Martin
R.S. Enthalpy

[R.S. Enthalpy]

i've had nothing but bad luck with mine. the 1st ecu he sent me i wasn't even able to tune it, it was like i was "locked" out so i had to take out the ecu, send it back, wait over a month again. since i've gotten my new 1 back it's been worse then the 1st 1. starting @4krpms it dips into the 9's & stays there thru the pull!! hate it & want it gone. first chance i get i'm yanking it out & getting a refund.


Who are you and who did you buy the ecu from ? 1 month ? I work on 24 hour turnaround time.

I will post all email exchanges between me and you as soon as I can put a email with the issue. I will also post all shipping recepit confirmations to and from so that we are clear on the timeline as well.


EDIT

I figured out who you are from one of your old posts. I will copy and paste our email exchanges below ... these few pointers about our conversation.

1. I responded to everyone of your emails either day of or within 24 hours.
2. I called you trying to diagnose your problem.
3. I ran your ecu on a car when you sent in the ecu to be checked out. I am uploading this to youtube right now.
4. I sent back your ecu the day after you responded to my email about verifying the tune. (I asked on 8/28 - you responded on 9/3 - I sent on morning of 9/5) USPS tracking # 9405 5036 9930 0128 6678 94 (https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction!input.action?tLabels=9405503699 300128667894) - see dates below in the email exchanges.
5. Look at 12/14 - Since we exhausted every option on my end in helping your problem I offered a refund A YEAR LATER. Who does that ? Even though your ecu ran correctly here on a car and I offered to fix your car for free if you ever brought it down here.



I take my reputation very seriously and I stand behing my product. If you are not happy, send it back or find a way of getting your car here and I guarantee you that it will run perfectly when it leaves.

Please read the last 2 emails. I offered you a refund. I offered to work on your car for free, and you come one here and do this.



Emails begin

8/6/12
Hello sir, my name is xxxxxxxxxxxx and I am a customer of yours since sometime last year. I ordered my new tune after sampling a few of your tunes for other customers vehicles on my car, with great sucess! I was very excited to use your product until i recieved mine in the mail. Since I have installed my ECU it has been nothing but a headache. I have contacted Martin on a few occasions, but I am asked for some sort of video or something showing what is going on with my vehicle. Obtaining such evidence is very difficult and I have not been able to "captue" what it is I need to show you. From the time the vehicle is cranked, it begins a steady decline to the rich side until it reaches dead rich! not great for fuel economy at all or spark plugs. It runs very rich the entire time until it begins it's lean out once a steady throttle is reached. I have had no problems adjusting the other ECU's with an SAFC, but for some reason i am "locked out" of my ECU. I have let a few shops(friends) look at the vehicle but no one can seem to access any results from my setup. PLEASE help!! Is there anyway a reflash can done or another chip made for me to try again? This has not worked since I recieved it last year and I have been in contact. Please let me know something. Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to provide.

8/712
Sorry to hear you are having problems with your car. We are always here to help, so lets get this figured out.

Can you do the most basic thing for me please and check the ecu for codes :
http://rs-enthalpy.com/faq.html

Let me know what you find. We can always send you a test ecu to rule out the possiblity of the one you have being bad.


Martin
R.S. Enthalpy

8/8/12
Codes were checked first. You and I have spoken several times since I recieved my ECU. The problem is that it is non-adjustable. I have a "blow-thru" setup with my MAF and something is not right. Every other ECU of yours that I have tried I have had no problems with. I will gladly send my entire ECU back for you to examine. I can also be contacted at xxxxxxx
thanks!

8/8/12
xxxxxxn,
Shoot it over to me and I will get on it same day.


R.S. Enthalpy
1971 W. Lumsden Rd. Suite 366
Brandon FL 33511


You can always call me if you would like


8/15/12
Hey Martin,
My ECU is on it's way to you. Should be there on Friday. The main question I have for you is: is the something different in the set-up that you do for a blow-thru set-up vs. draw-thru?? The reason I ask is because I'm currently running blow-thru. Again, thatnks for any help.

ECU Actually arrives

8/28/12
xxxxx,
When you get a chance, shoot me over the specs of your car and I will send you out a ecu. Hope you made it good through the hurrine.


9/3/12
Yeah man I made it through pretty well thanks.
My setup is pretty simple
Sr20det s13 blacktop
greddy intake manifold
N62 maf
FMIC
precision 760cc topfeed injectors
Mazworks topmount exhibit manifold
Atmospheric wastegate
T3/t4 .50 trim journal bearing
Full 3" exhaust no cat
You set an 8k rpm rev limiter for me last time
Thanks man! Let me know if u need my address

9/5/12
Do you think you will be able to get that out today or tomorrow??

