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First, I am not working for any dealer or parts supplier.
Secondo, the answer for me to the question on the title is EFI Standalone.
My car is supercharged with a Katana kit.
Last year I was running with a Charlie reflash. The car was running great. Of course, the set-up was as it was supposed, stock katana set-up.
At the end of the last summer I decided to go with a standalone EFI to obtain more flexibility. Since I decided to change the throttle body control from a DBW to a drive by cable, the change was more complex than a usual switch.
Until last week I was quite satisfy with the EFI standalone, but it was not perfect, not really a nice daily car, and more like a racing car on street. Why last week? It is just because the latest improvement on the firmware (program controlling the ECU, like Windows for your computer) is just wonderful. I installed it last Saturday. Now the car is like a racing car with daily capability, as good as a reflash ECU from Charlie, and probably better in fact.
For sure, the EFI set-up is now mature to be used by everyone. Of course, with the standalone, you can control everything on the engine without restriction. My rev limiter is now 8900 rpm (with Eibach spring and MWR valve), I am using a PPE headers, Fujita air filter, 3.2 blower pulley.
Of course, not everything is perfect. Not all a time easy to deal with DRS, but not worst than dealing with Charlie when you are not a personal friend. I still not happy with the service of Forcefed, when they took the order it was just a joke, with a lot of miscommunication. It is strange also to realize that I never receive any e-mail or call from them (Forcefed or DRS) saying that new firmware was available to improve the set-up. The better guy is clearly Phil (BOE fabrication), I just don’t understand his motivation to be that nice. I received all a time the updated firmware from him.
Anyway, the EFI stand alone is a very nice set-up at the moment, big thanks to Phil who is motivated and have enough pushing to obtain the improvement on the right direction.
If you have money for and want to do future modifications on your car, go with the stand alone EFI instead than reflash. The choice to go with EFI is very interesting as a stand alone since it is enough quantity of user to receive attention from the integrator like EFI themselves and DRS.
Thanks again Phil, my car is running so great now, and I can now going deeper in term of modification in the future.
Secondo, the answer for me to the question on the title is EFI Standalone.
My car is supercharged with a Katana kit.
Last year I was running with a Charlie reflash. The car was running great. Of course, the set-up was as it was supposed, stock katana set-up.
At the end of the last summer I decided to go with a standalone EFI to obtain more flexibility. Since I decided to change the throttle body control from a DBW to a drive by cable, the change was more complex than a usual switch.
Until last week I was quite satisfy with the EFI standalone, but it was not perfect, not really a nice daily car, and more like a racing car on street. Why last week? It is just because the latest improvement on the firmware (program controlling the ECU, like Windows for your computer) is just wonderful. I installed it last Saturday. Now the car is like a racing car with daily capability, as good as a reflash ECU from Charlie, and probably better in fact.
For sure, the EFI set-up is now mature to be used by everyone. Of course, with the standalone, you can control everything on the engine without restriction. My rev limiter is now 8900 rpm (with Eibach spring and MWR valve), I am using a PPE headers, Fujita air filter, 3.2 blower pulley.
Of course, not everything is perfect. Not all a time easy to deal with DRS, but not worst than dealing with Charlie when you are not a personal friend. I still not happy with the service of Forcefed, when they took the order it was just a joke, with a lot of miscommunication. It is strange also to realize that I never receive any e-mail or call from them (Forcefed or DRS) saying that new firmware was available to improve the set-up. The better guy is clearly Phil (BOE fabrication), I just don’t understand his motivation to be that nice. I received all a time the updated firmware from him.
Anyway, the EFI stand alone is a very nice set-up at the moment, big thanks to Phil who is motivated and have enough pushing to obtain the improvement on the right direction.
If you have money for and want to do future modifications on your car, go with the stand alone EFI instead than reflash. The choice to go with EFI is very interesting as a stand alone since it is enough quantity of user to receive attention from the integrator like EFI themselves and DRS.
Thanks again Phil, my car is running so great now, and I can now going deeper in term of modification in the future.