Incredibly well put together video! Really impressive job covering all of that information in a digestible, entertaining way. Hoping to finish up my part of this soon!
i thought I was the only one who fought with companies when their stuff doesn't work right....you went as high up as I would have gone but I may have gotten a few of my friends to bombard the owners with tones of emails and facebook and forum posts all over the internet....for a few hundred dollar part, it would have been worth it to replace your part for free and get positive feedback instead of choosing the route they took....came over from Fuzzy dice channel after watching his original post of this experience...thanks for all your hard work
Hey all, if you are coming here around the time that this comment is posted, and are getting a "video unavailable" message, it should be back up shortly and is not the result of any kind of removal. I made a quick adjustment on the back end that appears to have caused the whole video to reprocess. I appreciate your patience and for taking the time to come check out my video/channel!
Good video and glad you took the time to remove the potting and show the board. Poor soldering affects companies big and small and you're correct, how they handle it makes the difference. I would suggest the next time you have an expert evaluate something, let them talk and don't talk over them.
Ive had zero issues with my fitec units, and ive owned 3 of them but they were 70050’s which are mpfi LS units….i still have one boxed up in the garage saved for a rainy day project, i went to a terminator x on my c/10 and nova when i added boost!!!
I have also been fighting with fitech, the just replaced my ecu under warranty and "updated" my handheld tuner. it hasnt ran since. they sent me a file to update my handheld. It bricked and now to get a new one i have to pay for it. excellent customer service that is. thanks @fitech
I noticed after we made our two videos they extended the warranty from one year to three, I like to think we got a lot of people's attention with those videos
Great episode, I had no idea going with a "simple" efi system could be such a nightmare. I'm glad it seems to have worked out in the end courtesy of holley.
You're not the only one that has been accused of slander. Some years ago I left a very negative review of a respected brand name multimeter I bought from Home Depot. Apparently it upset them so much they contacted HD which gave up my info. HD swore they didn't but I was contacted by the email and phone number attached to that account. The phone number was fairly new and HD was about the only place I'd used it. They were particularly upset that I'd taken it apart and discovered it was a rebranded korean model available online for a fraction of the price. They claimed that the Korean model was a copy, but it had reviews and teardown photos going back several years. The expensive one I bought had only been out a few months. Of course after going back and forth a while, they accused me of working for a competitor and HD took my review down not long after. It's sad. The company makes other products that I have used for decades that are still good. Just don't leave them a negative review. I do notice that according to linkedin the guy I was talking to now works for harbor freight. Hopefully that means the quality has improved.
It's crazy how far companies will go to deny their product flaws, while also trying to protect their image instead of just admitting they shipped a defective product and making it right.
This is why on my next tbi efi system i bought i went with aces efi….their systems have the ecu mounted remotely and not stuffed in a heat soaked agitated throttle body mounted in the harshest location under the hood…..what were they thinking😂😂😂
I kinda feel like having the ECU mounted directly to the throttle body is in general a terrible idea, brings to mind the PMD modules on the 6.5L turbo diesel engines in older GM trucks, where the module is mounted directly to the injection pump and those modules ALWAYS fail because they get too hot!
Hello, I really appreciate your work, showing the quality of a product, which at the time was a scam. I am dedicated to installing programmable injection systems, and something that must be clear is that all the products are made in China, what makes the difference is the support that the manufacturer gives you, I had problems with a Holley sniper, but I They changed it under warranty, without any problem, and I will buy from them again.
Looking forward to new content! Owning cars/bikes is a learning lesson and can take a long time to get things right. I should know, with 3 cars and 5 bikes that constantly have their own little problems along their individual timelines....
@@Blurredman you know, that might be a good video to do. I'll have to figure out how to rig up a second fuel pump for carb pressures. I'll also try and get a good cruising mpg figure once I get the transmission and exhaust tweaked a little more
I'd love to pick up one of these with a failed ECU and see if it could be run with a GM LS motor ECU or a speeduino. Strangely, while I hear of these failing all the time I never see them for sale used for parts. That body mount is a very hostile environment for electronics so with the poor build quality it's not surprising they fail.
I think a few people have actually run the FiTech body with a megasquirt computer with good results, the casting is pretty decent, just bad electronics
@@triptheroad hey I actually just watched the dodge shadow videos well if we’re being honest I watched everything on your channel again and I just got to say you do a really good job keep up all the good work
Great episode. I'm excited to see this project progress along. I know it's still in the early stages but do you have an idea of how you'll set up the exhaust system once it's all done?
The exhaust is mostly done and filmed, going to try and get it edited and uploaded in the coming weeks! Just need to get proper exhaust hangers, have it all hung with wire for now.
Great content and video. Some segments you can feel that your struggling with the script (your verbal cadence is off) but other than that nice video. You earned a sub.
