Is there anything that I should be aware of when installing the Performance Developments harness or is it pretty straight forward (tips/tricks)? How long did it take to install? Also, would anyone be willing to send me their maps to use as a base for mine?
My link 2 shipped out from Performance Developments last friday and I'm having trouble sleeping just waiting for it to get here...

Thanks

 

Dude! Welcome, I just sorted my Link EBC tonight, well, Link did really till 11:30pm!. It hits so hard and zero spike. Even in high gear low rev pulls. B951S, I can send you the values, they are pretty extreme. Red, depends what turbo and injectors you have. If its close to stock, I may have an old map. My master fuel is at 45 now with the 850cc. The PD harness though well made, was wired wrong in several instances, I had one of the first harnesses they made so I hope they ironed out their issues. So if something works in reverse, that may be the issue! Tuning is so easy it makes dyno sessions just for HP and torque bragging rights.

 

Cool! Thats what I'm hoping for!
I have 55lbs injectors and a 3bar FPR. The turbo is a T04B with a 60 trim compressor and a #8 replica hot side with a clipped garrett stage 3 turbine. I also have no cat (until I have to go and do emissions testing again).
Is the link EBC worth the extra $$$? I'm using a greddy profec-b and it has zero boost spike.

 

Depends if you want the control integrated or not. I dont want another display in my car, and the link can control rpm based and has the "hold" function. Be warned, it is not easy to set up though. Once done though, amazing! If you are happy with it, stick with the Greddy. I just turned the boost upto 16psi last night, my god it was scary, first gear spools so fast I thought the needle was gonna hit 25psi! But rock solid stopped at 16. Davinder will be surprised to hear that!

 

Hey Red, hows the Link 2 doing?? I hope the info I sent helped you out!

Andrew, congrats on setting up the boost! maybe one day I will convert.....

Been out of the loop a little with working offshore a lot recently. Man the 951 feels fast when you've been driving econoboxes for a while

 

Its about twice as hard to remove the old harness than to install the link one. Its very straight forward. The main PITA is pulling the ECU plug through the firewall grommet. Other than that its a piece of cake.

 

Thanks Davinder, but I cant take credit... Link tech guy went tuning with me one evening took him all of 3 mins. Gee I felt like a slapper.

 

B951S,

Unfortunatly I havn't had the time to work on the 951 for a while... I've been busy with another toy lately...

(sorry for the large size, crappy quality)




I may be moving into a different house next month so I don't want to start anything major car wise until I am sure. But I will have everything installed by the end of July. That is unless someone wants to help me install the harness?

 

Andrew
I want to give it a shot. I believe the right solenoid & WG is the key, let me know which one you are using and how its hooked up to your WG, also, would like to see your setting on the Link 2.

So your boost never overshoots? Does it always stay close to the boost values you set in the table?
Cheers, (a pm would be fine if you want to take it offline)

 

Ok, this is with a Tial and the Link supplied nippon denso solenoid for external WG apps. The sens is one! Yes ONE! WG base is at 26, Hold at 70 and RPM at 3000. This is for 19psi, so you wont use these if you are running any other level of boost...

 

"Is the link EBC worth the extra $$$?"

Most definitely! The RPM-based boost-programming lets you dial in any custom boost-curve you want. You can actually make up for the stock wastegate if you want. Yes, you can hold 18psi flat-boost with stock turbo and stoock wastegate if you program in the appropriate table values.

Also, Neil and I installed the 1st prototype Link harness a couple years ago in less than 30 minutes. I just installed it in parallel with the stock harness because I wanted to go back and forth between the stock and the Link systems.

So you can install it first to get it running, then take your time in removing the stock harness later. Hardest part is threading the rectangular connector for the computer box through the rubber grommet in the firewall. For a clean installationn, just slit the elephant trunk lengthwise underneath to get to the base of the grommet. Push through the connector and harness. Then wrap up the elephant trunk with electrical tape and/or zip-ties. Or you can be meticulous and sew it back up like a surgeon and coat with a thin layer of black silicone (I've been watching too much Nip/Tuck on TV ).

 

Andrew, so with the values you have for sens, WG base and hold, what are you using along your boost table for KPa values. In theory this should be the metric equivelent of 19psi right?. I take it the nippon is a 3 port soleiod, Anyone know where I can get one.

 

They are not cheap units, but I think PD will sell them. I am at 226 KPa's across the board I think.

 

Not bad at all. Your boost 'ballistic' (as link call them) settings must be good if you are progragramming 226 kpa\in the boost table (18.2 psi) and getting 19psi. Mine were always a mile apart. Looking forward to trying the Nippon solenoid.
Cheers.

 

Davinder, it is programmed at that and hitting it, the variance is my poor eyesight on a cheap vdo mechanical gauge that I took the needle off to paint the same colour as my link gauge lol I forgot the gauge was not spot on...