Ecutech or uprev?

Merv · 03-06-2015, 06:07 PM

Well I decided to go with ecutek and went through Visconti. I should hopefully be tuned in the next few weeks here. Im hoping that I'm entering this at the right moment when it all comes together for ecutek and the tuners. Wish me luck!

Jordo! · 03-06-2015, 06:15 PM

Until further notice: Uprev.

Merv · 03-06-2015, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordo!

Until further notice: Uprev.

And I totally understand. I know from all that's gone on,it's left a bad taste in a lot of the communities mouths. I figured I would take a chance on it and roll the dice. At the end of the day,I still get a tune for my car.

lj909 · 03-06-2015, 08:24 PM

well man keep us updated. I really like what ECUTEK has claimed to offer vs uprev but you know how the story has gone.

let us know!

Hotrodz · 03-06-2015, 09:28 PM

I'm guess I was right from the get go, but who is keeping score LOL! I'm not disappointed yet. I have a great UpRev tune and when EcuTek comes through I will probably jump ship. From what I have been told by a couple of folks that have EcuTeck tune on their GTRs, one of them is Seb, the package rocks! I'm glad they aren't just putting it out there just to get in out there if you know what I mean.

jrb55gh · 03-10-2015, 10:43 AM

I will repeat here what I recently PM'ed to another forum member:

I chose ecutek software because it allowed the tuner to have direct control of the 370z throttle response and ignition timing. Whereas Uprev, at the time I was buying, had only indirect ignition timing and throttle control. Throttle control is very important with a daily driven automatic because there is no clutch to moderate and overly or underly responsive throttle during daily driving. There are several threads on The370z.com that show how uprev users are struggling with the throttle response.

My etune was done by Dynotronics in New Braunfels. I bought the tune and the cable for $725. Joe at Dynotronics had tuned several 370’s and at least one track car with some dyno time from what I understood. That experience was required to do an etune without dyno time on my car. After several iterations of programming and data logging I am satisfied with the much tailored outcome, great throttle response and more power across the rpm band with no loss in fuel mileage. Dynotronics will do retunes for free if NA mods are added as long as I own the car. Another respected ecutek tuner is Visconti Tuning in Connecticut.

Other Dynotronics references are Jarblue (6mt) in Austin and Tiger123 (7at) in Chicago.

mag_black · 03-11-2015, 01:53 PM

I was told by a reputable tuner here (Kaizen) that the new features in Ecutek are not out yet -- he thinks it's about a month away from release. We're holding a dyno/tune day when it does.

Merv · 03-11-2015, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mag_black

I was told by a reputable tuner here (Kaizen) that the new features in Ecutek are not out yet -- he thinks it's about a month away from release. We're holding a dyno/tune day when it does.

Keep us posted if and when you find out.

scionide · 03-11-2015, 10:42 PM

The features are in fact still not released...although I have been talking to Ecutek. Supposdley I should be getting some race rom updates to test this week.

We'll see...two Christmases ago I thought I'd be getting them

Merv · 03-12-2015, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scionide

The features are in fact still not released...although I have been talking to Ecutek. Supposdley I should be getting some race rom updates to test this week.

We'll see...two Christmases ago I thought I'd be getting them

Besides the features,how do you like ecutek? You have bolt ons? What gains did you see? Who tuned you? Interested to see numbers. I haven't really seen any on the forum.

scionide · 03-14-2015, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merv

Besides the features,how do you like ecutek? You have bolt ons? What gains did you see? Who tuned you? Interested to see numbers. I haven't really seen any on the forum.

Stillen G3s, ported stock mani, z1 hfc, MXP catback. Seb@Specialtyz tuned my car. I had a old post with my dyno graph showing my gains I think, so far it's in line with uprev in terms of gain.

Ecutek tune@SpecialtyZ

I ended up having my tune further tweaked by ecutek directly (to both fix an issue and I guess squeeze out a bit more power). I was a bit of a guinea pig as other cars with Ecutek in the states were stock. Just waiting on those racerom updates now..

