Dave B. Cobb says the early 03s are on the list but just aren't ready yet

 

Not great news for me, but good to know the status, thanks Jeff.

 

so the 350z's access port wont fit my 06 g35 sedan 6 mt??

 

the plug will fit your obd2 connector but some of the tuning parameters could be different. i saw that cobb predicted the g35s (04.5 to 06) should be released by the end of this week. it may very well be the same but im sure they would rather test and log before they just say it will work.

 

where can we find out if its released?

 

Here: http://cobbtuning.com/categories/?id=2215

When it is released it will no longer say Under Development over Power Upgrades.

 

Looks like it has been released finally. Let us all know if you get one and how it works.

 

Not quite, read the fine print:

 

Good point guess I missed that.

 

I should just update here vs making a new thread about a mod like some do here.

I'm pretty sure Cobb long forgot us early doggy door guys and UpRev doesn't wany to waste time on us either. Too bad as making it avail for us early folks would be servicing the much larger Maxima/Altima group also.

Anyway, I went with the Technosquare F-spec and threw it in tonight. There is alot less lag on the bottom end and it pulls and pulls all the way to the higher redline. But it's wet out so I'm sure the humidity isn't doing me any favors. Plus I've been driving an Avalon! haha. Geez that thing is a boat in the turns. I'll chime in on the mileage later. I currently get about 20-21 mpg mixed.

 

Thanks for the update, Jeff. How much for the Technosquare? I presume it requires premium fuel, yes?

 

The F-Spec is $550+shipping. The CA guys were lucky because they got a meet price during their dyno day.

http://www.technosquareinc.com/

Yes, when you get the ecu back, it says 92 octane or more. In Ca, they have to tune it for only 91. Sucks.

I had a list of all the things the F-spec intails but I lost it.

There are more fancy reflashes but this the only game in town for us maxima ecu powered G35s (early sedans). But TS is on their game. I was tracking it and they received it Monday and it was on my desk before lunch Tuesday.

 

Sweet deal. I've been wanting to do this mod for years. I know you'll give non-sugarcoated review too. I plan on ordering mine late this winter.

- So the throttle response is better overall?
- The sub 3000rpm nanny seems to have lost some of her grasp?
- Which redline did you get?
- When ordering, did you give them a run down of your mods?
- How easy was it to remove the ECU? It looks simple enough.
- Who did you talk to at TS? Their website is a bit flakey when navigating the ECU flash portion of the site.

One good thing, probably the only good thing, about the early ECU is that it seems to adjust better to mods compared to the later model ECUs which really seem to have problems if the air/exhaust flow is increased. The early ECU seems to be dumbed down quite a bit too so the improved performance/response is more apparent, at least according to TS and the reviews I've read.

BTW and a bit OT, Tony was right about these VQs running like poop when the filter gets a bit old or clogged. My 3 y/o Amsoil dry serviceable filter was looking a bit dirty and I decided to replace it with an NAPA WIX OEM paper replacement. Holy crap. Just putting your mouth up against Amsoil filter and trying to suck in was much harder than the paper filter. The paper filter had hardly any resistance. I put the new filter in and the car seriously felt like it gained 20whp and it's far snappier. I'm just going to buy $12 replacement filters every year.

 

Same questions as Dave! Do you need to run a laptop with it or is it just OBDII right in and flash?

I'd love to do a flash or something come spring, glad someone has found there is one available for us!

Maybe we can work a group buy?

 

It's not a laptop-type flash. You have to send in the ECU the old school way.