9/5/12 ECU is shipped
USPS tracking # 9405 5036 9930 0128 6678 94 (https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction!input.action?tLabels=9405503699 300128667894)

9/25/12
xxxxx,
Have not heard back from you on the ecu... are you still experiencing problems, or is everything ok ?



11/6/12
holy crap, how did this get by me?? I have been meaning to get back with you. the idle issue has been corrected some, it stays around 12.5ish now when warmed up. the overall issue has gotten a little worse though. now any kind of throttle puts me at 10.0. anything less than what feels like 10% throttle gets me closer to stoichometric, more than 10% just dumps rich again

11/7/12





xxxxx,
Lets recap then... are you runing blow through or suck through on the air flow meter ?
Can you cap your bov ? Sounds like it might be sticking open.


We go back and forth for 11 emails crossing off a few items.

Last emails on 11/7/12

You wrote..

I'll have to double check, but I know it stays at 10 for the most part then might start to lean out at the end. Like I said I would have to double check

11/12
xxxx
Just wondering if you had a chance to check out the condition, like you said in your last email.


12/14/12
Sorry for the delay, Martin. There are not too many roads in this city to really try that on but I did have the opportunity to take it on a road trip. After cleaning the MAF, & changing the plugs I was able to get a see clearly what's happening. At any throttle above 40% it goes to 10.0! no matter what. cruising around town at 2500rpm's I'm looking at mid 11's to low 12's. WOT is nothing but 10.0 and never leans out. Even on the interstate it's rich as can be during cruise around 70MPH.
But what really has me unhappy is the fact that for the last couple weeks low speed driving around town, it's running so rich that it loads up & spits & sputters & leaves me stranded in the middle of the road or intersection. the wideband is as 10.0 at 1k rpm & i'm a sitting duck. I don't want to be a hard ass, but maybe your product is not for me since I have had issies since day #1. I can't say that I am thrilled about this because I had always looked forward to using your services. Maybe we should discuss a possible refund or something. I am so unhappy to the point I don't want any of it.

12/14/12
xxxxxxx,
Sorry to hear you are still having issues. I do understand that you are frustrated and stand behind my product even if you would like a refund. I do want you to understand though that if the problem is with your setup / car, no matter what path you choose for tuning, you will be back at square one. I have no problem taking back my ecu and giving you a full refund, but I would like for you to seal the ecu so that when I get it in my hands I can not open it and make changes to it in any way without it being visually evident. At that point I will install it on a car with your exact setup and provide you with a video showing the car working propoerly on a dyno with a AFR readout.
I have no problem going to these lengths because even if you do not want to run our ecu, at least you will see that this was not the fault, and like I said previously I do not ever want to leave a customer angry.
This is why I also offer to look at and fix anyone's car for free that runs my ecu but has problem.

Let me know what you would like to do, and I will gladly comply. If you would like to send it in and see it working properly before making a decision on a refund, that is totally ok with me as well.


Martin

12/14/12
I am just kind of lost at this point. And please understand I still support you guys and send everyone I know doing SR or Ka-t swaps your way, I just think my car hates me. To be honest I want to drive to freaking Tampa & pay u to tune it.
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[R.S. Enthalpy]

The worst service I have ever had to be honest. Never responds back to emails, bought a used ecu and it didn't work. Send my only good ecu in and after he gets it tells me I have to pay him and it is not under waranty which he said it was in my email. So now I'm out 30 dollars on shipping and have 2 ecu's in his possession and my car is stuck sitting. All in all if you buy from rs enthalpy you will get shitty service, jipped out of cash, and if the ecu even works a good tune. I will never do business with Martin again.


Since this was not addressed I will attach our txts below.

I told customer that any problems with our tunes are covered. ECU came in with burned MAF pin. Customer then said he bought a bad ecu from a shop second hand.

Customer said he was low on funds.. Mailed him his ecu without payment because everyone has been there and he was stuck without a car... going to school etc.


See below.

[smoketherear]

Martin is good people, and very patient. Ive emailed him countless times asking question after question, and no hesitations and quick responses. Cant wait to pick up the last remianing bits for my ka-t and give him a call

[iamtheyi]

http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/apply-cold-water-to-the-burned-area.jpeg

I'll be getting a tune from you guys when I get my stuff done.

