help with ECU

[notorious_ahmie]

hey guys ive got a 2000 spec CTR ecu...obd2b i think it is

anyways i wanna get the apexi power fc for it but now it turns out that i need a harness cause they only support the obd2 not the b part haha

k well the harness is said to cost a fair bit...and hondata ecu will have the same prob...so if any u guys have any suggestions plz help a brotha out :)

[BLKCRX]

Expect to pay around $400aust for a good conversion harness once that is soldered, crimped and shrink wrapped, its the only way for your power FC. Hondata on the other hand has full plug and play ECUs available for both obd1 obd2a and obd2b. Its up to you which way you go.
Stay away from cheap harness’s as they have a tendency to break and short out sesnors and destroy ECU’s

Regards James

[notorious_ahmie]

i know ur the seller of hondata james haha but umm wat is the diff between the power fc and hondata s200...i was tossing up between the 2...and i got quoted for the power fc 1300 with the controller... so i guess an extra 400 to that...whats the price on the s200?for my model?

[BLKCRX]

The difference is mainly all in the tuner or more the ability of the ECU of how the tuner interacts with the ECU, Tuning with a hand controller on PowerFC sucks, its not even in real time, Iv tuned many power Fc on skylines/wrx’s fairly regularly, actually iv been playing around with PowerFC’s for almost as long as Hondata, back with the 99 sti WRX

Anyway the s200 most certainly does have more tune ability and more features than the powerFC, the PowerFC is you have the laptop software is much better than a hand controller but still doesn’t have features like datalogging, launch control, full throttle shift, nor the tuning resolution. The s200 plug and play obd2b is RRP (Cost via PM contact me if you want to know..) The decision is totally up to you.

Regards James

[ProECU]

You can get great quality harnesses for a LOT less than $400.

I cant believe the highway robbery that goes on here.

[BLKCRX]

Most good harness sell for $150 to $200 USd that’s around $400aust

By the time you order it from over sea’s

Pay bank fee’s for international money orders or credit card transfer fees
Pay for shipping costs to get it out here ASAP $50USd fedex
Insurance so the shipment doesn’t go missing
Import duty clearance fee
Call up the seller to make sure he’s real, and is’t going to studge you (Never trust email)
Pay GST on the item + shipping

You will find you have bugger all change left out of $400.00

Regards James

[pornstar]

im actually going to do something i havent done in a long time.... Agree with proecu.

Notorius, if you need a conversion harness, speak to dynodave/Toda_au, fi they cant or are too busy to help ya, send me a pm and ill get u a great quality conversion harness for less than half the price of 400.

[ProECU]

at $150USD
at .76c Exchange Rate
Domestic cost of Item in = $200AUD
Shipping overestimate 10% = $20AUD
GST 10% = $20AUD
You're looking at $250max, landed.

If you buy in quantity, you can get them for even less.

I think someones profit margins need to be revised.

[BLKCRX]

If you can get fedex shipping for 20$aust ill order all my stuff via you.
Fact is a good quality harness is still 150 – 200 us regardless you need to get it into the country. Remember this is’t a for sale post it’s a information post ;) but sure evan why don’t you go into importing harness business ;)


Regards James

[VT3C]

LO-CASH Racing has them 2b-1 or 2b-2a for $139 USD plus shipping.

http://locashracing.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=45

[ProECU]

I can get them for even less than that.

and remember, no customs duty on items under $200AUD, especially when they're for race use.

[Weq]

whats a harness weigh? 2lbs? usps is the cheapest shipping, EMS all the way :)

defaintly can get it for under $200aud imo :)

[poid]

the harness i bought cost me AU$150 landed, and that wasnt gonna break unless it was mistreated...

[DynoDave]

hey guys ive got a 2000 spec CTR ecu...obd2b i think it is

anyways i wanna get the apexi power fc for it but now it turns out that i need a harness cause they only support the obd2 not the b part haha

k well the harness is said to cost a fair bit...and hondata ecu will have the same prob...so if any u guys have any suggestions plz help a brotha out :)
Ok back to your question a conversion harness if you buy direct yourself from the States will cost $150-200 AUD if you shop around and that then gives you the flexibilty to use either a Power FC or Hondata or any other OBD1 ECU .It then comes down to what ever you want as with the Power FC you can go to any dyno tuner but the Hondata can only be tuned by an authorised installer/tuner.
Regards Dyno Dave

[notorious_ahmie]

also i heard if i do end up goin with power fc then it wont cost as much to tune where as the hondata will cost a bit more..

its a pretty hard decision..one im gonna have to think about and perhaps get some ppls opinions on..