Dragon_Ball_Z · 03-12-2015, 01:09 AM

subd

bkngo · 03-14-2015, 04:20 PM

Sub'd

roplusbee · 03-17-2015, 08:24 AM

I feel that I have to post this:

1. ECUTEK has been claiming things and using smoke and mirrors for some time now. If the features are available, then let people have them if they agree to test and stuff. For me, it's a nogo with those guys.

2. UPREV has been consistent with their claims and support. I personally only deal with Mike (manager) and Omar (tuner), but any of there staff will square you away and tell it to you straight. Not to mention that there are features that are available that may or may not be offered by PRO-Tuners for various reasons. I know for certain that UPREV is working updated features everyday and their tunes are very reliable (I can't speak for all of their PRO-Tuners since I went straight to the source). There are a few forum members that knew my Z and a couple even got to take it out on the Dragon (when I wasn't constantly running it) and it was tuned by a PRO-Tuner and then later on by Omar at UPREV. And I get it........every car can respond differently to parts, upgrades, and tuning.

3. VRTuning isn't even on my radar, so no comment.

The bottom line is that you have to know what and who you are dealing with in the tuning game. Just because ECUTEK is awesome with GT-Rs, that doesn't translate to being automatically awesome with 370Zs. They are very different and everyone knows that. Lastly I doubt you will ever see any posts from UPREV, but know that they have their ears to the ground and are pushing the envelope day in and day out. I would vouch for them any day of the week.

Rob

bullitt5897 · 03-17-2015, 08:40 AM

I dont know if it has been discussed but I would like to point out that Ecutek is not a "live" tuning software like uprev...

What does this mean to you the user?

More cost as your tuner will have to spend a lot more time tuning your car... Being that it is not a live tuning platform. You will have to run logs on any run then shut everything down. You would then download it to your computer and view your logs. then make your changes and then reflash your ecu... start all over! even the smallest changes means you have to go through this process....

03-06-2015, 06:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Merv Track Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Vancouver B.C Posts: 518 Drives: 11 GM grey sport tou Rep Power: 16	Well I decided to go with ecutek and went through Visconti. I should hopefully be tuned in the next few weeks here. Im hoping that I'm entering this at the right moment when it all comes together for ecutek and the tuners. Wish me luck! __________________ Swift springs \| upgraded headlights \| stillen gen3 cai \| FI HFC's and FI CBE \| ecutek tune in the mail!

03-06-2015, 06:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 420	Until further notice: Uprev. osbornsm and gomer_110 like this. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

03-06-2015, 08:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
lj909 Track Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Riverside Posts: 584 Drives: 40th 370Z Rep Power: 14	well man keep us updated. I really like what ECUTEK has claimed to offer vs uprev but you know how the story has gone. let us know! Merv likes this. __________________ PW 07 HR350Z R.I.P. Totaled by 82yr old woman 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z

03-06-2015, 09:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hotrodz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684387	I'm guess I was right from the get go, but who is keeping score LOL! I'm not disappointed yet. I have a great UpRev tune and when EcuTek comes through I will probably jump ship. From what I have been told by a couple of folks that have EcuTeck tune on their GTRs, one of them is Seb, the package rocks! I'm glad they aren't just putting it out there just to get in out there if you know what I mean. JARblue, Merv and lj909 like this. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

03-10-2015, 10:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
jrb55gh Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 149 Drives: '13 370z black 7AT Rep Power: 14	I will repeat here what I recently PM'ed to another forum member: I chose ecutek software because it allowed the tuner to have direct control of the 370z throttle response and ignition timing. Whereas Uprev, at the time I was buying, had only indirect ignition timing and throttle control. Throttle control is very important with a daily driven automatic because there is no clutch to moderate and overly or underly responsive throttle during daily driving. There are several threads on The370z.com that show how uprev users are struggling with the throttle response. My etune was done by Dynotronics in New Braunfels. I bought the tune and the cable for $725. Joe at Dynotronics had tuned several 370’s and at least one track car with some dyno time from what I understood. That experience was required to do an etune without dyno time on my car. After several iterations of programming and data logging I am satisfied with the much tailored outcome, great throttle response and more power across the rpm band with no loss in fuel mileage. Dynotronics will do retunes for free if NA mods are added as long as I own the car. Another respected ecutek tuner is Visconti Tuning in Connecticut. Other Dynotronics references are Jarblue (6mt) in Austin and Tiger123 (7at) in Chicago. JARblue, Merv and lj909 like this.

