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Thanks, much appreciated, now get back to work

Thanks guys, PM sent to MS700.

Hi, I am wondering who to contact in relation to forum advertising? I would like to get a dedicated forum for our store. Please send PM or email.

The tune is fine, I wouldn't be running it too much leaner than that mind you. At the end of the day its the amount of ignition timing you have for for the specified A/F ratio that you are running that mattters, not just the A/F ratio itself. For example it wouldnt matter if you were running 11:1 mixtures of the ignition timing is too far advanced, and conversely if the A/F ratios are lean then that's fine provided the ignition timing is conservative enough for that mixture. Generally running them richer lowers the exhaust gas temperature (up to a point), which in turn reduces heat stresses on things like pistons, valves, cylinder head etc. Cheers, kris

The Xcal2 is like the CAPA flash (wihch I believe is Xcal1)in fact they come from CAPA even though I got mine from Sport Compact you will find them on Ebay. They flash the ECU just like the CAPA flash but have the ability for the user to make small adjustments. The amount of adjustment that can be made depend on what the tuner allows when they create the file that is stored on the Xcal to be flashed to the ECU. CAPA only allowed my tune to be given more fuel and less timing. However they can be set up to have +or- timing & +or- fuel. The amount of timing and fuel that can be changed are only small e.g 2 degree +or- timing 6% fuel. There is no adjustment for boost. Hope this helps. ← Tex, Good result with the XCal2 In regards to the boost adjustment due to the various ways that boost can be controlled (open loop or closed loop), it isnt really possible at this point of time to offer boost adjustability with the XCal2's. Cheers, Kris

It is NOT a piggy back like the unichip it is an edit, the ford flash Xcal is the first generation & Xcal 2 is the 2nd generation giving some adjustment. It retails around the $1200 mark. It's still recomended to get a custom tune then you have adjustment from there. Muzza ← The retail price is $1245 inc GST. Regards, Kris

A private property with its own set of traffic lights, must be one big expensive property..

These are very good units and emissions compliant to boot

Try Yavuz from Unigroup Engineering, www.unigroup.com.au, 0402 958 864. He has had a lot of experience tuning all types of vehicles and has now started tuning XR6T's and XR8's. Cheers, Kris

Thanks mate, that's actually my store.. Cheers, Kris

bloosted: thanks for that, that's actually my eBay store

If you are in Canberra or Sydney I can get you Martini 102 or 110 racing unleaded that will do the job.

Ben, Nice writeup and good to meet you there, also good to meet the rest of the other workshops and tuners there. Cheers, Kris

I'm rapidly becoming an old bas*ard but as they say you are only as old as the woman you feel, so I am currently feeling about 26..

G'day Dave, how many actual people is that in total? Cheers, Kris

I'm 28 myself

I'm sure that this will be very good for the industry, and not just from a tuning perspective! I'm looking forward to Saturday myself..

Quite right, Yavuz and myself from Unigroup are attending the tuning seminar. I own a XR6T ute and a 200SX racecar that are going to be used as development and promotional cars for the business. We are planning on being able to offer the range of Nizpro kits and top quality tuning to the Sydney public. Our workshop has a fully enclosed dyno cell equipped with a Dyno Dynamics dyno. Once we have attended the tuning seminar we will start development tuning on my XR6T ute with an eye towards offering tuning services and kit installations to the Sydney public a month or two later. Once the initial tuning development is done the ute is going out to WSID for a few runs to see how we are progressing, I wont say too much yet but we are expecting good results from a customer spec package. I'll keep you posted in regards to our developments..

The loss seen between the flywheel figures and the rear wheel figures seen on chassis dynomometers varies for several reasons between automatic and manual cars of the same type, and even cars of the same type with the same transmission due to the large number of variables that must be controlled to get a consistent run, these include: - Barometric pressure - Ambient temperature - Relative humidity - Dynomometer ramp rate - Tyre pressure, temperature, compound, size and wear condition - Vehicle transmission type, oil temperature and wear condition - Engine oil temperature and wear condition - Water temperature - Vehicle Inlet Air Temperature Sensor Placement Position (very often used to fudge readings..) - Throttle position - Other correction & fudge factors controllable by the dyno operator - Dynomometer brand, model, software and hardware revisions and more.. As you can see there are quite a large number of variables to control in order to make a run comparable from one car to the next, or even from your same car on different days. While most dynometer software packages allow the tuner to input most of these variables I suspect that a lot of them wouldnt spend the required amount of time to enter all the required variables that have an impact on the end result. All that being said you will generally however you will see a higher 'loss' with an automatic transmission than a manual due to the convertor slip and other factors. Hopefully that's helpfull for a few people. Kris

Habbib, I think you are on the right track there with 'if you are competent enough to use the tuning tools'. The problem is that people overestimate their own abilities sometimes, which could lead to a few issues here and there.. Lets just say I think this wont end up being that bad for the tuning workshops once a few of these boxes get out into the hands of the general public! Hopefully I will be proven wrong but I am a bit of a realist (cynical old bas*ard..) so please forgive my slightly 'the cups half empty' outlook on this one Cheers, Kris

I didn't really have any set plans for the tune, other than for it to be safe... that is why I didn't run an octane booster or anything like that, just the same fuel I will always run and that is BP Ultimate 98... the boys at Nizpro did say that the car is a bit of a freak power wise, I was honestly hoping for something around 255rwkw, so by that reckoning this well and truely exceeded even my wildest dreams... and it is absolutely awesome to drive, just so much fun!! Jack ← Jack, It sounds like you are on the right track with your thinking there, safe and conservative will help things last in the long run. You may loose a small amount of power but the reliability that you gain in return is worth it. At the end of the day some tuners claim this or that power figure, but its the drivability and reliability that matters to people who love their cars and want a nice daily driver. Congratulations on your result and keep us informed on your next stages down the modification path. Cheers, Kris

I think its great that they and CAPA want to share their knowledge.... Probably also a good money spinner for them?? anyone know how much to participate?? ← Interesting course, and one unlike I've ever seen before. It's not about sharing knowledge, but purchasing it. The course fee has been sent to all dealers. Call Nizpro to get costing. ← Quite right, I wont reveal the pricing on the public forum, but if you are interested in attending then please contact Nizpro directly for more information.

Well I'm not touching that one

The Nizpro stage 1 kit offers a 20,000km warranty on the engine.