Can I use Ecutek? help

hooey_b · 01-04-2016, 06:10 PM

So here's my dilemma:

I want Ecutek.

But my car is an 08 G37S....I got in contact with Ecutek, and they told me that tuning on an 08 isn't possible due to the size on the ECU. the 08 ECU has only 1 GB, 09 (and up i'm guessing) has 1.5GB...

My question is, would I be able to integrate that extra memory somehow separate from the ECU? or would I even be able to swap my 08 ECU for an 09 ECU?

I heard that J. Visconti may have an answer, but no reply from my email so far.

Array · 01-04-2016, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hooey_b

So here's my dilemma:

I want Ecutek.

But my car is an 08 G37S....I got in contact with Ecutek, and they told me that tuning on an 08 isn't possible due to the size on the ECU. the 08 ECU has only 1 GB, 09 (and up i'm guessing) has 1.5GB...

My question is, would I be able to integrate that extra memory somehow separate from the ECU? or would I even be able to swap my 08 ECU for an 09 ECU?

I heard that J. Visconti may have an answer, but no reply from my email so far.

08 for an 09 sounds more of a viable option, cant really add memory to an ECU AFAIK, a tuner may be able to adjust the map on an 09 to suit an 08 assuming its compatible

StillenZ84 · 01-04-2016, 08:41 PM

Yeah good luck with that one. You will need it dealing with him.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hooey_b

So here's my dilemma:

I want Ecutek.

But my car is an 08 G37S....I got in contact with Ecutek, and they told me that tuning on an 08 isn't possible due to the size on the ECU. the 08 ECU has only 1 GB, 09 (and up i'm guessing) has 1.5GB...

My question is, would I be able to integrate that extra memory somehow separate from the ECU? or would I even be able to swap my 08 ECU for an 09 ECU?

I heard that J. Visconti may have an answer, but no reply from my email so far.

hooey_b · 01-05-2016, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StillenZ84

Yeah good luck with that one. You will need it dealing with him.

I got that from the first time you mentioned it. I need answers, not opinions. The only reason why I asked him is because ECUTEK themselves mentioned that he may have a solution.

No offense.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Array

08 for an 09 sounds more of a viable option, cant really add memory to an ECU AFAIK, a tuner may be able to adjust the map on an 09 to suit an 08 assuming its compatible

Sounds legit, I'll ask around...that was one of my worries, that it wouldn't be compatible w/o some tweaking.

jwick · 01-05-2016, 08:12 AM

I think you're hosed. All my tuners attempts to get Ecutek to work on an 08 G37 have failed.

hooey_b · 01-05-2016, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwick

I think you're hosed. All my tuners attempts to get Ecutek to work on an 08 G37 have failed.

Yeah, I just received final word from Ecutek:

"We do have tuning capability for some of the 2008 cars but generally they are unsupported as we haven't maintained the RaceROM files for the earlier ECUs.

So essentially it's a no go for a 2008 car.

Kind regards

Paul Blamire
EcuTek International Ltd"

fml....

does anyone have the wiring schematics for the 08/09 ECU laying around...? I have a few friends who program, maybe we can craft something that'll work.

SouthArk370Z · 01-05-2016, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hooey_b

... does anyone have the wiring schematics for the 08/09 ECU laying around...? I have a few friends who program, maybe we can craft something that'll work.

Wiring diagrams for the 370Z ECMs are in the FSM (see link in my sig).

StillenZ84 · 01-05-2016, 02:23 PM

No offense taken. Glad you found out your answer one way or another. He has cost me time and money that I will never get back and anytime his name is brought up my blood boils. You don't just stop communication in the middle of a tune like he did me with major problems still existing. Been 2 months since I have heard from the guy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hooey_b

I got that from the first time you mentioned it. I need answers, not opinions. The only reason why I asked him is because ECUTEK themselves mentioned that he may have a solution.

No offense.

Sounds legit, I'll ask around...that was one of my worries, that it wouldn't be compatible w/o some tweaking.

hooey_b · 01-05-2016, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StillenZ84

No offense taken. Glad you found out your answer one way or another. He has cost me time and money that I will never get back and anytime his name is brought up my blood boils. You don't just stop communication in the middle of a tune like he did me with major problems still existing. Been 2 months since I have heard from the guy.

AMNVQ hit me up on my thread on myg37.com w/ John's thread on *attempting* to make it work, but it just stops, so I'm assuming he gave up on it. Ecutek can tune it, but I'd be without the goodies that makes me want it in the first place (no flat foot shifting, no flex fuel, no launch ctrl...

)

I'll invest the $$ if needed, but I'm not selling my car now to upgrade to a year later...been paid off for 2.5 years lol.

If/when I get my hands on the schematics, I'm going to try to see if it'll work on paper before actually trying it out.

if not....anyone know of any good piggybacks? Either that or stand-alone; that's the only option I can think of at the moment.

*UpRev is like a last choice at this point lol

RadioFlyer · 01-05-2016, 04:08 PM

I was also looking for a solution to tune an 08 G37. Was in contact with Visconti until he ghosted. I ended up just going with an UpRev tuner kit from Z1. I tuned my car myself, but I know that if I had any questions, they answer their phone, unlike Visconti. UpRev has been pretty stable for me so far, so no worries there, but I was just looking for something that would get my car to run clean - I wasn't looking for FFS, Launch control, etc., so that's not a factor to me. Either way, good luck! And if you DO find a solution, please post it, as I'm sure a lot of people would be very interested in what you find!

hooey_b · 01-06-2016, 09:52 AM

So after about 42 hours of banging my head against the wall on this subject, I've decided to pull the trigger and buy a later learn model ECU. I'm being conservative and just going with the 09; I'm just guessing the differences between the modules are similar if not the same for functioning...

