TenaciousB
Member
- :
- 03 MSP Black Mica #254
Well after about alittle over a month the AFC arrived on my doorstep this week. I finally couldn't stand the wait anymore so I decided to install it last night. Let me say first, thanks to Casopolis for the wiring diagram, it made the install easier to understand. And secondly, thanks to DSMConvert for making an awesome product, I couldn't be happier.
The install was pretty easy for the most part. After taking off the plastic side pieces and pulling the carpet back on the passenger side floor, I removed the metal plate that the ECU was hooked to. (note: be careful when doing this, the edges of the plate are very sharp, I cut my finger on it). Oh, and in case anyone is doing this in the future, the bolts that hold it on are 10mm size. I used a small ratchet with an extension. The ECU was a large sqare box with a wiring harness going into it. It is held on by one 10mm bolt. I recommend getting one of those spring loaded wire strippers. It was a lot easier to use because the wires were so small. I chose to solder my wire connections. I got some vacuum tubing and a T-fitting from Pepboys and used the intake mani vacuum source. And finally mounted the AFC in the glove box. I drilled two small holes to run the wires out the bottom of the glove box.
As for the performance improvement. I took it for a drive after I was done. I had no idling issues, no CEL's, car worked perfectly. All hesitation is gone, and power delivery is much stronger and smoother throughout the revband. It is like a whole new car. The butt dyno tells me there were some power gains. I will hopefully be getting a dyno done this month to send back to DSM for even more power tweaking. Overall, this is by far the best mod I have done to date for the car. For the improvements it made it was well worth the price and the wait. I highly recomend this to anyone who needs an EMS, but doesn't want to go the stand alone route. This is definetly an awesome product. Sign up now to get one.
The install was pretty easy for the most part. After taking off the plastic side pieces and pulling the carpet back on the passenger side floor, I removed the metal plate that the ECU was hooked to. (note: be careful when doing this, the edges of the plate are very sharp, I cut my finger on it). Oh, and in case anyone is doing this in the future, the bolts that hold it on are 10mm size. I used a small ratchet with an extension. The ECU was a large sqare box with a wiring harness going into it. It is held on by one 10mm bolt. I recommend getting one of those spring loaded wire strippers. It was a lot easier to use because the wires were so small. I chose to solder my wire connections. I got some vacuum tubing and a T-fitting from Pepboys and used the intake mani vacuum source. And finally mounted the AFC in the glove box. I drilled two small holes to run the wires out the bottom of the glove box.
As for the performance improvement. I took it for a drive after I was done. I had no idling issues, no CEL's, car worked perfectly. All hesitation is gone, and power delivery is much stronger and smoother throughout the revband. It is like a whole new car. The butt dyno tells me there were some power gains. I will hopefully be getting a dyno done this month to send back to DSM for even more power tweaking. Overall, this is by far the best mod I have done to date for the car. For the improvements it made it was well worth the price and the wait. I highly recomend this to anyone who needs an EMS, but doesn't want to go the stand alone route. This is definetly an awesome product. Sign up now to get one.
