Nissan Power Pup Bullydog - First Impressions
#916
10-11-2009, 02:10 AM
#919
10-11-2009, 12:27 PM
#921
10-11-2009, 07:15 PM
#922
10-11-2009, 10:00 PM
still doesn't show the correct outcome, power is more than just a dyno run. with a tune you can turn off torque management, and enable WOT plus rapid gear changes. with the Bully dog you can feel a difference between gear changes. try it against a stock one on the road then we'll see
- Actually power is SPECIFICALLY shown by a dyno run. If you meant to say "acceleration", I agree
- By "torque management", do you mean some kind of limiter, or simply increasing torque? If it's the former, there is no power limiter on the G like there is on the Titan. If it's the latter, sure - assuming the engine will respond to the tune
- WOT is already enabled on the G - again, there's no power limiter
- If by "rapid gear changes" you mean "the G changes gear faster", I believe you'll find that only the tranny computer can do this for you (and can line pressure be increased without a VB mod?).
But good luck to you. I may have a BD for sale, since you're clearly convinced...
Last edited by G35Now!; 10-11-2009 at 10:43 PM.
#923
10-12-2009, 04:24 AM
Hmmm...well, anything is possible but:
But good luck to you. I may have a BD for sale, since you're clearly convinced...
- Actually power is SPECIFICALLY shown by a dyno run. If you meant to say "acceleration", I agree
- By "torque management", do you mean some kind of limiter, or simply increasing torque? If it's the former, there is no power limiter on the G like there is on the Titan. If it's the latter, sure - assuming the engine will respond to the tune
- WOT is already enabled on the G - again, there's no power limiter
- If by "rapid gear changes" you mean "the G changes gear faster", I believe you'll find that only the tranny computer can do this for you (and can line pressure be increased without a VB mod?).
But good luck to you. I may have a BD for sale, since you're clearly convinced...
try it side by side with a stock G35 and you'll know what I mean
#924
10-12-2009, 05:27 AM
#925
10-12-2009, 07:57 AM
Since the BD doesn't affect how the car shifts, and seeing how the car is putting power down, and where, on the dyno sheets, i fail to see how taking the car to the track and doing a b/a comparison will help any.
All the more, given the minimal--if any--power gains from the BD. The minute variances with track time can easily sway the results in favor of, or against, the BD.
Anyone?
All the more, given the minimal--if any--power gains from the BD. The minute variances with track time can easily sway the results in favor of, or against, the BD.
Anyone?
#926
10-12-2009, 08:48 AM
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Since the BD doesn't affect how the car shifts, and seeing how the car is putting power down, and where, on the dyno sheets, i fail to see how taking the car to the track and doing a b/a comparison will help any.
All the more, given the minimal--if any--power gains from the BD. The minute variances with track time can easily sway the results in favor of, or against, the BD.
Anyone?
All the more, given the minimal--if any--power gains from the BD. The minute variances with track time can easily sway the results in favor of, or against, the BD.
Anyone?
#928
10-12-2009, 10:15 AM
This is a shame that this mod has, IMO, turned out to be a waste of time on this platform. I should have known that a product originally R&D'd for a truck platform will not necessarily translate into a benefit for our cars. I have had the BD for over a month and have not even noticed any difference in mpg--and that's with no change in my driving style.
I will not deny that I probably felt the placebo effect as well. With the premium tune and +2 timing, the throttle response felt stronger throughout the powerband, but in all honesty after removing the tune this weekend, I felt no difference at all in WOT. Maybe the BD is somehow altering the TPS sensor input, kind of like the Venom 400, another worthless mod.
That being said, I plan to at least for now keep the BD, add the 2 deg. timing, and see if I get any benefits (particularly gas mileage) on my wife's 05 4.0L Pathfinder.
I will not deny that I probably felt the placebo effect as well. With the premium tune and +2 timing, the throttle response felt stronger throughout the powerband, but in all honesty after removing the tune this weekend, I felt no difference at all in WOT. Maybe the BD is somehow altering the TPS sensor input, kind of like the Venom 400, another worthless mod.
That being said, I plan to at least for now keep the BD, add the 2 deg. timing, and see if I get any benefits (particularly gas mileage) on my wife's 05 4.0L Pathfinder.
#929
10-18-2009, 02:37 AM
I just want a device that I can use to read the all the temp gauges and display fuel consumption (current fuel consumption, current fuel mileage, average fuel mileage).. A lot of cars have the fuel information as an optional display in the odometer readout area or on a second display. I'd love the performance increase, but I'm wary of pushing out a little more power for potential long term reliability issues... I'll stick with the stock setup for now.
Are there any devices that can simply monitor these things that the ECU already reads without the tuning ability that might be cheaper..? I'm new to the G and have been searching and searching.. can't find anything yet though, on the web or on the boards
Are there any devices that can simply monitor these things that the ECU already reads without the tuning ability that might be cheaper..? I'm new to the G and have been searching and searching.. can't find anything yet though, on the web or on the boards
#930
10-18-2009, 10:19 AM
