NIStune Questions? Get them answered here!

[4x4le]

Thank you. We try to pride ourselves on customer service and I never feel as if I did a good enough job, or took too long to do it.

BTW, was it you that had mentioned something in the past about maxima ecus and rb25s or am I thinking of someone else?
One of these fellos a few posts up was asking about a maxima ecu and I really dont know if there are any issues with doing such a thing.

[4x4le]

by the way, did anyone see this at formula d atlanta this weekend? It didnt get to make it past practice because of an exploding tranny.......... but its a pretty stout supercharged ka. I dont know if I can say anything else about it but I will check with the driver/owner to see if I can leak any of that info.

It stayed in the pits all weekend after the transmission blew.

[yoni_nismo]

Im ready to order a type-4 board for the Ka24de but i wanted to know if i could chip a 95 auto ecu and use it for manual trans application... i know that it works for the s13 rom tunned ecus but im not sure if it works with the s14 on nistune

[4x4le]

Originally Posted by yoni_nismo

Im ready to order a type-4 board for the Ka24de but i wanted to know if i could chip a 95 auto ecu and use it for manual trans application... i know that it works for the s13 rom tunned ecus but im not sure if it works with the s14 on nistune

That will work


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[gippy87]

Purchaed nistune from AVP they were great to do buisness with i wish i lived closer id have them tune it.

[ze12o]

Is there anyway to change the base image if I'm buying a 2nd hand board?

[s14driver]

Sorry if this question was asked already but does this also get rid of you MAF and use a MAP sensor?

[GSXRJJordan]

Yup, a speed density tune (using IAT and MAP) eliminates the need for a MAF.

[4x4le]

Originally Posted by ze12o

Is there anyway to change the base image if I'm buying a 2nd hand board?

It can be sent to a NIStune Dealer and have the base image changed.

Originally Posted by s14driver

Sorry if this question was asked already but does this also get rid of you MAF and use a MAP sensor?

No, nistune requires a maf because your factory ecu requires a maf.
Nistune does not make the ecu think differently, actually the ecu thinks exactly like it did from the factory, its just the information that controls the engines fuel and timing through the engines various sensors is now user editable in real time.

[DRFT180]

I was helping a friend tune his S14 using a NIStune board.

Quick question, I'm sure his TPS sensors is on it's way out. We were logging varying voltages during a full throttle run. Also his actual timing is anywhere from 4-8 degrees retarded from what the actual map is set at.

Would the varying TPS signal be the cause of the timing being so far off?

If not, an suggestions

Thanks

[4x4le]

it can be, but coolant temp is also a major factor as well. Make look and see what its set to pull out when the engine starts warming up.

A good rule of thumb though is not to tune on any faulty sensors. If your pretty sure the tps is on its way out replace it instead of wasting time tuning and diagnosing problems. Nip it in the butt by replacing the tps, and then look around if your still having the issue.

Any sensor that is acting erratically will cause you to have a difficult time tuning because nothing will happen consistently.

[DRFT180]

He replaced the TPS sensor and now it is hitting the target timing values like it is supposed to. Thanks

another question, is a Type 4 board the one needed to work on a S14 (1998) KADE?

[4x4le]

There are currently no boards offered for the 98. You have to use either the 91-94 ecus with a type 3 (recommended) or use the 95 s14 ecu with a type 4. People tend to have a tougher time tuning the 95 s14 ecu I might add. I can also vouch for that. I dont know why exactly it is, but I get the results I desire in less time with the s13 ecu.

NIStune is developing obd2 (96-98) s14ka boards, but there is no eta, and no guarantee that they will ever get a working product on the market. The reason they are doing so is so it will retain obdII emissions protocol.

Other than that, just back date to an earlier ecu.

[951's 330i]

Unless i missed it, does the program still not work with vista?

[4x4le]

Nothing works with vista.....

Just kidding. I do know we have customers running it on windows 7, And I have ran it on win2000, xp and xp pro, however I cannot confirm there are no issues with vista. Im not much of a computer geek but I do know that vista was very short lived due to its major list of bugs and its overall suckage.

I dont have any vista machines. I will email Andy and I will try to get an answer for you.

[GSXRJJordan]

Windows 7 Pro and Ultimate have an awesome Windows XP mode that makes everything work! I use it with a lot of my old software.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/vir.../download.aspx

[4x4le]

I dont believe its needed for 7 though. Still neat that you can do such a thing. Im wanting to say that it works with vista but I just dont want to confirm anything and then be wrong.

[DALAZ_68]

Originally Posted by 4x4le

Nothing works with vista.....

AEM o2 gauge doesnt...not without having to go thru PITA shit...lol

other than that, my POS laptop runs vista... it worked fine...

