ok, i decided to drop the underdrive pulley and flywheel and am now considering about the chip.
Custommaxima sells it for $349, kinda expensive and says this:

WHAT WILL IT DO FOR MY VEHICLE??
The upgrade will provide you with 15+ horsepower gain and improved acceleration. Unlike other Computer upgrades, JET's exclusive Dynamic Spectrum Tuning (DST) provides power increases all the time, NOT just at wide open throttle. In addition, by having the computer in JET's lab, the JET engineers can custom program the chip for any other modifications you have done to your vehicle.



does anybody have this, and can you actually notice the gains, or improved MPG and wht not?? takin out the old ECU is easy is it not?

 

Its crap, and that dyno graph is totally fake. ECU is a good mod, but the JET ECU is total junk. Get a JWT or Technosquare. I had a JET ECU for a few days and then got JWT.

 

Wow, never knew the VQ has such fantastic breathing capabilities at such high RPM w/ the USIM.

Listen to Nealoc

 

How can CM sell this crap and keep a straight face?

 

That is what I'm saying

 

thanks a bunch

 

Problem with JWT is it's much more expensive than that, 595 + shipping and maybe a core so you can minimize downtime whcih is anywher from 75-100 on top of that.

But it does give proven gains.

 

Don't quite understand.

What would you rather spend $ on?
1) Jet that's cheaper ($395) but doesn't do squat diddly hoo-hoo
2) Or the JWT that's $600 but actually gives gains.

 

He can get TS for less downtime.

 

Oh I see where you mentioned that.

 

also getting the ecu out is a B*tch(well it was for me). there are four screws on each side front and back that u have to unscrew with an offset screwdriver. the concept doesn't sound to bad until u have to do the back two screws(very limited space to move around).

 

Neighbors think you're a demented psycho because you have to be upside down on your head, literally, with your feet out the sunrrof if you have one, just to get to it.

 

wow, screw the ecu chip, i'm savin my $350-600 and gettin a y-pipe instead.
thanks

 

 

get the Y first, but you'll probably get even more smitten by the mod bug, and pretty soon, as you run out of other mods, you'll come back to considering the ecu again...

 

............true true..............

 

just out of curiosity.. i always hear ppl saying that the jet chip is crap.. but no one ever says whats wrong with it.. i mean has anyone ever shown actual proof of what it does/doesnt do like a dyno of what it does compared to a ts or jwt.. or has it messed up anyones motor or anything.. dont get me wrong im not backing them or anything just wondering whats actually wrong with the ecu..

 

ill tell you whats wrong it dosent do anything i had it got rid of it. biggest waste of money there is. i didnt feel any gains at all..i mean come on dosent it seem funny that only jet chip would be able to do anything with the 99 ecu. and jwt or ts cant do nothing.

 

Dedicated professional Nissan tuners like JWT and Technosquare had/have a very hard time being able to access the info on our computers let alone change the parameters. In addition they have only been able to do it for 96-97 ECU's. So the simple fact that a company like JET, who is in no way a premier Nissan tuner, to claim to be able to reprogram any 4th gen ECU is plain BS. If you ask me I bet they don't do anything.

Another thing is they don't really say what they do....they just claim to "gain more HP"...."dynamic tuning".....it's a bunch of BS. If they really truely can reprogram our ECU's for any modification we have then I would like to see them do it for 550cc injectors, Z32 MAF, and extend the redline. Good luck with that.

Oh, and any company who just plain makes a obviously fake dyno graph should be avoided at all costs.

 

what is the next power mod after intake/ypip , catback. ? udp i heard it doesent do anything. ecu jwt like said before its $$ and has downtime and the TS ecu doesent have rev limiter removed for 5sp's .. mevi/00V doesent increase power just gives u back top end so thats not power mod. and boost is just expensive.. maybe nos?

 

Your off on some of that.

Your right, I would not worry about getting a UDP

JWT is the one who can remove the rev limiter. Technosquare still has yet to do it. Auto or 5spd doens't matter

MEVI and 00VI do add power....almost 30whp more at redline. The difference is that the 00VI seems to give a little better gains all around and does not loose as much or any mid range power like the MEVI.

If your not looking to spend a bucnh of money then you probably shoud not be modding your car. With that said, it sounds like you should just go with the technosquare ECU since you don't want to spend the extra on the JWT and if that is a concern you are not going to want to drop the $$ on a different intake manifold either. JWT is the way to go if your going with an MEVI or 00VI. Techosquare if your staying with the stock manifold.

It is nitrous oxide, not NOS. NOS is a brand name of a company that produces nitrous oxide systems for cars. But yes, if you want cheap power that is for you. Just make sure you know what your doing.

 

i meant TS. how much is the 00VI manifold and how much is the install charge compared to MEVI. and for nitrous if installed right its relatively safe aint it?

 

the jet chip is wonderful i had it for three months and now i can keep up with anything. on the 1/4 mile im running 19's after install. my next modd is the electric supercharger from ebay. i dont know what everyone else is talking about?