Wish me luck. Hopefully the NATS problem will not be a problem.

Jayhovah · 01-06-2016, 04:46 PM

Keep us posted.. I am interested to see how it works out. I'll have my fingers crossed!

elperuano · 01-06-2016, 08:52 PM

Sub'd. Going thru the exact same thing
Had some communication with John but he ended up telling me ecutek has no features for the 08 g37.

Buddy of mine is optimistic an ecutek tuner in Miami can make it work.

I remember reading that John was in beginning stages of swapping out ecu from 08 to 09 but that thread also went dead.

Keep us posted!

hooey_b · 01-07-2016, 12:11 PM

So far, to recap, here's what I know/ have found out:

Ecutek can tune it, I just won't get all the new features (otherwise, I may as well go uprev)

-2008 ecu memory isn't sufficient to store all the features. That's why it's not supported.

-there may be an initial problem with the NATS and getting the car to start, if it succeeds, that the dealership should be able to fix by reprogramming the key. I think this is what visconti ran into, but like mentioned earlier, that thread went cold and John won't say what the problems were soooo....square one again.
-people selling ECUs don't label the f@$*in donor car properly, which is why I haven't pulled the trigger and ordered an ECU just yet; I don't know what model it came from.

-dealerships are filled w/ f&#!sticks who don't know **** usually. 0 help.

I'm actually about to get a 320lph fuel pump, 650cc injectors, and camber correction (thank baby Jesus), so this thread is going to be a slow one guys, just a forewarning.

Btw, ANY FACTUAL INPUT is more than welcome.

hooey_b · 01-07-2016, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elperuano

Sub'd. Going thru the exact same thing
Had some communication with John but he ended up telling me ecutek has no features for the 08 g37.

Buddy of mine is optimistic an ecutek tuner in Miami can make it work.

I remember reading that John was in beginning stages of swapping out ecu from 08 to 09 but that thread also went dead.

Keep us posted!

Who in Miami..?

01-04-2016, 06:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
hooey_b Base Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Atlanta Posts: 126 Drives: 2008 G37S 6MT Rep Power: 10	Can I use Ecutek? help So here's my dilemma: I want Ecutek. But my car is an 08 G37S....I got in contact with Ecutek, and they told me that tuning on an 08 isn't possible due to the size on the ECU. the 08 ECU has only 1 GB, 09 (and up i'm guessing) has 1.5GB... My question is, would I be able to integrate that extra memory somehow separate from the ECU? or would I even be able to swap my 08 ECU for an 09 ECU? I heard that J. Visconti may have an answer, but no reply from my email so far.

01-05-2016, 08:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
jwick A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 14,532 Drives: '10 G37 6MT Rep Power: 2465056	I think you're hosed. All my tuners attempts to get Ecutek to work on an 08 G37 have failed. __________________ '10 G37T 6MT Graphite/Graphite - BP - G37T Build

01-05-2016, 04:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
RadioFlyer Base Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 193 Drives: 08 G37S S/C Rep Power: 40	I was also looking for a solution to tune an 08 G37. Was in contact with Visconti until he ghosted. I ended up just going with an UpRev tuner kit from Z1. I tuned my car myself, but I know that if I had any questions, they answer their phone, unlike Visconti. UpRev has been pretty stable for me so far, so no worries there, but I was just looking for something that would get my car to run clean - I wasn't looking for FFS, Launch control, etc., so that's not a factor to me. Either way, good luck! And if you DO find a solution, please post it, as I'm sure a lot of people would be very interested in what you find! StillenZ84 and hooey_b like this.

01-06-2016, 09:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
hooey_b Base Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Atlanta Posts: 126 Drives: 2008 G37S 6MT Rep Power: 10	So after about 42 hours of banging my head against the wall on this subject, I've decided to pull the trigger and buy a later learn model ECU. I'm being conservative and just going with the 09; I'm just guessing the differences between the modules are similar if not the same for functioning... Wish me luck. Hopefully the NATS problem will not be a problem. RadioFlyer and StillenZ84 like this.

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elperuano A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Southwest FL Posts: 1,374 Drives: G37S Rep Power: 29	Sub'd. Going thru the exact same thing Had some communication with John but he ended up telling me ecutek has no features for the 08 g37. Buddy of mine is optimistic an ecutek tuner in Miami can make it work. I remember reading that John was in beginning stages of swapping out ecu from 08 to 09 but that thread also went dead. Keep us posted!

01-07-2016, 12:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
hooey_b Base Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Atlanta Posts: 126 Drives: 2008 G37S 6MT Rep Power: 10	So far, to recap, here's what I know/ have found out: Ecutek can tune it, I just won't get all the new features (otherwise, I may as well go uprev) -2008 ecu memory isn't sufficient to store all the features. That's why it's not supported. -there may be an initial problem with the NATS and getting the car to start, if it succeeds, that the dealership should be able to fix by reprogramming the key. I think this is what visconti ran into, but like mentioned earlier, that thread went cold and John won't say what the problems were soooo....square one again. -people selling ECUs don't label the f@$in donor car properly, which is why I haven't pulled the trigger and ordered an ECU just yet; I don't know what model it came from. -dealerships are filled w/ f&#!sticks who don't know *** usually. 0 help. I'm actually about to get a 320lph fuel pump, 650cc injectors, and camber correction (thank baby Jesus), so this thread is going to be a slow one guys, just a forewarning. Btw, ANY FACTUAL INPUT is more than welcome.