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    What is an Ecutek tune, how does it affect/change the car and where do you get it done?

    I was parked next to a Skyline that was running with no one in it. It then stopped after about 5 minutes. Is this a turbo timer cooler? Why do our MPS's not have this? Do they need it?

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    an ecutek is a computer program they use to talk to your car's computer and change different variables in it to make more power/use less fuel... it's ~$2000 to get it done
    im not 100% certain of the difference between things like mazedit that HPF uses vs ecutek
    not sure who has it in victoria

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    Quote Originally Posted by Artemis View Post
    I was parked next to a Skyline that was running with no one in it. It then stopped after about 5 minutes. Is this a turbo timer cooler? Why do our MPS's not have this? Do they need it?
    Yeah your spot on its a turbo timer , which is basically a method to allow the turbo to cool at a steady pace if you were driving enthusiastically before parking it up. If you see a section of the MPS manual it mentions to keep rev's below 2 thousand rpm for approx 40 seconds before turning off after driving up a hill or carrying a heavy load. No standard turbo cars have turbo timers, and if you follow mazda's guides they shouldn't unless its a highly modified.
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    Turbo timers, total wank value.
    My old car had a oil temp gauge and if I let it idle (cool down) the temps would actually increase.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Artemis View Post
    What is an Ecutek tune, how does it affect/change the car and where do you get it done? .....
    Have you considered a Hypertech flash tune. Probably not as good as an ECUtek tune, but at least it's reversible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by naasif View Post
    Have you considered a Hypertech flash tune. Probably not as good as an ECUtek tune, but at least it's reversible.
    Yeah but what will it do?

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    Make car go faster.

    also remove the factory set power limited in the first couple of gears

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    Where would I get this done in Vic and how much would it cost?

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    Contact Jeff from Advancespeed on the forums, I think he still has the Hypertech units in stock, and for a cheap price too. Once pricing and shipping is out of the way, it's as simple as plug and play. There's a section (or multiple) on the Hypertech, check it out!

    It's good value for what it's worth by the way.

    Here's a link to the Hypertech unit.
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    hypertech is literally a 5 minute job

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