Safc

[96gs-t man]

i am thinking of buying a used SAFC and the guy said he just has the SAFC, the wires, and mounting hardware. is there any software i will need for it or will it just plug in and work?

 

[totaleclipse3]

You have to wire it to the ECU, there is no software for the SAFC, you will need some sort of logging software though, so you can see whats going on with your car. Wouldn't hurt to have a EGT, or wideband either.

 

[imagine3163]

The safc is a self-contained unit. You just have to plug it in and it will interpret and then "lie" to your ecu. +1 on the logger and get a wideband. Also, get a boost gauge before you get anything else.

 

[kiddsm95]

Hit the Apexi website and download the SAFC instructions, if you have an SAFCII then you'll need to search for the instructions on this site. When you've got it wired in (minus blue wire mod) you'll need this.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-tuning-ecu/58403-definitive-piggyback-tuning-guide.html

Good Luck.

 

[97GSTAUTO]

No software is needed. totaleclipse3 is right. You need some sort of logger in order to tune with the safc I really suggest you get a wideband also. Unless you are looking to blow something up. When you get a logger check out http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/frequently-answered-dsm-questions/111005-basics-tuning.html to learn howto tune.

 

[97GSTAUTO]

Wow in the time span of one phone call you get 3 replies ahead of me

 

[96gs-t man]

what's a good logger?

 

[dikdiamond]

PocketLOGGER for DSMs Overview

 

[97GSTAUTO]

Im using Evoscan. Cant give it a yay or nay quite yet. I dont get a chance to drive my car much. Only on the weekends, sometimes.. Im just having a problem with low sampling rates that hopefully I can fix this weekend. Other than that Evoscan is by far a better logging solution.