Infiniti VR30 Development Blog

VR30 Boost Creep Issues !

VR30 Boost Creep Issues !

Let’s begin with what boost creep is – mostly taken right from Garrets website btw. Boost creep is a condition of rising boost levels past what the predetermined level has been set at. Boost creep is caused by a fully opened Wastegates not being able to flow enough exhaust to bypass the exhaust turbine via the Wastegates itself. For example, if your boost is set to 12psi, and you go into full boost, you will see a quick rise to 12 or 13psi, but as the rpm's increase, the boost levels also increase beyond what the boost controller is calling...

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Infiniti VR30 ECM Recall Info (ID: R1726)

ECM REPROGRAM - AT DIAG EFFECTIVE DATE: December 05, 2017 SUMMARY These vehicles may be equipped with an improperly calibrated Engine Control Module (ECM) that may not illuminate the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) to notify the driver in the rare event of an automatic transmission malfunction. This incident has no effect on the safety, performance, drivability or fuel consumption of the vehicle. REMEDY To correct this condition, Infiniti is conducting an Emission Recall Campaign to reprogram the Engine Control Module in these vehicles. Infiniti has recently issued a recall for all VR30 Q50/Q60s. The recall, titled ‘ECM REPROGRAM – AT...

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EcuTek vs UpRev for Infiniti VR30

EcuTek vs UpRev for Infiniti VR30

I’ll start this with facts and end with my opinion. Although both EcuTek and UpRev are both reprogramming the factory ECU both tuning suites are very different.  UpRev comes with 5-way map switching, Rolling Anti-Lag,  “decal turbo surge migration”, live tuning, custom boost target map and 12 custom live data parameters giving the tuner/customer access to a total of 82 parameters. This would make 5 features UpRev has, one which really only benefit the customer if they got tuning done in person. EcuTek comes with 4-Way map switching, Adjustable Boost Control, Per Gear Boost Control, Custom Proportional Error Correction for...

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