I bought Robert's Q (the ECU guy) - Now death threats? Or museum exhibit?

[jjbuzzman]

I've been silent on this subject for awhile for fear of my life, but I bought Robert's old 1993 Q45 and shipped it here to North Carolina where it continues to serve well. All you forum reader's recognize Robert as the techno-wizard in southern California who "broke the code" in the ECU and figured out how to re-program it to yield higher horsepower. Robert's switchable ECU's have been a favorite performance upgrade for Q lovers for several years. But Robert did not buy another Q - once he sold me his '93 he packed up shop. As expected, there was a frenzy to obtain one of the last few re-programmed ECU's from Robert. And then the party was over.

Now consider this - there are more than a few guys who take their Q's very seriously. And heaven forbid they be barred from adding one of the more treasured mods out there - the Mad Max Program ECU. So, I was concerned they might blame me, since I bought Robert's Q, for the shut down in ECU production. Picture me as Jason Bourne, fighting off angry Q owners at every turn, ripping off antennas as a weapon and dispatching my assailants with a deft blow from a handy failed fuel pump.

But then what a relief! When I read that that elwesso had procured Robert's programming set-up and intended to continue to produce Robert's coveted ECU's. So I am off the hook! And can cancel my Karate lessons!

So now I'm in the money - here's why. Some guy who grew up loving these old Q's is going to strike it rich in the stock market with a lucrative IPO. And after he gets bored with Porsche turbos, he's going to return to his first love - old Q45's. And to do it right, he'll open a multi-million dollar, world-class Q45 museum. And what Q45 museum would be complete without a prominent, dedicated display about Robert's re-programmed ECU? And guess the location of that one-of-a-kind, the original, only-one-in-the-world, seminal ECU unit is that served as the test bed for the first programming runs? It's in my driveway.

So my phone is going to ring, with a call from this rich Q45 lover, wanting to buy my '93 to serve as a centerpiece exhibit in his new museum. So, does $50,000 sound in the ballpark? Yeah!

And this is going to be a great museum - Q45tech will, of course, have private quarters for his comfort between autograph sessions, Jeff Williams will be hosting an impressive display on strut tower stiffness, Jesda will draw daily crowds in the auditorium to hear his poetic recitation of "Cadillac, Cadillac, why for do you eat Q45 dust?" and Wes, QSIGuy and all the gang will serve as hosts at the test track where all the hottest rides are available for a free spin. And maybe a drift too.

We all wish.

[qship96]

wow,must have been some good drugs going around tonight?

[AZhitman]

JJ's gonna fit RIGHT in here...

Welcome aboard, man!

[Mopar]

lol omg the funniest thread ever! Just one question. What drug did you take?

im serious

[elwesso]

I love this dude already.... you, sir are a gonna be just fine... I can tell your just insane enough to own a Q..... Roberts Q was really nice...

I think most people have gotten over the fact that robert stopped doing the ECU's...

[qsiguy]

I think we would be the only people visiting that museum but it would be a cool place just the same! Welcome to the family, hope you stick around for a while.

Drugs are goooood!......(Dumb and Dumber quote)

[Jesda]

LOL!!!! Greetings

[superuber]

(maybe I need to do some drugs to understand this?)

Welcome!

[Haitian_King]

Sweet. I'd definitely make the trip down for the dedication ceremony. I'll soon be joining the ranks of those with the re-programmed ECU's. Those A8's are toast.

[Jeff Williams]

JJ,

Welcome to NICO!

You are gonna fit in around here just fine.

I took Lola to the local dealership for a free diagnostic, and they were bumfuzzled about the ECU programming. It came up as a JDM unit ID. I had to explain that Robert changed the fuel mapping and installed a reprogrammable chip. They were impressed. The main guy is a 240 tuner.

[gammer_ghn]

Nice one!!! this made my night! You old schoolers make me want a G50 so bad that i envy you guys for the VH45 i cant have it since 91 gas is 3.55 here = [ cant afford it... but the baby Y33 is alwayz chugging its 91oc is 11mpg city and 16 highway sound ok or there is something wrong wid my car?

[jjbuzzman]

Hello guys. This is jjbuzzman (Jim Busbin) from North Carolina. While I haven't written in the forum often, I've been a silent beneficiary for years. Like when you see Q45tech, or any of the other half-dozen experts who form the heart and soul of the forum, post a piece with 20 replies and 1,000 views - I've been one of the 1,000. And over the years all you experts have saved me a bunch of money in repairs and added immensely to the enjoyment of my old Q's. And I've been driving these guys for years - I've had 5, and have 3 right now.

Why, when I was tooling around in my first gray-on-gray 1990 the hottest wheels available to some of you guys was your skateboard. Could be that Jesda's favorite skateboard was run over by a neighbor's Cadillac, and that could explain his need to own one now. I may be onto something here - I think I'll discuss this with a psychiatrist buddy of mine.

[maxnix]

You old schoolers make me want a G50 so bad that i envy you guys for the VH45 i cant have it since 91 gas is 3.55 here = [ cant afford it... but the baby Y33 is alwayz chugging its 91oc is 11mpg city and 16 highway sound ok or there is something wrong wid my car?

VH45DE will run fine on 91 RON, except the People's Republic of California requires it to be devoid of BTU and loaded with injector eating additives so it can safely be used for irrigating farmland.

Glad Robert's Q went to a vetted G50 owner and out of PRoC.

The FGY33 is different from G50 in almost everyway where there was an alternative design that was available (and usually less expensive to implement), except for rear suspension, transmission, and post-catalytic converter exhaust. Remember the Cima (comparable to Toyota Celsior aka Lexus LS here) had to be readily distinguishable from the more expensive upmarket President line in Japan where the G50 lasted until 2002. Which is a better vehicle depends what the intended use is as they vary subtly in performance and maintenance required.

I would guess low teens in town and midddle teens MPG on the highway should have any FGY33 owner having an OBD II scan and complete intake maintenance performed along with a steady diet of BG44K and probably ISO-HEET if ethanol is involved..
Modified by maxnix at 1:06 PM 10/15/2007

[Razi]

Haha this thread made me smile.My dad has a G50, I can't wait to go back home to drive it.

[Haitian_King]

How have you LIVED!?

You need Q-Speed STAT!