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by **tim_blair** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:58 am

im looking at buying a new ecu for my blacktop 4age turbo project
there is quite alot on trademe and im not sure what brand to go for or anything
my price limit is 1000
i have found a "link plus g1" for $750 brand new to suit a 4age

im looking for something basic not mega amounts of power or anything
its for street use

by **~SlideWays~** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:06 pm

tim_blair wrote:im looking at buying a new ecu for my blacktop 4age turbo project
there is quite alot on trademe and im not sure what brand to go for or anything
my price limit is 1000
i have found a "link plus g1" for $750 brand new to suit a 4age

im looking for something basic not mega amounts of power or anything
its for street use

I'm running that exact ecu on my 200kw 4agte. No problems at all, its like driving a factory 4age. Cold start needs to be set up by someone who knows what they are doing though.

Only thing to note is that the boost control is crap in the Link plus "G1".

G1 can't be 'brand new' though. I bought mine 3 or 4 years ago.

by **tim_blair** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:38 pm

its brand new condition never used

when you say the boost control is crap do you mean the ecus ability to control the waste gate?

by **l1ttle_d3vil** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:19 pm

tim_blair wrote:when you say the boost control is crap do you mean the ecus ability to control the waste gate?

Yep, G3 onwards is pretty good though. I use my G3 for boost control and it works fine.

by **tim_blair** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:27 pm

boost control isnt nesessary tho is it?
im just planing on setting my waste gate to 8 or so psi and leave it at that

by **tim_blair** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:30 pm

i can always get an extra aftermarket boost controller further down the track if i want to cant i

by **sik_gt_starly** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:01 pm

i pmd you about a gen 1 v5 link for a 4agze

by **tsoob** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:47 pm

save more $$ get g4.

by **~SlideWays~** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 3:02 pm

tim_blair wrote:i can always get an extra aftermarket boost controller further down the track if i want to cant i

Yes.

G1 isn't very good at controlling the boost if higher than the wastegate pressure, even if it is just one setting. Mine boost spiked all over the place with the Link flailing about trying its best but failing miserably.

by **cat007** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:10 pm

Stinger FTW

by **QikStarlie** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:56 pm

~SlideWays~ wrote:
G1 isn't very good at controlling the boost if higher than the wastegate pressure,

wouldn't be controlling boost if it wasn't higher than wastegate pressure?!

have setup boost control on g1 linkplus and v5. worked fine no spikes etc.

g1 link plus's are getting pretty old now though. your looking at an ecu 5 -10 years old. consider that before you pay 750 for it

by **Stu-** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:57 pm

Yep same here, G1 boost control is fine, no issues with my setup

by **tim_blair** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:31 am

i dont realy know whats out there or what to look for or what features i need
im geussing i need something that will run my vvt in addition to everything else

does anyone have any advice on what brand and version to go for etc

and what price range i should be budgeting for?

by **~SlideWays~** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:47 am

QikStarlie wrote:
~SlideWays~ wrote:
G1 isn't very good at controlling the boost if higher than the wastegate pressure,

wouldn't be controlling boost if it wasn't higher than wastegate pressure?!

have setup boost control on g1 linkplus and v5. worked fine no spikes etc.

g1 link plus's are getting pretty old now though. your looking at an ecu 5 -10 years old. consider that before you pay 750 for it

Yep, thats why i said 'if higher'. In other words its controlling a boost solenoid rather than the WG spring pressure.

Come to think of it, when I had a T28 it controlled boost fine. But with the t3/4 450hp jobbie the boost delivery built up much faster and was an issue in 1st and 2nd. So I guess it depends on the setup because the T28 was a much smoother delivery rather than the violent T3/04e.

by **tim_blair** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:54 pm

im not worried about boost control
im going to use a different method to control boost at this stage
and i am using a t25 btw

Website · by **Mr.Phreak** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:58 pm

Get some input from whoever is going to be tuning it

by **TRD_ZERO** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:21 pm

T25... Yuk!

by **escortman** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:54 pm

go stinger

by **tsoob** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:58 pm

escortman wrote:go stinger

lol not this again...

by **QikStarlie** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:10 pm

g1 linkplus will run it fine, has a couple of rpm switches, so can turn vvt on for midrange then back off at hi rpm. plus you can run tps/map if run into low vac issues with the quad throttles. if you could get it a bit cheaper would be all good

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