Yeah rust... the rod broke where it attaches to the bracket under the shifter.

PM me if you wish about the rev limit... I'll try to get to it, I'm incredibly swamped right now. I've been meaning to get back to Jeremy about his logs for a while now. Got some questions for him.

 

The VG30DETT is listed in the engine codes, so if the crank/cam signals etc are the same on the VE and VG the EU should work just fine via the crank signals.

Worst case it should still run off a tach/ign coil RPM signal, just not with the same precision and you won't be able to see the net timing value.

 

Hey Dandy,
Whats going on with the update from greddy ??
Its half way through July already. I thought they said "End of June" ???

-matt

 

I thought it would probably work since the EU is compatible with the vg30dett motor. The ve's ecu is almost exactly the same as the vg30dett.

I emailed greddy a while back and they said it would not work for my VE. I was asking you because I figured they were wrong...

I'll probably be picking up an EU here shortly.

Thanks DandyMax.

 

Dandy, youve convinced me to get the EU as well, Thank you for your work this should be fun! (and a pain) at the same time.

 

So it has been how many months since this new update was promised?

I am on edge wanting to get the EU; however, if they don't release this update in the near future then they probably won't be getting about $738 from me...

 

It was supposed to be end of June. Greddy is never on time, but they will deliver eventually. I know it is being worked on since I have seen quite a few beta versions of 1.15. The hold up is not us (the VQ30) at this point, they have been working on updates for other engines as well I believe.

I have been trying to get an update on the release date and am waiting to hear back.

In the mean time I wouldn't be afraid to get the EU. Greddy will release 1.15 before too long and from all reports it should work fine even now (with v1.14), but you won't be able to see the net timing value displayed and the rpm pickup won't be as precise.

 

They're calling it 2.00x now.

EDIT: I just talked to Greddy and this wasn't really supposed to be posted yet as it's still in beta...

Oops. I just assumed it was official as I saw it on Mohdparts this morning but I see he's now called it "beta B."

...BUT since it is up there I can say that there were/(will be in the official release) a lot of fixes and improvements, especially for Mazdas, but some highlights are:

-VQ30 crank signal functionality added (shows up as NS_5)
-Data sampling map added (makes it easier to log and compare sensors, eg to convert MAF to MAP)
-New "Universal" engine set up that allows you to mix and match crank signals, MAF's, # of cylinders etc from other engines in the list
-New ability to switch the polarity of the ignition signal so that you can run pull-down ignition boxes with a pull-up ignition pulse or vice versa

Greddy is now saying the official release will come in about 2 weeks and that they will be adding one more thing... the KS logging

 

Sweet. I will have to try it out later this week.

 

Very nice. I can't wait until I can get EMU installed on my car and try this stuff out.

 

8264 rpms sounds crazy!!! You will like it

 

How come it says Beta B and then there is a Beta C. Are these still test versions? And if you can mix and match crank signals, is it possible for 4.5 gens could simulate VTC without needing the 3.5 ECU. Or is more needed then just the crank signal?

 

Good question. He must have just posted those up... I saw the 2.0 on the site earlier today and it didn't say beta so I assumed it was officially released but I haven't actually heard from Greddy on this yet.

Maybe they are still betas and I spoke too soon. I will try to find out... but even if they are betas the VQ30 probably works just fine.

 

I thought the update that we were waiting for is 1.15 ?? On mohdparts.com it sais 2.0 beta Update

-matt

 

hmm....can't wait to see some of the gains people will get on here with adding timing and rev limit increase...finally cams will be a good all motor mod for us...

 

Matty: yeah I dunno I gotta talk to Greddy and find out what's up. THey probably just decided to go to version 2 after having so many versions of 1.15.

michaelnyden: my 3L does not have cams or a flywheel but I'd wager I'm in the 230-240hp range somewhere. Haven't gotten to a dyno yet for various reasons but I will eventually at some point this year.