[R.S. Enthalpy]

Thank you. I am not trying to burn anybody but when customers get frustrated with their situations and car's they sometimes easily loose track of the chain of events that got them there and ultimately blame the tune, since that is the thing that makes their motor run.
The ecu will only run as good as the rest of the setup. If there is a problem with the motor / setup, no ecu in the world will make it run right. Slandering my company out of frustration will get you no where, because I treat everyone with the absolute utmost respect and tend to everyone's problems, even though 99% of them have nothing to do with the tune.... and email trails don't lie.

Martin
R.S. Enthalpy

[drifter92]

Thank you. I am not trying to burn anybody but when customers get frustrated with their situations and car's they sometimes easily loose track of the chain of events that got them there and ultimately blame the tune, since that is the thing that makes their motor run.
The ecu will only run as good as the rest of the setup. If there is a problem with the motor / setup, no ecu in the world will make it run right. Slandering my company out of frustration will get you no where, because I treat everyone with the absolute utmost respect and tend to everyone's problems, even though 99% of them have nothing to do with the tune.... and email trails don't lie.

Martin
R.S. Enthalpy


Hell yea lol

Martin, I am Dean Chinowith

[idahotuner]

helped me a lot, even called with ideas for problems, tuned 4 different ecus for me, been a good run, hope this last one is icing, with my new wiring harness.

[miggy20]

Martin. Is a rare find in customer service. And tunning expertise. I called him on a day, when they had a hurricane blow by. And he had time to call and do business. That was enough proof that he cares about his business.
I've purchased their WC sr20det tune. And can't wait to have my kouki on the road soon.

Rs enthalpy rocks! !!!!!

[Tom N]

Martin with out a doubt has first class customer service.

[!Zar!]

I've never had an issue running an Enthalpy tune.

I always have and always will suggest it to anyone.

[Turb0wned]

The worst service I have ever had to be honest. Never responds back to emails, bought a used ecu and it didn't work. Send my only good ecu in and after he gets it tells me I have to pay him and it is not under waranty which he said it was in my email. So now I'm out 30 dollars on shipping and have 2 ecu's in his possession and my car is stuck sitting. All in all if you buy from rs enthalpy you will get shitty service, jipped out of cash, and if the ecu even works a good tune. I will never do business with Martin again.

Never had a problem back when I ran it. Planning on running it again on this car. I actually emailed him a few days ago around 10pm and 10 mins later got an email back.

[shift_down]

Martin is super legit. Very helpful, and always going that extra 2 steps to make customers happy.

[NEdriftah]

Interesting reading here. I have not purchased a tune from Martin yet, but I will soon for my KA-t setup. He has answered all my questions from BOV recirc, to running 248 hot cams. He is very patient, and looks out for his customers. I have told friends about his customer service, That's just how solid this dude is.

[AJZax]

Martin does TOP notch tuning, and is respected around the nation. He's also one of the nicest and most patient guys in the industry.
I'm personally running an enthalpy rom-tune on E85 500whp built SR. Running just the ROM-tune for now and it's making 11.5 AFRs consistently across the board, on boost, with this brand new build. Martin also is SUPER helpful and true WHIZ with cars.

If anyone's in WA state or NW region wants RS-Enthalpy dyno-tuning from Martin we will be doing another dyno-day for all enthalpy tuned cars!! If you have any specific questions on the tune feel free to ask me, I've been collaborating with RS-Enthalpy for a couple years.

One local guy sold AEM series 2 for an enthalpy tune
Another 2 ditched Nistune
Buddy did GTiR T28 KA-T
JWT KA-T tuned guy is switching to enthalpy tune next session (GT35 setup)
ALL are happy.
Oh and I'm happy too lol.

[corby_baby]

Kinda smiliar to the guy above, bought a car with a wacky enthalphy ecu. Emailed martin to see if he could take a look at it for me so i sent him a stock ecu and enthaphy ecu. Turns out the previous owner tried to jump the ecu to "fix" a problem and fried the whole thing (car would stay on with key out of ignitions, ect...).

Martin diagnosed the problem, moved chip to another ecu and verified it worked, and was very responsive the entire time. Not only that he did not charge me a dime for the time he put into it and fixing the issue. Only paid for postage both ways. Pretty badass guy in my book, thanks for standing behind your product!

Ohh yeah, my tune is pretty much spot on for a mail order tune. Cant be happier.

[miggy20]

sent my ECU Friday of last week to RS enthalpy. And today coming home my ecu Package was in the front steps. So pumped. I cant wait to plug this baby. I will leave more feedback. on my set up.
For now. Thank you Martin. and the fellas up at RS enthalpy.

