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For what it's worth my big "falling flat on it's face for a second or two after full throttle" has been mended at the end of last year. Using no direct knowledge base or experience this map seemed "off to me" so I went through and bumped up the values in this valley to make it all have an upward curve instead of having a dip. Haven't done extensive testing yet but it appears fixed and will likely need some finer tuning. If anybody @NSXguy can explain the logic here I'm all ears as tuning is a blind spot here The downward spec was change to an upward trend

Accusump essentially?

Gotcha. For what it's worth I'm not entirely sure Pectel even does open loop vs closed loop. It might but I haven't found it and my car runs the same with upstream O2 as y does without it. With that said I still replaced mine with a new unit while troubleshooting. @catsv7 is knowledgeable on this matter and might have an insight.

You have the plug on the left? Slightly unusual if so. Glad to hear it's being sorted out. Very amused to hear you talk about win10 as old. I only recently updated to win10 on my main desktop. In meantime my Pectel runs on win98..

Looks like a great unit! Id expect this to sell quick. Has this ever seen a dyno? Any under hood pictures?

Same

Now that it's been some time, what's the long term ownership like?

I think this counts. Car cover

Thats a very nice offer! Somebody might take you up on it.

Shouldnt be try this https://www.ebay.com/itm/176348066248

These? https://www.ebay.com/itm/176348066248

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Can you give details on what engine and ECU you're wiring? Can you give estimates on how long does it take at quickest vs your detailed work? Any advantages to having a military style quick disconnect that was popular a long while ago in the wire tucking community? Is re-pinning an option for most people. I have considered either going to a different ECU or even an an engine swap but the daunting task of rewiring is a big barrier even though I have a harness for the new ECU (already own an Omex but not married to it).

I will add one quick thing. With used cars you're not buying the car per se, you're buying the seller. (Same identical cars with two different owners will give new owner very different experiences) Triple so with the cars put together by the owners. I would test him with some very specific questions to see if it stumps him or if he answers direct that he doesn't know or lies etc. He's likely competent but it's good to double check. Old Russian saying goes "trust but verify"

A lot depends on the car. Relatively new and used on the regular? Mostly risk free. Older model and seldom use? Lots more questions. You're doing the right thing by asking here for any local to check it out. According to the FB group map there is one owner of Westfield in Fresno, and one in Santa Cruz. Those appear the closest that marked their locations. Not certain on member locations here. I personally had a friend check mine out in Socal before I flew out. Agree on form of payment before flying out and get your ducks in a row with storage and look into transport. If the car is in good shape I'd recommend driving for a trip of a lifetime but Michigan weather can be tricky. If he can hold till spring or you can arrange storage (I put mine into local pack storage before shipping could take care of it before I flew back) I'd do that. Mine was in no condition to drive such a distance but I wish it was.

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I only had one experience with anybody so it's hard to compare but I also used Intercity and was very happy with them. Besides good service they were some of the only companies willing to entertain bringing extra things that came with the car separate for a charge and it was far cheaper than shipping directly. Extra motor, tranny, super charger etc.

Consumer reports isn't something that I've been finding valuable due to their measuring rubrics and weights on issues.

Noted. You're correct I haven't been in either. To be fair my standards are pretty low. I'll try to arrange a drive in either in the future but back to drawing board in meantime. Maybe a 2010 Tacoma/4 Runner

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well said You're certainly a man with experience to contribute to this discussion as somebody who owns a fleet of obscure cars that are in various forms of restoration. The reason behind the thread is that it's one thing to have an obscure fun project car down for 6 months waiting for some part but that can't happen to a daily driver but both will face the same problems in the long term. A Defender while works on paper, it is practically a tractor for the road and is certainly not safe or good for long distances so unfortunately that's out as far as I'm concerned. What are the arguments against a W463 G Wagon? Modern enough to be safe with creature comforts. Long enough run span (28 years?) to have parts and options available globally. Not too sure on the V8 on the G500 but likely shared with other Mercs and I've seen people do LS1 swaps if needed. Body on frame. Built tough. Major manufacturer. Priced cheap. Talk me out of this being a good idea for long term. ~2005 for like $35k?