Ecutek eTune through Seb@ SZ

ChopsZ

All I can say is that after all the tuning is done, by Seb of course, this car pulls hard. Completely effortless all the way up to redline. You can definitely feel extra oomph throughout the midrange, lightning fast throttle response, and silky smooth acceleration throughout the entire rpm range.

And with the combination of the Motordyne ART pipes and tune, there's absolutely no lack of torque on the low end. In fact, even before the tune, there was no lack of low end torque after the ART pipes were installed. Those pipes do a great job of retaining that low end torque.

Maybe one day I'll put her on a dyno and see what she's making, but it's no big deal. I don't build or drive my car for numbers, I do it for the fun and enjoyment of driving it.

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Ape Factory

The BT dongle also allows you to change traction control settings as well as change the throttle curve (throttle hijack). I have to admit, it'd be a lot more convenient than the laptop and cable setup. I bought a dedicated, inexpensive PC laptop just for logging. It's fairly energy efficient so I can leave it in the car and only charge it every other week but to just launch the app and log via phone would be easier.

Honestly, by the time you get done paying for the cable and the tune, an additional $350 is a bit rich. Current ECUTek owners should get a discount or they should make that software available via the cable and a laptop. Hell, I used to be able to buy a full stand-alone ECU with datalogging for less than the complete ECUtek package and you can't even tweak/tune yourself. I see what the BMW and Audi guys have and I just have to shake my head at the cost and features offered on our platform. I wish Haltech had stepped up with a plug and play ECU.

On top of it all, the tune stays with the ECU so there's not much you're going to recuperate if you move on to another car (other than the cable).

But it's either the above or Uprev with no timing control. Great business model for the vendors but crappy for the end user.

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chuckie311

EcuTek ECU Connect BT Adapter is 300 right now.
just thought i would pass along the info

EcuTek ECU Connect BT Adapter

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Ape Factory

Basically it makes the throttle more sensitive. You go to WOT sooner in the pedal travel. It's adjustable.

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NRGz

This.
For example if anyone was curious. Lets say WOT is with the pedal all the way down. Changing this could make your WOT be halfway on the pedal instead.

I had seb change the sensitivity for me a bit ago to less sensitive.. i ended up going back to what seb had put me in the first place.
With ecuteks BLUETOOTH adapter thing and they have (another 300$ i believe) you can change the sensitivity yourself through your smartphone.

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Jhill

I'm not sure if this is accurate. I believe his base setting is wot is still at 100% app but it lifts the earlier % areas. For example if oem is 5% app = 2% tps and 50% app = 48% tps but 100=100 and his would be 5=5, 50=50, 100=100 etc. basically oem is delayed down low and then a progressive curve meeting to 100=100. His default is true linear (at least that's what I was told when I asked when I got mine done and left it to his defaul). Of course he can make it however you request so I guess you could make it 50%app = 100tps.

Ventruck

I've been looking into the Connect/BT device. While it might be a while before I decide on a new mod for data logging, using this for my diagnostics will be WAY more convenient. Flipping tunes come smog time will go way better. I do periodically log runs for any knock (due to doodoo fuel or whatever).

Also keen on the performance tests.

Double checking with Seb about Android compatibility since his site description doesn't mention it. I know EcuTek says it works (app is right there in Google Play), but not sure if there's any other factors involved.

I'm assuming the bottom line is I have to drop $300 purely for an analysis tool for now, but in the interest it helps me in the long run.

6mt370

Seb is the man when it comes to tuning. He currently has my supra at the shop. I'll have him tune my 370z after I do bolt ons and I had EcuTek on my first 370z but I didn't have the iPhone app. What is so great about the app? Never really looked into it after I sold my first 370 but knew it was available shortly after I got rid of it.

Ape Factory

You can switch maps, log, adjust traction control and adjust throttle sensitivity with it, all (obviously) from your phone. No cord or laptop needed. IMO, it's overpriced by about $200.

The GT-R version has far more features and it's probably worth it on that platform. But if you like to tinker, it may be a must-have.

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'13 G37 IPL-SOLD

Ventruck

I was wondering which of the tuning parameters the end user would have. Wasn't counting on any, let alone anything I'd actually consider changing up from time-to-time.

There is definitely cool stuff for people who do go to the track and/or are boosted, though.

But yeah, I do feel like they should've setup a pricing model that applies a discount for current license holders.

Ape Factory

I'd probably mess with the throttle mapping and traction control. I'd like to mess with the throttle slope if possible but it's probably just a sliding control and not that sophisticated.

The traction control works very well. I can literally one hand it coming hot out of a corner slightly sideways and have everything under perfect control. The TC allows for progressive grip so it doesn't slam you into a barrier by gripping suddenly with some counter steering dialed in. But it'd be fun to play with slip percentage a bit and see if there's a more optimal setting for getting better forward drive. I'm sure suspension and wheel/tire package will have an effect necessitating different TC settings.

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Ventruck

In case there's a quicker response here:

Anyone know what the fuel pump feature does? Took a quick glance at it while the car (which I'm far away from atm), and it was just an on/off toggle of sorts.

Laomatik

You can use it to turn the fuel pump on and off. Say you're working on the fuel system and don't want gas everywhere. You can turn the pump off while the car is running and the car will die once it runs out of fuel. Also good for troubleshooting fuel pump issues.