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Mivec controller MVC85X R spec for FTO

Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 12:04 pm
by shue
any good or is the one that causes trouble with mivec engines? whats the rpm that mivec kicks in? heres a link to what it is http://www.mitsubishi-fto.org/parts/ele ... mvc85x.htm

Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 1:51 pm
by EURO
mivec kicks in at 5.5

i wouldnt be changing this...

Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 3:56 pm
by vivek
i have this. its not bad. i've set my mivec to kick in at 4.5. you can actually set 2 mivec points with this. i've left one at normal and one at 4.5.

Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 4:09 pm
by mivecboy
I hv one too. I find kicking in at 4500 rpm is more noticable than 5500 = more fun :evil:

Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 5:40 pm
by shue
i tought it would be more fun too with mivec kicking in earlier . noticed any issues with it though? would it cause any damage to anything? does it make low end torque any worst . i mostly drive in the city and need my low end :(

Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 8:51 pm
by mivecboy
i meant kicking in early at 4500rpm = more fun
You can really feel the surge compare to 5500rpm
But it doesn't mean it is faster.

Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 9:15 pm
by FTO338
It was proven on dyno that Mivec controller actually slows the car down.

Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 9:56 pm
by noccers
I dunno about you guys, but I would feel uncomfortable modifying something like MiVEC. I mean, I don't think the Engineers made it kick in at 5.5k for the hell of it ;)

I could only see it doing more harm than good in the long run

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:22 am
by shue
It was proven on dyno that Mivec controller actually slows the car down
yup thats what i was scared about. cant afford to have a sluggish car go any more sluggish. lol .guess this mod's out of the window then

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 10:56 am
by Bennoz
Yup mivec point is also govered by the cam profiles... cant change that

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:22 pm
by bigpitty1
With the Greddy E-Manage, could you get it make the Mivec kick in earlier by hooking it up to the VTEC YO!!!!! control.

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:35 pm
by Bennoz
To get any real use out of a Mivec Controller, you really need extreme mods. The reason being is that the Mivec switch is done at the most efficient point (i.e. when the low profile cam maxes out). Adjusting the Mivec change over point is only good for cars with lots of mods, and where the max power on the low profile cam has moved along the power range.

Otherwise, it's pointless... Dyno proven

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 10:04 pm
by shue
you really need extreme mods
there are extreme mods for an fto. :D tell me more. i want more power but rather stay N/a so that chucks supercharging and turbo charging put . dont wanna get a piggy back as yet. thats gonna be the last mod. at the moment ive just got a pod filter, extractors, hi flo and exaust

Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 11:13 pm
by kid_dynamite
You got enough for a piggyback buddy. If not a tune you should probably do a dyno run to check A/Fs and make sure you're not leaning out..

Have the 86X (the model up) but zero correction at the moment. Waiting for money to get the car tuned.