Technosquare

[adidas2go]

yea this company makes me believe they don't know what they are doing. Any company trying to gain business is going to do what it takes to help its customers. They have so many guidelines from the get go, at this rate there wont be any ingenuity involved in creating the product.

[sheik124]

Not as strong? Tell that to Nissan, they threw a turbo on a Murano for the GT-C concept...

[Hussain]

Not as strong? Tell that to Nissan, they threw a turbo on a Murano for the GT-C concept...

WOW! THANK YOU! i NEVER heard of that and so many people are saying that CVT can't take Turbo. i just googled it and that Murano had 350 hp. Nissan wouldn't put a car out there with 350 hp if it couldn't handle more then 350 hp (because people would modify it and mess it up right away). so CVT should be able to handle at least 400 hp if it's coming from the factory with 350hp. so our CVTs do have potential

[shift_mikey]

WOW! THANK YOU! i NEVER heard of that and so many people are saying that CVT can't take Turbo. i just googled it and that Murano had 350 hp. Nissan wouldn't put a car out there with 350 hp if it couldn't handle more then 350 hp (because people would modify it and mess it up right away). so CVT should be able to handle at least 400 hp if it's coming from the factory with 350hp. so our CVTs do have potential

Don't be silly. Nissan could have done it for the WOW effect, and the SHORT TERM show effect. Some guys slam their show car within 1/2" from the ground, does that mean that its a good idea to go racing like that?

and we can'traise Rev limit higher either. (will kill piston rings very quickly)

This statement tells me the company CLEARLY doesn't know what they are doing (or at least the person writing the e-mails) because this is the most statement i ever heard.

[audtatious]

Realize each time you add an upgrade you will need to get the ECU reflashed for a/f (based upon a dyno) to get the most "bang for the buck". Having I/H/E done first would be the way to go as you would not have to deal with constantly pulling and sending it off.

[sheik124]

Realize each time you add an upgrade you will need to get the ECU reflashed for a/f (based upon a dyno) to get the most "bang for the buck". Having I/H/E done first would be the way to go as you would not have to deal with constantly pulling and sending it off.

Well us VQ 4th gens can't do the H part of IHE anyways until they figure out the wideband O2 sensor issue. I actually asked them about the header problem that 05-06 Altimas have been facing and they chalked it up not to the O2 sensors reading out of range, but bad headers . And they can't reprogram the ranges because of some EPA stuff .

Any other tuners we should contact?

[TheBourneAltimatum]

^to me the issue sounds simple but no one wants to try it....custom y pipe with DUAL high flow cats, that way no one sensor is overloaded with excess flow. and it still emulates the stock setup while increasing flow.

if this is done i think you can get away with headers w/o SES...the people who just taprd over their SES say it runs perfect

[blancs3030]

the reply from them:

It is in our agenda to work on your application, but we are currentlyworking on the development of 350Z and G coupe right now.We will be also looking for some test vehicles locally for R&D on newmodel cars.

[audtatious]

Well us VQ 4th gens can't do the H part of IHE anyways until they figure out the wideband O2 sensor issue. I actually asked them about the header problem that 05-06 Altimas have been facing and they chalked it up not to the O2 sensors reading out of range, but bad headers . And they can't reprogram the ranges because of some EPA stuff .

Any other tuners we should contact?

Any thought of using an O2 sim? I know some of the maxima guys have used them to get over "bumps" in the road. With the Maxima you have to pretty much argue with them to get them to send Z33 maps with the flash as well.

[adidas2go]

boooo, new company

[08altima35]

i got an email back today and they stated they were interested in a test vehicle (3.5 6mt only, no 4 cyls.) in southern cali. if anyone in so-cal is interested and has the 6mt 3.5 email them and get yourself hooked up. wish they were in dallas, but they're not so someone else take advantage while you can.

[TheBourneAltimatum]

Any thought of using an O2 sim? I know some of the maxima guys have used them to get over "bumps" in the road. With the Maxima you have to pretty much argue with them to get them to send Z33 maps with the flash as well.

wont work...there is a threrad about 100 posts long and three years of trial and error...but no one has done the Y-pipe w/ high flow cats yet...so 3.5 owners are SOL when it comes to headers

[adidas2go]

i got an email back today and they stated they were interested in a test vehicle (3.5 6mt only, no 4 cyls.) in southern cali. if anyone in so-cal is interested and has the 6mt 3.5 email them and get yourself hooked up. wish they were in dallas, but they're not so someone else take advantage while you can.

lol theres one mod i cant get done first eh?