Hello it sure does seem like it's fixable I would say don't give up put it on another engine and test it out that's a ton of work though but in the end you could point that out to the crappy company and say hey I fixed your broken unit and you guys couldn't fix it even though you didn't do anything when you had it for a month going to give you peace of mind knowing that you can fix their broken crappy product good stuff man
@@triptheroad I've got a similar setup I'm currently at 10 btdc at base an 35 at 3000rpm seems ok just curious to see what other people with a similar setup are running
@@daviddaniels6818 nice, I may eventually mess with it and run more premium fuels but with the price of fuel right now I am happy running it on regular 87!
Ya man I couldn't justify spending the extra cash on a higher grade fuel especially at my power range it would not be a noticeable enough difference the fuel atomization is a massive enough difference over carb anyways
just watched the fuzzy dice video on this and was in the middle of this one (right as the engineer was about to discuss the construction) and it suddenly became unavailable. did it get pulled or something?
@@sirthunder88 I just checked on the creator studio console and there's no restrictions listed so it's probably reprocessing, hopefully it will be back in short order. I'll circle back and comment if I can see it again as I get the same message 😂
They are the producer of a mass produced product. I'm a hobbyist with a one-off build who had to de-loom my wiring multiple times to diagnose their product. Check back in the future, we'll do a video looming everything back up!
Incredibly well put together video! Really impressive job covering all of that information in a digestible, entertaining way. Hoping to finish up my part of this soon!
i thought I was the only one who fought with companies when their stuff doesn't work right....you went as high up as I would have gone but I may have gotten a few of my friends to bombard the owners with tones of emails and facebook and forum posts all over the internet....for a few hundred dollar part, it would have been worth it to replace your part for free and get positive feedback instead of choosing the route they took....came over from Fuzzy dice channel after watching his original post of this experience...thanks for all your hard work
Fuzzy Dice Projects sent me.....do some more cool shit please
Hey all, if you are coming here around the time that this comment is posted, and are getting a "video unavailable" message, it should be back up shortly and is not the result of any kind of removal. I made a quick adjustment on the back end that appears to have caused the whole video to reprocess. I appreciate your patience and for taking the time to come check out my video/channel!
yeah video still unavailable gotta love youtube jank
@@Tater_Lord Still down! If I had known it would do that I would not have made the changes, it won't let me roll it back either!
@@triptheroad still down I own a FiTech (Sitting in a box on the shelf) I need to see this......
@@GUE5TPA55 Looks like it just came back online!
Good video and glad you took the time to remove the potting and show the board. Poor soldering affects companies big and small and you're correct, how they handle it makes the difference.
I would suggest the next time you have an expert evaluate something, let them talk and don't talk over them.
This man just dove all the way to the bottom of FiTech hahaha. Well done sir.
Ive had zero issues with my fitec units, and ive owned 3 of them but they were 70050’s which are mpfi LS units….i still have one boxed up in the garage saved for a rainy day project, i went to a terminator x on my c/10 and nova when i added boost!!!
I have also been fighting with fitech, the just replaced my ecu under warranty and "updated" my handheld tuner. it hasnt ran since. they sent me a file to update my handheld. It bricked and now to get a new one i have to pay for it. excellent customer service that is. thanks @fitech
I noticed after we made our two videos they extended the warranty from one year to three, I like to think we got a lot of people's attention with those videos
Great episode, I had no idea going with a "simple" efi system could be such a nightmare. I'm glad it seems to have worked out in the end courtesy of holley.
You're not the only one that has been accused of slander. Some years ago I left a very negative review of a respected brand name multimeter I bought from Home Depot. Apparently it upset them so much they contacted HD which gave up my info. HD swore they didn't but I was contacted by the email and phone number attached to that account. The phone number was fairly new and HD was about the only place I'd used it. They were particularly upset that I'd taken it apart and discovered it was a rebranded korean model available online for a fraction of the price. They claimed that the Korean model was a copy, but it had reviews and teardown photos going back several years. The expensive one I bought had only been out a few months. Of course after going back and forth a while, they accused me of working for a competitor and HD took my review down not long after.
It's sad. The company makes other products that I have used for decades that are still good. Just don't leave them a negative review. I do notice that according to linkedin the guy I was talking to now works for harbor freight. Hopefully that means the quality has improved.
It's crazy how far companies will go to deny their product flaws, while also trying to protect their image instead of just admitting they shipped a defective product and making it right.
This is why on my next tbi efi system i bought i went with aces efi….their systems have the ecu mounted remotely and not stuffed in a heat soaked agitated throttle body mounted in the harshest location under the hood…..what were they thinking😂😂😂
I kinda feel like having the ECU mounted directly to the throttle body is in general a terrible idea, brings to mind the PMD modules on the 6.5L turbo diesel engines in older GM trucks, where the module is mounted directly to the injection pump and those modules ALWAYS fail because they get too hot!
yeah I am sure that does not help either! So far so good still with the Holley Sniper setup, which uses the same form factor.
WOO can't wait!, I went with just a simple 4 barrel carb for fear of issues similar to this :p
Probably still the best way to go, definitely tune in to see how the Holley system pans out!