03-11-2015, 01:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
mag_black A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,400 Drives: 09 370Z MT6 Rep Power: 668	I was told by a reputable tuner here (Kaizen) that the new features in Ecutek are not out yet -- he thinks it's about a month away from release. We're holding a dyno/tune day when it does. JARblue, Hotrodz and Merv like this. __________________ fujimura ≠ abbeyRoadCompany ≠ fastIntentions ≠ motordyne ≠ avantGarde ≠ ecutek ≠ nismo ≠ stillen ≠ stoptech ≠ gtm ≠ spl ≠ carbonfiberelement ≠ stance™

03-11-2015, 10:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
scionide Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: so-cal Posts: 436 Drives: 11 370z PW 6mt Rep Power: 16	The features are in fact still not released...although I have been talking to Ecutek. Supposdley I should be getting some race rom updates to test this week. We'll see...two Christmases ago I thought I'd be getting them

03-12-2015, 01:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
Dragon_Ball_Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,117 Drives: Nismo& Sport/Touring Rep Power: 19	subd __________________ Build in Progress

03-14-2015, 04:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
bkngo Track Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: San Antonio Posts: 653 Drives: 09 370Z K51 M6 Rep Power: 40	Sub'd __________________ Fly1 Zele\|Stillen G3\|FI CBE 18" RES w/quad tips\|FI RTP\|UpRev\|IJDM LED Halos\|6k HIDs\|LEDs\|JDM PW Shifter\|NAVTOOL V2

03-17-2015, 08:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
roplusbee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 2,360 Drives: 2007 350Z NISMO Rep Power: 24	I feel that I have to post this: 1. ECUTEK has been claiming things and using smoke and mirrors for some time now. If the features are available, then let people have them if they agree to test and stuff. For me, it's a nogo with those guys. 2. UPREV has been consistent with their claims and support. I personally only deal with Mike (manager) and Omar (tuner), but any of there staff will square you away and tell it to you straight. Not to mention that there are features that are available that may or may not be offered by PRO-Tuners for various reasons. I know for certain that UPREV is working updated features everyday and their tunes are very reliable (I can't speak for all of their PRO-Tuners since I went straight to the source). There are a few forum members that knew my Z and a couple even got to take it out on the Dragon (when I wasn't constantly running it) and it was tuned by a PRO-Tuner and then later on by Omar at UPREV. And I get it........every car can respond differently to parts, upgrades, and tuning. 3. VRTuning isn't even on my radar, so no comment. The bottom line is that you have to know what and who you are dealing with in the tuning game. Just because ECUTEK is awesome with GT-Rs, that doesn't translate to being automatically awesome with 370Zs. They are very different and everyone knows that. Lastly I doubt you will ever see any posts from UPREV, but know that they have their ears to the ground and are pushing the envelope day in and day out. I would vouch for them any day of the week. Rob seymore4 and gomer_110 like this. __________________ 2007 350Z NISMO #0618: Zerolift \| UPREV \| F.I. \| Greddy \| Competition Clutch \| Injector Dynamics \| Aeromotive \| Pioneer \| JL

03-17-2015, 08:40 AM	#15 (permalink)
bullitt5897 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North GA Posts: 6,831 Drives: Twin Turbo Z34 Rep Power: 3684	I dont know if it has been discussed but I would like to point out that Ecutek is not a "live" tuning software like uprev... What does this mean to you the user? More cost as your tuner will have to spend a lot more time tuning your car... Being that it is not a live tuning platform. You will have to run logs on any run then shut everything down. You would then download it to your computer and view your logs. then make your changes and then reflash your ecu... start all over! even the smallest changes means you have to go through this process.... seymore4, elperuano and mag_black like this. __________________ *Shop Cars: 2013 318whp Nismo VspecII 370z SOLD, 2009 1000hp+ 93oct 4.0L TT 370z Fast Intentions STAGE 4 #054*

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