scoob east

Hi there has anyone got a uk my00 with an apexi power fc,

reason i ask, is i have one too but im having problems finding out which wires i have to change,

can anyone help me?

DaveW

If you are not sure which wires to change over then I would suggest getting it fitted and mapped professionally.

But thats just my advice

Dannno

speak to the jolly green monster(simon), Imo he is the man to talk to about power fc.

scoob east

thanks, people. im planning on having it mapped professionally, but i have had no ecu for the last 3 weeks now, just wanted to start it up, to make sure everything is still turning over, waiting for parts to arrive before the re map

Dannno

Let the mapper you choose/wire start it up m8, If you have gone to the expense of the pfc it would be a shame to toast it.

stevebt

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The cam/crank pins need to be swapped on the ECU plug

ZEN Performance

and the fuel pump relay wire.

Andy.F

Not on a MY00 Paul ! Just the cam and Crank sensors.

CyprusScooby

Are they hard/expensive to have fitted?

Andy.F

Its not something to fit Ewan, its just the wires need swapped over at the ECU.
It only applies to the UK cars, on your Sti it will be a direct 'plug-in' fit.

Andy

scoob east

great thanks everyone, just one more, do you read the plug 1 - 10, left to right, and top to bottom? and is this from the wired end? or the female end?

thanks
everyone

CyprusScooby

Thanks Andy!
Now I just need to figure out if that Apexi FC & Commander is worth the £370?????

jaytc2003

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Do it, best money you will ever spend. Had mine fitted and mapped last week

CyprusScooby

Cheers for that mate! You just persuaded me! Bought it!!!!

Can it improve your fuel-economy?

How have you found it?

I like the fact that it has an in built knocklink sensor!

Just need to find out where to get a dashboard holder for the FC Commander now!

Dannno

I use a mobile phone holder for my commander, it looks like it was made for it, as for fuel economy it depends on how often you choose to use the extra power, and the knock link is a pukker expanding bar type which also stores a numerical knocking peak ,so if you do get any det during a drive you will know how bad it was.

CyprusScooby

Thats great mate! Thanks!
I dont know much about these knocklinks. Sounds like a good system. Does it give you a warning of the different Knock levels like the normal boxes, ie. Green, Yellow, red. (I know it wont flash like the normal tacky ones!)
At least I won't need to buy one of those ugly knocklink boxes!

Dannno

for a warning, your mapper will programme your engine warning light to flash if a certain amount of knock is detected on the commander,mine is set on 40, having this is very handy as most of the time when you are driving you wont be watching the commander and a flashing engine light shure gets your attention. also the commander can be programed with more than 1 level of boost, so you might have it set at 1bar for everyday driving and with a few buttons pushed you could be running say 1.3 bar safely if you feel like a blast. your mapper can programme the preset boost levels with fueling and timing to boot, so no need for a boost controller either. you will be very pleased with it I think, it realy is a top bit of kit.

CyprusScooby

I really didnt know all the things this kit could do. All this info I've been told is great! I'm glad I bought it!
looking forward to Andy F. mapping it for me on the 16th now!

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

It has improved my fuel economy loads, just filled up now and got just over 240 miles from the tank, that was with a bit of spirited driving as well. Before the powerfc was fitted, I was getting approx 180 miles per tank on average (manged over 200 miles twice on long runs). Worked out its going to save me approx 80 - 100 pounds per month, so paid for in no time.
I have also found even if you do use the extra power, fuel economy seems no worse than before (this is on my car though which was overfuelling badly as It only has a vf series turbo when it should have a tdo5 and the original ecu was for the td05)

As regards for how Ive found it, well ......................