 

not to hijack this thread, but dandymax feel free to pm me if need be:

dandy do you have a graph of your AFR? I would like to see what you tuned to for as much power as your making so I can use it as a baseline the next time I go dyno tune...also, did you plot/datalog your timing graph...? I would like to compare it to a stock timing graph to see how much timing you have added to hit 230/240whp...

btw, does your 00VI/vias still have the power valve (white plastic rod with butterflies) or did you remove it? and if so, what did you do to compensate for the low/midrange loss, add more timing there? I would be curious to see if this is actually worth it to remove the power valve now and gain more top end as 5th gen owners can finally replace some of that low end mid range loss with timing advance...

actually better yet...are you running the 5th gen injectors? or did you stay with the 4th gen ones? if you could e-mail me your emanage maps or host them on using a file hosting service (michaelnyden@yahoo.com)...(I could host them on my server as well), we could use your maps as a tuning base...for those of us with 3.0L's that is...

 

Excellent. Taking out my Visa...

So is the 1.2m harness long enough or would the 2.5m be recommended?

Where the heck is the ECU located on the 4th gens anyways?

Details, details, details....

 

The ECU is just to the right (and up a little on the carpet hump) of the gas pedal hidden behind a black trim piece. The CEL screw is by the gas pedal, and all the connections of the ECU are on the passenger side. Take a look.

 

Awesome. I just ordered the EU yesterday. Dan, I'm going to be filling up your PM box.

 

OK I talked to Greddy just now and updated my first post above. (http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...&postcount=168)

2.00x is still a beta version and wasn't really supposed to be distributed. I just assumed it was official this morning since I saw it on mohdparts but I see now he's added the "beta B" description. However, since it's up there... there's nothing stopping someone from downloading it.



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cld12pk2go: the 1.2m harness is probably long enough unless you want to put the EU somewhere crazy like in the trunk. lol. From the stock ECU 1.2m should reach under the passenger seat or in the glove box etc

 

Excellent. 1.2m it is.

I also snagged the 2.0 Beta incase it is pulled for awhile...

 

Can't wait to get my EU, my car really needs tuning thanks to that wonderful CALI spec ecu. Did anybody dyno there car yet with the EU???

James

 

I don't think that anyone has tuned their timing as of yet. Or if they have I don't recall seeing a post about it. Only a few people had capabilities to do that until recently.

 

The timing I wouldn't touch like that, due to having a boosted maxima already runing 15****

 

I am advancing my timing 6degrees at WOT...

 

Thats the benefit of the EU you can adjust timing for each interval in the RPM band I believe. So you could actually advance timing in the low RPM's and keep reducing as the RPM goes up so timing is retarded when in full boost.

 

isn't 6 degrees kind of conservative for premium octane gas...wouldn't it be possible to run more like 8-10?

kevlo, where did you start adding the 6 degrees (are you adding that much across the board)?

 

I don't have the map so I don't know(nor the car here). 100+ degrees + timing advance = failure

 

well all I know is people in the past discovered that jwt and ts's timing advance were very conservative...and I think they add about 5 or 6 degrees across the board IIRC...and I know those with the smt6 were adding about 8-12...one guy did have detonation problems around 10 or so because of extremely hot weather and thus had to back it down to 8 IIRC...

 

That is me....

 

oh yeah...that's right...I've had a long week...lol

 

Can you have seperate maps with the EU that you can switch between at any time? Or would you need to have a laptop in your car continuously to do so?

 

That's what the dipswitches are for.

 

So does that mean you have to shut the car down=flip dip switched=start car back up. To get it to work.

 

It should work on the fly AFAIK (ie no shut down)... but I haven't verified that personally on my car.

 

Dandy,

Is the new software out or not ?? Did they release it for a day as a tease ?? I went to download the 1.20 and it sais "V2.00 (coming soon)" on the www.mohdparts.com ??

-matt

 

Yeah, they pulled it. I can send you 2.0 through aim tomorrow matt.

 

Glad I snagged v2

 

AFAIK the main thing they're trying to finish up for the official release is the knock logging functionality...