:bowdown:

[bmaddock]

Bump to keep this thread visible for others considering RS Enthalpy. Nothing but good words to say about Martin. I bought a used RS Enthalpy ECU off Zilvia and had troubles with it. Sent it to him and he informed me that the ECU had burned connections. Sent him a good, non-tuned ECU out of the car and he moved the daughterboard over. Once I got it back it fired right up and ran great.

Then I had some unstable AFR's and lean conditions under boost. He helped me stabilize my AFR's (hotwiring the fuel pump) and I've now just received my adjusted tune. I will update this post with how it runs.

[angel mkiv]

I love my tune I got from him last year and didn't have any issues at all! He even flew to a local shop and did a dyno day with multiple cars and got a more specific tune! Anyway martins a great guy with good customer service

[Tom N]

Martin is a great guy to deal with. His knowledge of these cars is first class.
I'm a old time dsm guy who has always tuned all my own cars. I used Martin to tune the Nissan as I didn't want a full standalone on a daily driver car and heard good things about him.
He is very communicating with me while tuning the car as I'm not used to some else doing it and I know I can be a bit of a pain. But he does a great job and always answers all my questions. He builds great motors also for anyone needing one. There are only but a few people I highly endorse in the car world between dsm's and nissans and Martin is definitely one if them. Very lucky to live just under a hour from him.

[Croustibat]

It doesnt hurt, thats what I did with my first S14. Enthalphy romtuned, AFR was dipping down to 10s, leaned it out a tad bit to 11-11.5 at WOT with a SAFC.

Congrats ! You just ruined the timing part of the tune :picardfp:

This goes to all SAFC users: do yourself and your engine a favor : throw that piece of crap in the nearest bin. What is does is altering the MAF signal to make the ECU believe there is more/less air going in. Problem is, that MAF signal is used to compute the "load" of the engine (TP value), and that value is used as an axis on the main and secondary fuel map AND timing map, amongst other things.

Lowering fueling by changing the TP value means you are most likely to be adding timing advance. Enriching usually does the opposite... usually, because there is a reason there are TWO distinct maps with the same axis : the values between the fuel map and the timing map are not proportional.

SAFC users don't know anything about tuning, because anyone who does would not touch an SAFC, even with a pole (a hammer is ok though)

that being said, if you want a spot on tune, SORT THE CAR, then get it tuned on a dyno. There is no other way.

If you can be satisfied with a conservative, generic tune, then get a rom tune.

And by all means, if you don't know enough about engine tuning to do it yourself ... DONT do it yourself with an SAFC...

[Tom N]

^ Very true.

[cotbu]

And screw the fine tuning excuse!;)

Sent from my Highly Tuned Gaelaxy S3.4!!!

[jaysgottaredtop]

Popping by to leave good words for Martin at RS Enthalpy as well.

I sent him an SR ECU. He put a ROM tune on it and sent it back. The shipping company delivered the package to the wrong address (but they didn't realize it for a few days). Not sure whether the shipping company was employed by morons or if the package had been stolen off my doorstep, I called Martin and explained my situation. He offered to just tune one of his spare ECUs and send it to me at no extra cost (but fortunately I sorted out the mis-delivered package issue before Martin went through the extra hassle).

If that's not good customer service, I don't know what is.

[Chaluska]

I bought one of his "used" ecu's from the website, had it tuned for my setup, 740/Z32/T3t04E, plugged it in and fired it up first try. car runs perfect.

I don't recall email communication lacking on his part, there was more lag on my end getting back to him

[Hiighboost2]

I've been happy with mine for my basic Ka-T setup. Started right up and has been great ever since.

[singlecamslam]

Nothing but good things for Martin, he goes out of his way to help you out, he will even talk to you after hours, just an awesome guy and great customer service.

[LEG1T]

Had his ROM tune in one of my 240's, the car was SR powered with S15 turbo, injectors and some other goodies. Daily driven on it for years with ZERO issues. The setup made great numbers on the dyno as well. If and hopefully when I build my next car, i'm going to him for another rom tune.

[streetshocker240]

I know this is an older thread but I just wanted to thank everyone for your input on this tune. I will be doing a ka-t in the next few months and this def talked me into going through Martin.

[TheRealSy90]

I've got an Enthalpy ecu for sale if anybody wants it. S13 sr20, 550cc, s15 turbo, z32 mafs. Will include the mafs too. $300

[kruked]

From my understanding, Martin no longer works at Z-Fever. Will he still be tuning ECUs and if so, what about dyno tuning?

[AJZax]

I have experience with over 50 enthalpy tuned cars. I coordinate dynotuning for RS-Enthalpy in the NW.

My car runs roughly 600hp 500tq on an SR with an enthalpy ECU.

If your AFRs are off, there's something on your setup that's off.

