Review: d16z6 w/ Field SFC-VTEC

Well it finally arrived. Some of you told me to keep you posted on how it works with a d16z6 and pm6 ECU, well here goes.

First of all, the installation wasnt all that bad. a few bullet terminals, and an ECU pin out and i was ready to go. I started off with extreme settings just to see if i could feel a difference. Lets just say its night and day.

I can say this: I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

Being able to richen up the fuel @ VTEC is AWESOME. Its made a new car out of my civic and now im hooked.

The controls are simple but thorough. You have a simple fuel controller, vtec @ any 100 rpm increment starting at 2000, an adjustable shift beep indicator, speed limiter bypass, & digital tach and its all in one little box.

I can definately feel a difference in power. Now all i have to wait for is some dyno time, which might be a while since the closest dyno to me is about 1 hour away and not cheap.

Well you wanted me to keep you posted, here it is.

peace.

SWEEEEEEEET I cant wait till I get all my internals for my d16z6(on order) all the head work and cleaning of the block is done just waiting now. Im so wanting MORE power. Turbo soon after getting cali smog legal. Where did you get the controller?

ebay from a user called Japandy. he is really reliable and fast. He shipped it to me FROM JAPAN in 3 days.

What did you pay for it if ya dont mind me asking?

162.50 + shipping. they retail for like 350

hmmmm not as many people interested as i thought :/

Originally posted by 91civicDXdude
162.50 + shipping. they retail for like 350

holy shit! that is really good. yes i am interested....just still sick. not repling to much these days :(

now what i'm interested in.....does the engine feel hot even though gauge isn't. i know you know what i mean (i hope) lol

damn thats a good ass price, i think im gonna go the zdyne way tho....but that 162 price is makin me think, does he have alot of them or did he just have the one?

Ami: I know what you mean about the engine feeling hot even though the gauge says its good. I noticed that it feels really hot almost immediately after i start it up, but a little "face close to the engine" detective work and i found out that its the header heating up the engine bay, even though my strut tower bar and valve cover are always blazing hot.

civicHBsi91: I belive he sells alot of them. I've seen auctions about 4 times where the same guy, Japandy, was selling Field units. He lives in japan so i guess they are easy to come by over there.

i have a d16z6 with a fields in my crx and im guessing you have tweaked with the fuel settings alot sence you have had the controller, what are the best settings you have found?

talk about back from the dead :eek7:

you might talk to civicHBsi91. i sold my field VTEC controller to him.. now i use an Apex-i SAFC with an rpm activated switch.

anyways your settings really depend on what ECU you're running. with the PG7 ECU, i had every fuel point under vtec set at about -5% and then VTEC was 0% and i belive like 7,000 & 8,000 rpm i had it set at about +2%.

If you have a PM6 this will be different. I just tuned it by listening to the engine and making some runs and stuff, now i have an air fuel gauge, but i still havent taken it to the dyno :(

I would like to convert my D16y7 to a D16Z6 is easily done right?

I would like to convert my D16y7 to a D16Z6 is easily done right?

yes it is, get a d16z6 head, bolt it on, get a p28 ecu (civic ex) plug it in and run the vtec wire and the 2 oil pressure wires to the ecu and your done, you might as well pick up a d16y8 intake manifold while your at it for a little more HP.

I don't know Much about the field unit but if it's anything like the Apex'i V-AFC that I have it's pretty good. I got mine Brand New for 229$ shipped from a place in CA called Grupp-S I'm probably gonna get a Apex'i Twin chamber BOV too from them.

An AFC kicks ass I get it to control my 450cc injectors i'm gonna use on my turbo... but the tuning i get in the mean time kick ass.

yes it is, get a d16z6 head, bolt it on, get a p28 ecu (civic ex) plug it in and run the vtec wire and the 2 oil pressure wires to the ecu and your done, you might as well pick up a d16y8 intake manifold while your at it for a little more HP.
Thanks your a real help! Have any idea what thats going to cost me and the best places I could look locally in Las Vegas.

try www.car-parts.com

anyone know where i can get the Apexi VAFC for about 200 bucks? i dont' want to spend 300 to 400 for it.

i got the last one Grupp-S had, I see them on E-bay alot for around 200$ Japanandy has some usualy too.

it shouldnt cost that much, places i would look is ebay, junkyards, or sites like this or crxsi.com.