@@triptheroad Ill be there!
Be real interesting to see if a "simple" rework will make this turd perform
Hello, I really appreciate your work, showing the quality of a product, which at the time was a scam. I am dedicated to installing programmable injection systems, and something that must be clear is that all the products are made in China, what makes the difference is the support that the manufacturer gives you, I had problems with a Holley sniper, but I They changed it under warranty, without any problem, and I will buy from them again.
Yeah I've been having a lot more luck with the Holley system, occasionally it idles too high and requires a reflash but it's never left me stranded
Looking forward to new content! Owning cars/bikes is a learning lesson and can take a long time to get things right. I should know, with 3 cars and 5 bikes that constantly have their own little problems along their individual timelines....
Also, I forgot to add... MPG expectations on such an EFI Sniper system vs typical standard carburettor?
@@Blurredman you know, that might be a good video to do. I'll have to figure out how to rig up a second fuel pump for carb pressures. I'll also try and get a good cruising mpg figure once I get the transmission and exhaust tweaked a little more
I'd love to pick up one of these with a failed ECU and see if it could be run with a GM LS motor ECU or a speeduino. Strangely, while I hear of these failing all the time I never see them for sale used for parts. That body mount is a very hostile environment for electronics so with the poor build quality it's not surprising they fail.
I think a few people have actually run the FiTech body with a megasquirt computer with good results, the casting is pretty decent, just bad electronics
Love the update you should post another video on the Nissan
More Nissan coming as well, got a bunch of other stuff to finish on this and a Dodge Shadow first though
@@triptheroad hey I actually just watched the dodge shadow videos well if we’re being honest I watched everything on your channel again and I just got to say you do a really good job keep up all the good work
Great episode. I'm excited to see this project progress along. I know it's still in the early stages but do you have an idea of how you'll set up the exhaust system once it's all done?
The exhaust is mostly done and filmed, going to try and get it edited and uploaded in the coming weeks! Just need to get proper exhaust hangers, have it all hung with wire for now.
Great content and video. Some segments you can feel that your struggling with the script (your verbal cadence is off) but other than that nice video. You earned a sub.
Thanks! So far I've been kind of bad at narrating at the editing desk because if I talk naturally, the microphone I use seems to clip lol.
What did you end up doing with the Fitech unit?
Were you able to fix it?
Sorta kinda, we do have a surprise for it when we get around to filming it!
Hello it sure does seem like it's fixable I would say don't give up put it on another engine and test it out that's a ton of work though but in the end you could point that out to the crappy company and say hey I fixed your broken unit and you guys couldn't fix it even though you didn't do anything when you had it for a month going to give you peace of mind knowing that you can fix their broken crappy product good stuff man
I have a spare Vortec, and I think we're going to do exactly that and bench test it
@@triptheroad that will be cool!
FiTech should at least give you a free T-shirt for your trouble.
I made a T shirt that reads "Ask me about my terrible FiTech experience"
I wore it around to every car show and Carlisle event I went to this year 😂
what are you running for base timing and where are you at for total timing
Timing is set to the default for a small block, which I believe is about 10-15 degrees btdc.
@@triptheroad I've got a similar setup I'm currently at 10 btdc at base an 35 at 3000rpm seems ok just curious to see what other people with a similar setup are running
@@daviddaniels6818 nice, I may eventually mess with it and run more premium fuels but with the price of fuel right now I am happy running it on regular 87!
Ya man I couldn't justify spending the extra cash on a higher grade fuel especially at my power range it would not be a noticeable enough difference the fuel atomization is a massive enough difference over carb anyways
just watched the fuzzy dice video on this and was in the middle of this one (right as the engineer was about to discuss the construction) and it suddenly became unavailable. did it get pulled or something?
Strange, let me check. I did update a few things on the end cards and added a blur so it's possible that it is reprocessing
"This video is unavailable on this device." same here
@@triptheroad ahh, that would explain it. I just tried vpn from multiple countries and about 4 different devices lol.
@@sirthunder88 I just checked on the creator studio console and there's no restrictions listed so it's probably reprocessing, hopefully it will be back in short order. I'll circle back and comment if I can see it again as I get the same message 😂
@@triptheroad I got the unavailable on this device as well.
Why cut the roof off?
Why not! It was done before these trucks became near impossible to find
Relabeled Chinese tut, maybe with some programming.
Hmm why cant we view this video 🤔 did some company get mad and block content
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I think it's something I updated on the back end, hopefully it will come back online lol
Complaining about the Fitech wiring and then your wiring looks like that?
They are the producer of a mass produced product. I'm a hobbyist with a one-off build who had to de-loom my wiring multiple times to diagnose their product.
Check back in the future, we'll do a video looming everything back up!
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Imagine trying to throw shit around when you suck at basic grammar.
@@poptartmcjelly7054 fixed but have you ever used text to speech? Sometimes it uses the wrong spelling. Thanks for letting me know.
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