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Old 08-27-2010, 04:07 PM   #976
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Correct me me if I am wrong but if you have a v7 Spec-C/Limited motor, I believe it already comes with the same cams as the v8 (Spec-C or not) cams. Also, didn't the Spec-C/Limited v7 STI come with a VF34 turbo?
Spec C and S202 came with VF34
Limited came with VF30
Same engine codes and presumably same longblock internals.

Based upon my research, the cams in the V7 Spec C=V8 STI, V7 Spec C RA=V8 Spec C. Simply repeating what I have read on here and through various vendors. Would love to get confirmation so I can purchase the correct cams. Then again, will a cam upgrade to V8 Spec C make a significant difference in the powerband? Not looking to win track racer of the year.

However, I'd like to upgraded cams now if they will be a better fit for a GT30R next spring or farther down the road.
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Spec C and S202 came with VF34
Limited came with VF30

Based upon my research, the cams in the V7 Spec C=V8 STI, V7 Spec C RA=V8 Spec C. Simply repeating what I have read on here and through various vendors. Would love to get confirmation so I can purchase the correct cams. Then again, will a cam upgrade to V8 Spec C make a significant difference in the powerband? Not looking to win track racer of the year.

However, I'd like to upgraded cams now if they will be a better fit for a GT30R next spring or farther down the road.
Noted. Personally, I would get aftermarket 272 duration cams that support AVCS given the novelty costs of the above-mentioned OEM cams. But then again, it depends on how you want your car to behave.
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Old 08-27-2010, 04:12 PM   #978
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Noted. Personally, I would get aftermarket 272 duration cams that support AVCS given the novelty costs of the above-mentioned OEM cams.
Definitely looking for the most cost effective upgrade, not into novelty upgrades so thanks for the recommendation.

It sounds like I have to go UTEC with 272 cams though and I don't know how I feel about that a UTEC without doing research to see if I will pass emissions in NJ.
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Old 08-27-2010, 04:29 PM   #979
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Definitely looking for the most cost effective upgrade, not into novelty upgrades so thanks for the recommendation.

It sounds like I have to go UTEC with 272 cams though and I don't know how I feel about that a UTEC without doing research to see if I will pass emissions in NJ.
You make a good argument. I know Clark mentioned that you have to go the route of UTEC with 272 duration cams, but I wonder why this is. Clark, care to elaborate? Can Open ECU handle it instead? I'm not very savvy when it comes to engine management so I'd appreciate Clark's or anyone else's knowledgable input on this matter.

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Old 08-27-2010, 04:59 PM   #980
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You make a good argument. I know Clark mentioned that you have to go the route of UTEC with 272 duration cams, but I wonder why this is. Clark, care to elaborate? Can Open ECU handle it instead? I'm not very savvy when it comes to engine management so I'd appreciate Clark's or anyone else's knowledgable input on this matter.

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I am running a UTEC with 272in/278ex cams. I see it being a great combination even with lower power in mind (GT30).

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Old 08-27-2010, 05:22 PM   #981
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I dont see why you would "need" a utec for a cams....can it even control the avcs?
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Old 08-27-2010, 05:39 PM   #982
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You make a good argument. I know Clark mentioned that you have to go the route of UTEC with 272 duration cams, but I wonder why this is. Clark, care to elaborate? Can Open ECU handle it instead? I'm not very savvy when it comes to engine management so I'd appreciate Clark's or anyone else's knowledgable input on this matter.

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I dont see why you would "need" a utec for a cams....can it even control the avcs?
Engine management novice so I am merely listening to an expert, Clark. However, I agree with you about the necessity for a UTEC. I just want to understand the reason and possible work arounds.
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Old 08-27-2010, 05:51 PM   #983
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I dont see why you would "need" a utec for a cams....can it even control the avcs?
No it cannot control AVCS... but it allow its to work the way the ecu is programmed, ie- it passes the signal along unaltered.

For cams... you need to do some kind of tuning. UTEC is probably the most cost effective and flexible way to go about it. From there just use openecu to flash a new AVCS map if you see fit. For the record, I have left my AVCS map alone... although I know clark has a map that works better than stock both down low and up top.

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Old 08-27-2010, 06:16 PM   #984
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You make a good argument. I know Clark mentioned that you have to go the route of UTEC with 272 duration cams, but I wonder why this is. Clark, care to elaborate? Can Open ECU handle it instead? I'm not very savvy when it comes to engine management so I'd appreciate Clark's or anyone else's knowledgable input on this matter.