[sheik124]

i got an email back today and they stated they were interested in a test vehicle (3.5 6mt only, no 4 cyls.) in southern cali. if anyone in so-cal is interested and has the 6mt 3.5 email them and get yourself hooked up. wish they were in dallas, but they're not so someone else take advantage while you can.

Kinda queer of them to just give the CVT folks the cold shoulder; this isn't a sports car, the majority of the drivers are, like they said, going to be using this as their daily driver and it's probably going to be an automatic out of convenience...

[TheBourneAltimatum]

i dont understand why they wont tune CVT vehicles....the CVT transmission should take the stress of the engines naturaul output...its not like we're boosting the CVT...

LBC EDIT : I DONT KNOW HOW TO ACT, I CAN ONLY EXPLAIN MYSELF BY CURSING!

[mcheddadi]

i dont understand why they wont tune CVT vehicles....the CVT transmission should take the stress of the engines naturaul output...its not like we're boosting the CVT...**** Technosquare

[TheBourneAltimatum]

^are u trying to get us in trouble with your sig

<FONT SIZE=""7""><FONT COLOR=""Red"">NWS, but i dont mind</FONT></FONT>

[mcheddadi]

^are u trying to get us in trouble with your sig

NWS, but i dont mind

lol, I put it in my profile instead, it'll be less fired-from-your-job inducing

[audtatious]

wont work...there is a threrad about 100 posts long and three years of trial and error...but no one has done the Y-pipe w/ high flow cats yet...so 3.5 owners are SOL when it comes to headers

Is this solely a Altima VQ35 issue? VQ35 Maxima owners have had success with utilizing headers and TS ECU's.

[08altima35]

Kinda queer of them to just give the CVT folks the cold shoulder; this isn't a sports car, the majority of the drivers are, like they said, going to be using this as their daily driver and it's probably going to be an automatic out of convenience...

i don't think it's really a matter of anyone giving "cvt folks" the cold shoulder, i just don't think they understand the technology and aren't sure what the transmission will do when rev limit overrides and how to go about controlling it being it doesn't shift. i'm sure it's alot more complicated than most of you think, but there will come a day when the flash will be availible for cvt's.

[TheBourneAltimatum]

Is this solely a Altima VQ35 issue? VQ35 Maxima owners have had success with utilizing headers and TS ECU's.

this only a 05-06 altima problem...the 2002-2004 work fine w/ O2 sim...no one knows the fate of the 07+ because no one has installed headers yet....here is the link for the thread... NO LINKING TO COMPETING FORUMS PLEASE

[audtatious]

I'm not doubting you, just questioning where the issue comes from and what gens are having issues.

FWIW, while the TS ECU does increase the rev limiter a number of owners that already have boltons are not seeing any real HP increases across the power band. Utilizing a G/Z map has also been known to lower low-end torque in some instances (tho mid+ is strong).

The price of modding a car is you are never really sure what you will end up with.

[Dexion]

Aaaah wtf, last time I posted a link to NissanC mr. moderator edited my post. I knew he didn't like me...

[windhaven]

I'm in.-- Wind

[ADKSaad1387]

that sucks...well i hope stillen makes a QR pro for the altimas... i just want to remove the top speed limiter....it might help at track when i'm done modding

..........have you even started modding???....... last i checked u were bone stock.

[Loop]

Haven't been active on this forum as much as I want too, but one of the guys at Technosquare are going to check out my ECU and see if they can do it on the 3.5 CVT.

[mcheddadi]

Awesome for the CVT guys

[implicits14]

any updates???

[tuffmag]

After reading the complete thread it was decided the ECU upgrade for the CVT was not advisable.

So, depression sets in and the world continues to rotate....while I hunt for my next rush with life so dear to me and the pleasure of joy it can bring.

Someone wake me up when there is an ECU mod for the CVT..

[jungleboogie]

i believe this topic came up a few months ago and i'm not quite sure i remember the forum member i spoke with... but i've been speaking with a mechanic at technosquare on pretty much a monthly basis trying to get updates for this ecu reflash. I have submitted my information and also let him know that my car will be available for the entire duration needed for tuning and testing.

unfortunately, i haven't really had any real updates regarding this issue aside from the fact that they are most likely wanting a 6spd VQ first and then hoping to reapply the same measures to the cvt (as with a 6spd, it's a "non-variable" transmission so efficient tuning is much easier to achieve).

nevertheless it would be rather sweet to see some of these "restrictions" be lifted on our VQs.