Quote Originally Posted by det kid
for $400 i can get your stock ecu to do every thing a powerfc does.
the setup comes with software and a usb cable that i wired to your ecu.
so u can tune with a laptop.
um, no you cant.

if ya get the ecu chipped everytime you change something you have to send it back out to get re-chipped(and it wont be any cheaper to have it done a second time). and you'll need a boost controller and you'll need to get the boost controller to work with the tune you got.

if your not trying to make a stupid amount of power, anything under 300whp, a piggy back will work fine. just remember your a piggy back means a fuel computer and a boost controller, might be hard to get everything working on your own.

pfc is a great stand alone, but the interface is a bit tedious. if you get a wide band you can tune the pfc yourself and get it close to perfect.
aem standalone is supposed to be pretty good and uses a laptop to tune as opposed to the pfcs gameboy controller. it comes with a wide band but you'll wanna get a better one. thing thats supposed to make it better than the pfc is you make a base map and if you add more boost it automatically adds more fuel or something to that effect.

i wouldnt use enthalpy, turn around is too long and you have a 50/50 shot he gets it right on the first time. jim wolf is a little bit cheaper and quite a bit more reliable.

thats all i got. i'll be using a pfc on my next build, so take what you will from that.