My car took 2 pulls from the mail order tune. ALL we did was add 1 degree of timing at higher RPM to get a little more power. Coudl get away with it due ot thunderbolt race E85. So not E70 like most "E85" is.

If you have any questions feel free to hit me up.

I keep seeing martin help Z-Fever with tunes. But Martin mostly works out of his own shop: RS-Enthalpy.

[Tom N]

From my understanding, Martin no longer works at Z-Fever. Will he still be tuning ECUs and if so, what about dyno tuning?


Martin is not a employee of Z Fever. He simply tunes for them and uses their dyno to do his own tuning. But he also tunes at Proven Power off I4. Martin ( RS Enthalpy ) is independent of any shop.

ALZax that sucks if your E85 is typically E70. Our E85 here test 84-85% every time it's tested here.
Well at least at the 2 stations here we use.

[kruked]

Martin is not a employee of Z Fever. He simply tunes for them and uses their dyno to do his own tuning. But he also tunes at Proven Power off I4. Martin ( RS Enthalpy ) is independent of any shop.

I'm aware that he doesn't work for Doug.

I should've worded it differently.

I heard that he no longer associates w/ Doug/Z-Fever

[ditchs14]

martin,

have you been messing around with R35 MAF's? i see people are jumping to them now.

[Tom N]

I'm aware that he doesn't work for Doug.

I should've worded it differently.

I heard that he no longer associates w/ Doug/Z-Fever


Hmm that I'm not sure of. I could have swore he was still doing tunes at Z Fever but he's out of the country till early July at the moment.

I'm waiting on him to get home to retune this motor for the higher compression.

[AJZax]

Yeah I just run race E85. It works amazing, and it gets shipped in sealed barrels.
Thunderbolt Race Fuel E85 is what I run. It smells really good too, like berries lol.

He just tuned a car at ZFever the other day.
Look on RS-Enthalpys facebook.

[jr_ss]

Yeah I just run race E85. It works amazing, and it gets shipped in sealed barrels.
Thunderbolt Race Fuel E85 is what I run. It smells really good too, like berries lol.

He just tuned a car at ZFever the other day.
Look on RS-Enthalpys facebook.

That doesnt mean he still works out of the same facility...

[itsjustdaphne]

Martin has tuned two of my cars now,
one stock VH Z32, and my S15 SR in an S14 with basic upgrades like fuel pump, injectors, turbo, mild cams, etc.

Everyone who said he has great customer service, is correct. Everyone who said his AFR's are spot on, is correct. He is extremely knowledgable, and will give you any advice and help you need, even late at night.

Plus one for him also being a Polak.

[1gr8bar10der]

Bump this thread for future reference for anyones looking for an ECU tune/reflashed. Have heard all the good feedbacks for Martin. Glad that I'm local and will have my car tuned with him as soon as I get the tax return lol.

RS Enthalpy rocks!!

[Goldhawg]

Does anybody know if Martin can program flexfuel? I'd like to use both E85 and 93 premium.

[Tom N]

Does anybody know if Martin can program flexfuel? I'd like to use both E85 and 93 premium.


Are you asking if a stock ECU can be flashed to do flex fuel?

[KAT-PWR]

No you cant run flex fuel with stock ecu. He can however do a dual map with a manual switch to change maps but that will mean you need to drain the tank when you switch

[s15ca]

i have a manual swaped spec r s15, it has all the basic bolt ons (fmic, 3"exhaust, intake, boost controller) i was wondering if it is worth it to throw a enthalpy tune in it at this point?

also should i go to to a local tune shop after to fine tune the car on a dyno?

[derass]

I would get either some 550 or 740cc injectors first, and then get the car tuned for them with an RS ECU. My buddy made 300whp on an S13 SR with a T28, 550's and a tune. There are numerous other example of that on here too.

[dreimers]

I had purchased a used RS Enthalpy tunes ecu from a fellow member and Martin was nothing but helpful with mine. I just purchased another one for my new set up. Looking forward to getting it installed.
Martin's customer service is top notch!!

[KAT-PWR]

6 years later, same engine, same tuner, still going strong, dailying driving. KA-T

Could speak volumes about Martin, but i don't think it is necessary, his work and service speaks for itself

[unicoder]

I am proud to say, that during my KA-T setup, the one thing I expected to be the hardest (tuning, as i live in a rural area), martin seemed to make completely painless.

[Dboyizmlg]

Bumping back up from the past!

Subscribed!


I am considering getting one of these for my s13 Sr20 with T28 turbo.
Any one have one for sale?

[S14rebuild]

^u fukn know better with that post count!