New Link ECUs

DeeCee · Post by **DeeCee** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:12 pm

I have just heard some info about the Link G3's being discontinued and a new range coming out soon.
Can anyone confirm or deny what is happening? There is nothing on the website about anything new.

Thanks
Dave

atmosports · Post by **atmosports** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:45 pm

Yeah, G3 has basically been discontinued for a little while now, just been running out all the old stock. The newer G4 replacements should be out around the end of the month, although I now a few of them are already out generally as a plug & play setup as they had run out of the older G2/G3 plugins.

DeeCee · Post by **DeeCee** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:38 pm

Cool thanks for update

stalker · Post by **stalker** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:16 pm

I just had a looksie at the website and still nothing up.
Does anyone know if theres any news on the prices and specs for the new links??

matt dunn · Post by **matt dunn** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:22 pm

I hope it doesn't mean that they wont get the data logging on the G3's to work like they promised.

fivebob · Post by **fivebob** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:23 pm

It's interesting that Ray Hall's new line of ViPec ECU's are made by Link to his specifications

http://www.vi-pec.com/

ezy10s · Post by **ezy10s** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:03 pm

this is pretty funny to me- i downloaded the vipec software and HELLO link tuning software!! funny funny funny

4agtepwr · Post by **4agtepwr** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:49 pm

"His specifications"
LOL
Yeah im still hopping for closed loop boost control and yeah data logging as well. Fingers still crossed matt!

DeeCee · Post by **DeeCee** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:07 pm

I've heard that is has an "auto-tune" function.
Sounds interesting..

ezy10s · Post by **ezy10s** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:37 pm

rude!- how can they offer another company the auto tune function when they cant sort their own ecuissuses!! stink au..

IH8TEC · Post by **IH8TEC** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:56 pm

ezy10s wrote:rude!- how can they offer another company the auto tune function when they cant sort their own ecuissuses!! stink au..

agreed, this sux.

fivebob · Post by **fivebob** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:01 pm

4agtepwr wrote:"His specifications"
LOL

Well that's what he claims. After his acrimonious split with Autronic he got Link to produce this series of ECU's. Looks more like Link just did some fiddling around the edges of their existing ECU's to meet his "specifications"

DeeCee · Post by **DeeCee** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:13 pm

Apologies. The new Link ECUs will have the auto tune function.
I'm not sure about the Vi-Pec.

IH8TEC · Post by **IH8TEC** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:28 pm

be cool if they could make it a firmware update for the g3's. anyone clued up know if it's possible?

TRD_ZERO · Post by **TRD_ZERO** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:07 pm

DeeCee wrote: The new Link ECUs will have the auto tune function.

Can anyone elaborate on this?

mister2 · Post by **mister2** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:28 am

Well that's what he claims. After his acrimonious split with Autronic he got Link to produce this series of ECU's. Looks more like Link just did some fiddling around the edges of their existing ECU's to meet his "specifications"

Heh.

Yeah it is funny to see how ViPEC's are being promoted as "way better than Link's". Oh well, probably really good for the company.

cogent · Post by **cogent** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:45 am

TRD_ZERO wrote:
DeeCee wrote: The new Link ECUs will have the auto tune function.

Can anyone elaborate on this?

I believe auto tune is where you run through a series of situations (ie hold at 5000rpm, WOT from idle, accelerate to 100km/hr) and the ecu takes on the information from the engines sensors and generates a fuel/ignition map from that information. It continues to adjust the map as you progress through the steps, with an end result of a fairly safe/generic map (allowing you to start and drive the car) without the risk that doing so with a packaged map/tune can give.

For example, the basemap that ships with powerfc's for R33 RB25DET engines is notorious for running far too lean to drive safely to a dyno tuner. If it had an auto tune, it would negate this problem as the ECU would adapt to your engine setup when you first install it.

This is all rough interpretation of what I have read online.

deanis · Post by **deanis** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:02 am

hondata auto tune explained:

http://www.hondata.com/featuresautotune.html

its pretty rough but will be good enough to get it driving without blowing a motor to bits. i dont think i would want to try it on a boosted motor but you could drive around to a dyno without using the boost. it also doesnt change the timing.

barryogen · Post by **barryogen** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:45 am

Sounds like co-pilot(for the power FC).

IH8TEC · Post by **IH8TEC** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:32 pm

pretty sure the autronic one works really well

Toyspeed

New Link ECUs

New Link ECUs

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hmmm

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