Ecutek Pops and Bangs
 

Does anyone use the "pops and bangs" feature of the Ecutek Ecu Connect? Also is it possible to use the feature without the Bluetooth dongle... as in can a tuner create a map that does the same thing?

Does that even work on a Z? I've only ever seen the GT-R do it with EcuTek.

I'm pretty sure that is a tuner added map. I don't think that it is a standard racerom feature.

What does this feature do exactly?

When you lift off the throttle it dumps some fuel into the combustion chamber which passes along into the exhaust and creates small backfires that sound like pops and bangs.

And this would be a "feature"?

Sounds pointless, if you want to backfire go FI:rofl2:

The dump of fuel cools the cylinders after a long pull. Nice feature for a racecar, merely looks cool on a street car.

I want this! a lot of new cars (stock) have this.

You know I thought the Feature was stupid too until you revealed that bit of information. After I do wot pulls to the top of 5th I can physically see my temp gauge go up a few notches until I let off the throttle. I might have to activate this feature during my next tune haha


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I just emailed Seb to ask him if we are able to have this. I would love to have this option. I had this on my 335" Burbles" was what the option was called.

:( well not for us yet, I asked him to let me know if this ever becomes available.

I'm pretty sure Seb can do it because I know I can do it in any ecutek tune I offer and ecutek also has instructions listed in their tuner documentation on how to do it. Here is a sample from their documentation that you can search for online:

Raising these values to say 5000rpm when the coolant temp is hot will encourage pops and bangs during gear change and decal conditions.

it's also doable during launch control:
Adjustments are provided that allow you to enrich the AFR and retard the timing when the vehicle is stationary in order to create pops and bangs. This adjustment is removed as soon as the vehicle starts to move.

The question lies in ethics and liability.

Sooooooooooooooooo, when will your services be offered for a flame
map :D :D

my regular map has lots of pops and bangs....

Not all of us have two baby dragons bolted to our cars like you sir:drool:

the Ecutek dongle and phone app for the GTR just looks so easy and amazing to use.

pops and bangs has its own slider bar for how little or how much you prefer lol

That;s how it was on my MHD tune on my 335, I had a slide bar were I could adjust the duration of the burbles( Pops)

Thanx man, I'll ask him. too bad I don't have launch control (7Spd auto)

HUH read it on page 9 thanx man!

I actually emailed him on Monday about the flame map, he said it's too much of a liability for him. Apparently cars have caught fire and also he said it's not good for the motor.

I don't want flames, LOL just some pops like I had on my BMW and newer cars have. :)

Sorry it’s not something I’m comfortable with as it goes against my principles of how I envision the vehicle to run. Think of every tuner as an artist or chef, each one has something unique or special to offer. I’m sure if you contacted some other tuning shops you will find someone happy to provide you with these services.

Who did your tune? I know you are located in FL

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Daenerys Targaryen aka Khaleesi tuned his Twin Turbo dragon

Im using the app so none of that shows up, thank you

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try Taco Bell if:vuvuzela: u want all the burbles and backfires..

Guess I'll wait for ECUTEK to release slider for it.

My situation was a little unique.. I did my install in Houston because my brother-in-law has a lift in his garage and wanted to do the install with me.. plenty of good tuners in that area so I just took it to JTRAN for a dyno tune.

I think there are good tuners around here if you are NA (I know Elmo and SS_Firehawk have used Martin - they can hook you up with his info), but I'm not sure what their experience is with FI VQ's. If I were to do it locally I would go with a remote tune from Seb... but as mentioned that won't get you the pops and bangs. =)

I've been in contact with Martin, I've seen Seb's name thrown around a bit so I just wanted to see if he was local. Also come out to LBC on US 19 on monday nights dude. We need more 370s

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lbc?

Local brewing company off of alderman and us 19

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right on! Didn't know there was a meet going on there... I'll try to make it out sometime! right now life has been too, too crazy.

Monday nights at 8 is when it starts, if you want a good spot get there at like 730. Cars and coffee is march 17th at DuPont on ulmerton too

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Well then my advice is get it retuned by someone else immediately. I got a chance to check out one of jtrans "e-tunes" from a boosted 370 guy who used jtran and was having issues. He had directly copy/pasted 90% of the tables from an online "how to tune a boosted 350z" guide, literally byte for byte copied.

Some tuners lock their tunes because they're good tuners and don't want stolen work, others lock them because they're incompetent and don't want others to know...