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No it cannot control AVCS... but it allow its to work the way the ecu is programmed, ie- it passes the signal along unaltered.

For cams... you need to do some kind of tuning. UTEC is probably the most cost effective and flexible way to go about it. From there just use openecu to flash a new AVCS map if you see fit. For the record, I have left my AVCS map alone... although I know clark has a map that works better than stock both down low and up top.

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Couldn't an OpenSource tune accomplish the same results as a UTEC? I am just trying to understand why UTEC over OpenSource
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Old 08-27-2010, 06:26 PM   #985
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Couldn't an OpenSource tune accomplish the same results as a UTEC? I am just trying to understand why UTEC over OpenSource
A while back the problem was the stock MAF would be maxed out with a larger sized turbo. I'm not sure if that is still the case any more but I intend to run my UTEC with speed density. I also like the on the fly map switching and additional spare solenoid control ability of the UTEC.
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Old 08-28-2010, 03:54 AM   #986
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A while back the problem was the stock MAF would be maxed out with a larger sized turbo. I'm not sure if that is still the case any more but I intend to run my UTEC with speed density. I also like the on the fly map switching and additional spare solenoid control ability of the UTEC.
on my tune, i just did the 'half-rom' workaround. my ecu seems to be taking it alright.
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on my tune, i just did the 'half-rom' workaround. my ecu seems to be taking it alright.
Ah, so it seems that you have to use MAP when MAF is "maxed" out and the stock ECU can't handle MAP so a UTEC is necessary to handle MAP. Would like to hear more about your workaround. I could search for it, but I am curious about your experiences.
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Don't most people go to a big maf intake setup when maxed like kstech. Or a groupn rom uses speed density, and you can opensource tune that. Just saying my car was never as smooth as it is now on opensource when I had a utec tuned by Phil .
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Don't most people go to a big maf intake setup when maxed like kstech. Or a groupn rom uses speed density, and you can opensource tune that. Just saying my car was never as smooth as it is now on opensource when I had a utec tuned by Phil .
big maf setups are an option, also blow through maf. I've heard the groupN rom works but supposedly can't past ODB2 inspection which is a concern for daily drivers.
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Big MAFs are on the scary edge of any meaningful resolution... speed density is probably the best reason to UTEC it. anything over 30R and up is gonna push a big MAF too close to the edge.

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Ah, so it seems that you have to use MAP when MAF is "maxed" out and the stock ECU can't handle MAP so a UTEC is necessary to handle MAP. Would like to hear more about your workaround. I could search for it, but I am curious about your experiences.

here you go, i had the page bookmarked:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1363692

it runs just fine for me. it's true, i'm halving the resolution of my ecu, but i haven't seen any negative effects from it. i'm also running a custom big maf (83mm) intake.
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here you go, i had the page bookmarked:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1363692

it runs just fine for me. it's true, i'm halving the resolution of my ecu, but i haven't seen any negative effects from it. i'm also running a custom big maf (83mm) intake.
i chose to do blowthrough maf because of this, some of the local shop customers ocaisionally have stumbling issues with their big maf setups on the larger turbos. When they stop at a light, the turbo keeps spinning, the ecu is tricked and dumps fuel from higher load sites because they see over a couple volts. The big maf setups that seem to do a little better,have placement further down near the wheel well away from the turbo.
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any advice for a aftermarket ecu to run a V7 207 with avacs? I didn't see much for standalone recomendations.
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any advice for a aftermarket ecu to run a V7 207 with AVCS? I didn't see much for standalone recommendations.
Link G4 Xtreme.

http://www.linkecu.com/products/engi...ecus/g4-xtreme

I've been running mine for about a month now and have no complaints with it. The software is very intuitive and the box has plenty of I/O. Driveability is head and shoulders over what I had with my "Gen 1" (Version 6) EJ207 ECU.

I've run a number of standalones over the years, from beta testing the UTEC (Hi Def! :wave: ), to beta-ing the Gen 1 AEM EMS, FIC, MAP-ECU, Motec, Power FC all the way back to Accel's first DFI setup for domestics. The Link is my favorite thus far. It all really boils down to the interface. PC-Link can be downloaded for free if you'd like to play with it.

