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The Workshop => Performance Related => Topic started by: Anonymous on April 28, 2004, 04:51

Title: Electronic Performance Module
Post by: Anonymous on April 28, 2004, 04:51
Has anybody installed the following item
Stage 2 tri-phase performance module available at  w www.nextlevelracing.com (http://www.nextlevelracing.com) w
If so does it work?
Title: Re: Electronic Performance Module
Post by: Tem on April 28, 2004, 07:25
Quote from: "kalinda"If so does it work?

Yes, it does work.

But you can buy a resistor from local store for much much much less. It won't come in a fancy box though, but it will do the same.
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Post by: Anonymous on April 29, 2004, 07:51
Can you tell me what resistor to buy how to install it and what benefits I will get?
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Post by: Tem on April 29, 2004, 08:21
Quote from: "kalinda"Can you tell me what resistor to buy how to install it and what benefits I will get?

IIRC, some 1.2k was the best...but I got a 3k variable to be sure. You install it by cutting the engine temp sensor wire and soldering the variable in it.

Benefits...well, I can only speak for Mk1 MR2 and it does pretty much what a poorly tuned chip would do. Gave a little extra power and decreased the mpg.

It makes the ECU think the engine is still a bit cold, so it dumps more fuel (and possibly changes the advance?). I'm not really sure if that's a good idea with our Mk3, cause apparently it's already running rich under full throttle anyway...
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Post by: Anonymous on April 29, 2004, 09:40
Thanks
Title: Re: Electronic Performance Module
Post by: juansolo on April 29, 2004, 13:53
Quote from: "kalinda"Has anybody installed the following item
Stage 2 tri-phase performance module available at  w www.nextlevelracing.com (http://www.nextlevelracing.com) w
If so does it work?

There are no such things as cheap power upgrades and those power claims are laughable.  The correct way to do this is with a proper programable ecu or a programable piggyback ecu module set up by someone who knows what they are doing on either a rolling road or engine dyno.  Full ecu, fitting and dyno time is likely to weigh in at not far short of a grand and then you *might* get the sort of power claims that the wonderwidget is boasting.

My advice, avoid.
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Post by: Anonymous on April 29, 2004, 14:37
If this device causes the engine run richer, won't it have a detrimental effect on the cats?