[s14unimog]

Originally Posted by 4x4le

I dont believe its needed for 7 though. Still neat that you can do such a thing. Im wanting to say that it works with vista but I just dont want to confirm anything and then be wrong.

Brandon, I'm running my Nistune on Vista remember, no problems here!

oh btw, What the fu*k have you been up to...?

[UNISA JECS]

I've used Nistune on Windows XP, Vista, & 7 with no issues.

[s14unimog]

^ what's "&"

[UNISA JECS]

Originally Posted by s14unimog

^ what's "&"

7..............

[s14unimog]

damn shift key gotcha!

[951's 330i]

Originally Posted by 4x4le

Nothing works with vista.....
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Dont remind lol, but i see other membefrs say it does so i might get this! lol sweet

[Chrisq0904]

Ive tried searching but didnt really find the answer to this question.... It may seem like a stupid question. Is it normal for nistune to reset itself when the battery is disconnected? Long story short my battery ended up being disconnected when i went to start up my car one day and when i reconnected it and turned the car ran/sounded like crap so i connected the laptop to it and realized that i had lost my tune. If this is normal is there a way to prevent this?

[4x4le]

Originally Posted by Chrisq0904

Ive tried searching but didnt really find the answer to this question.... It may seem like a stupid question. Is it normal for nistune to reset itself when the battery is disconnected? Long story short my battery ended up being disconnected when i went to start up my car one day and when i reconnected it and turned the car ran/sounded like crap so i connected the laptop to it and realized that i had lost my tune. If this is normal is there a way to prevent this?

Well, your problem should be impossible to have. The memory your tune is saved on when burned to the board is non-volatile meaning it does not require power in order to retain its information.

Furthermore, there is no way it would have gone back to a stock tune. There is only enough room on your board to hold 1 tune, so it wouldnt have had anything for it to revert back to. Your factory tune is still stored permanently on your ecu but there is no way for it to access it without the jumper being de soldered and re soldered in the factory location (which obliviously didnt happen) on its own by sitting there.

The effects of static discharge is the only thing I could see being a possible tune corrupter, which is highly unlikely. You had to have had some tune on there, there is no way for it to sit blank and the car surely would not have started if it did. The best thing you can do is keep your finial tune in a safe place on your laptop, just in case anything happens.

There is just no reasonable thing I can think of that could have possibly caused your problem, nor have I ever had anyone have something like this happen.

[Chrisq0904]

Originally Posted by 4x4le

Well, your problem should be impossible to have. The memory your tune is saved on when burned to the board is non-volatile meaning it does not require power in order to retain its information.

Furthermore, there is no way it would have gone back to a stock tune. There is only enough room on your board to hold 1 tune, so it wouldnt have had anything for it to revert back to. Your factory tune is still stored permanently on your ecu but there is no way for it to access it without the jumper being de soldered and re soldered in the factory location (which obliviously didnt happen) on its own by sitting there.

The effects of static discharge is the only thing I could see being a possible tune corrupter, which is highly unlikely. You had to have had some tune on there, there is no way for it to sit blank and the car surely would not have started if it did. The best thing you can do is keep your finial tune in a safe place on your laptop, just in case anything happens.

There is just no reasonable thing I can think of that could have possibly caused your problem, nor have I ever had anyone have something like this happen.

It never went blank just went back to the stock tune. When i reloaded the tune that i was running everything seemed to work just fine. But if you say that it is impossible maybe i just overlooked something and the problem i had was caused by user error. Either way thanks for the quick response!!!

[UNISA JECS]

Originally Posted by 951's 330i

Dont remind lol, but i see other membefrs say it does so i might get this! lol sweet

It works with xp, vista and 7, I know I have used Nistune with all those operating systems.

Originally Posted by Chrisq0904

Ive tried searching but didnt really find the answer to this question.... It may seem like a stupid question. Is it normal for nistune to reset itself when the battery is disconnected? Long story short my battery ended up being disconnected when i went to start up my car one day and when i reconnected it and turned the car ran/sounded like crap so i connected the laptop to it and realized that i had lost my tune. If this is normal is there a way to prevent this?

You probably forgot to actually burn your tune to the EEPROM, gotta make sure you press the burn bottom..

[Chrisq0904]

Originally Posted by UNISA JECS

You probably forgot to actually burn your tune to the EEPROM, gotta make sure you press the burn bottom..

Im 99% positive that I burned the tune. But then again I just disconnected the battery for a week while doing some work to the car and this time it started right up with no problems and checked to see if the tune was there and it was. So maybe i may have forgotten to burn it. It works perfectly now, and lesson learned...always triple check that you burned the tune to the rom lol.

[VATOCLOWN]

is there a board for the vvl head on an sr20det block yet...sorry if its been answered but i didnt want to go all 7 pages. im gonna do it soon and was gonna go with an aem standalone but if there is a factory solution that would be better.