As for the price, I would suggest shopping around. I'm into mine for around $1500 delivered. That was with a 4 bar map and a MAC BCS. I already had an Innovate LC1 in the car and a spare GM IAT in the garage. The rest of the sensors are all OEM. I made my own jumper harness between the Link and my OEM harness as my application/needs were unique.

Tuning is a snap, we had the car 90% dialed in in one day, tuning on the street. I live in Japan, paying for dyno time out here is ridiculous. If I had (cheap) access to a set of Dynapaks, it would have cut down tuning time tremendously.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

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The link G4 is nice.

Also you can call Phil at element and get a hydra that will plug in and run the AVCS.

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thanks ryan, I've got a legacy twin turbo 207 in my 02 wrx that was in it when I bought it and as far as I can tell it still has the stock ecu. and the avcs harness isn't there. so i've been dreaming about fixing that for a while now.
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Old 09-18-2010, 11:36 AM   #997
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Got my v8 Ej207 tuned last week. Now let me prepare you first...... I went into this tune with the goal being to have the car safe to drive/conservative and also to find out any problems/things that need to be addressed. It was also 90+ degrees and humid as hell.



The tuner said that he believes the problem to be the turbo, it was taking forever to spool with 20psi not coming until 5k+ rpms......... which destroyed the torque curve. The engine temps were also a big problem as the MAF was reading around 140+ degrees. The car doesn't have any heat shields on the turbo which is a big problem for under hood temps. So while the numbers were nothing to write home about....... we now have an idea of what needs to be addressed so that next time we can make more power.

It was nice to see how it pulled all the way to 7600rpms though. Here is the video of the dyno run.

Also, I was talking with the tuner in regards to speed density vs MAF and he told me that speed density is more of a pain because you have to recalibrate it every time the weather changes . He prefers MAF and said I should get a CAI to help with the MAF temp readings. If this is the case I was thinking of running the APS CAI with this shield I just bought (pic below), APS inlet, and a PW TMIC with the shroud, turbo blanket/heat shields etc etc.




I think I might just go back to a VF36/37 until a better TS option comes out.

EDIT: Here are my mods.

MRT TMIC
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I also notice the exhaust has a narrow section from when they did exhaust work..... looks like it drops down to a 1.5-2 inch pipe for a 2 inch section.
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The big maf setups that seem to do a little better,have placement further down near the wheel well away from the turbo.
Very true. My big MAF setup used to cause the car to stall every time the car came to a stop when the MAF was placed about 1/2 - 3/4 a foot away from the turbo along with a short ram. Once I moved the MAF to the fender and used it in conjunction with a CAI, the car ran smoothly.

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Got my v8 Ej207 tuned last week. Now let me prepare you first...... I went into this tune with the goal being to have the car safe to drive/conservative and also to find out any problems/things that need to be addressed. It was also 90+ degrees and humid as hell.



The tuner said that he believes the problem to be the turbo, it was taking forever to spool with 20psi not coming until 5k+ rpms......... which destroyed the torque curve. The engine temps were also a big problem as the MAF was reading around 140+ degrees. The car doesn't have any heat shields on the turbo which is a big problem for under hood temps. So while the numbers were nothing to write home about....... we now have an idea of what needs to be addressed so that next time we can make more power.

It was nice to see how it pulled all the way to 7600rpms though. Here is the video of the dyno run.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHSdX2uq74U

Also, I was talking with the tuner in regards to speed density vs MAF and he told me that speed density is more of a pain because you have to recalibrate it every time the weather changes . He prefers MAF and said I should get a CAI to help with the MAF temp readings. If this is the case I was thinking of running the APS CAI with this shield I just bought (pic below), APS inlet, and a PW TMIC with the shroud, turbo blanket/heat shields etc etc.




I think I might just go back to a VF36/37 until a better TS option comes out.
What turbo are you running now?
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Very true. My big MAF setup used to cause the car to stall every time the car came to a stop when the MAF was placed about 1/2 - 3/4 a foot away from the turbo along with a short ram. Once I moved the MAF to the fender and used it in conjunction with a CAI, the car ran smoothly.



What turbo are you running now?
Bah I'm an idiot, I copied that from my car journal..... forgot the turbo wasn't listed. I'll edit with the other mods too.

It's a VF37 converted by deabolt to PE1825 with a port/polish and clipped fin.
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are you sure your avcs is working???? If it's not your turbo will take forever to spool......
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