[posted: 27 Jan 2003]


My Profec e-01 install/review on my '89 Turbo Supra

The Profec e-01 replaced my old Profec-A that I had installed on TRB (The Red Beast) and it was a completely straight forward install. The first thing to check out about the Profec e-01 is the box and all the stuff they crammed into it. If you would like to check out some more pictures check out Mohd's e-01 Photos. I purchased my e-01 (and my e-Manage)  from him. He's a great guy to deal with. Excellent service, great prices, and very quick shipping (if the items are in stock of course.) Check out his website at www.mohdparts.com if you're in need of an e-Manage, e-01, or any performance parts really.

  

The first thing anyone should notice about the Profec e-01 is, "Holy Crap...that's a lotta parts." They seem to include just about everything you need to hook it up. I did notice that unlike Profec B and A, the e-01 does NOT include any sort of inline vacuum filters for the stepping motor or the pressure sensor. I reused the filters from t he Profec-A, and have seen no ill effects as of yet. Another minor annoyance is if you have an e-Manage and you want to hook the Profec e-01 to it (of course you do, why else would you of dropped $500 on this thing?!?!) you'll need to hit up a local computer shop, or even Wal-Mart, and get a standard USB cable to hook the two together. The next two pictures are of the solenoid valve and the boost pressure sensor that were included with the Profec e-01.

  

The big difference of this solenoid vs. the Profec-A is size. It's a good bit smaller then the Profec-A's solenoid, and it is EXTREMELY smaller then the Profec B's. However it's going to take up as much space as the Profec A's, because the boost sensor is separate and not built in like the Profec A's solenoid. The solenoid was a cinch to hook up with a configuration very similar to the Profec-A. The hose barbs come in a plastic bag and you'll need a 10mm wrench to install them to the valve. Make sure they are tight so you won't develop a boost leak or get poor performance from this unit because you've got a leaking hose barb. They are already precoated with what appears to be a Teflon dip, so no Teflon tape should be necessary. The "COM" line should hook to the wastegate actuator and the "NO" line should hook to the turbo compressor housing if you're running the stock turbo, or even an upgraded CT-26, on a MKIII. The boost sensor has a warning in the instruction manual that the electrical connector MUST point downward. I am unsure if this is a dirt or moisture issue from GReddy. To accommodate I mounted it on the slope below the IC pipes next to the air filter (pictured above.) The instruction manuals for the Profec B, A, and e-01 want you to tap for boost pressure near the FPR, however mine is tapped in the same vacuum line as the heater VSV and that's where I get my signal from. It worked fine on my A and e-01.

I wish I had more pictures from this install to show everyone, but is an extremely straight forward install and shouldn't require too much hassle. You need to provide the main unit with Switched Power (ignition power), ground, and an RPM signal...which can easily be tapped from the ECU or from behind the dash. Depending on where you mount the Profec e-01 brain. Refer to your Toyota Electrical Diagram for your year model to determine the wire color. If you don't have one of these books yet, call Jeff Watson at Jay Marks Toyota and order one...they are around 6 bucks. This unit supports the typical GReddy yellow wire ground output for warning. If the warning is tripped, the yellow wire will output a ground that  you can use to trigger a relay for a buzzer, warning light, electric shock, whatever...

If you happen to own any GReddy 60mm Peak/Hold (also called Warning) gauges, you can use the "GReddy Data Link" cable to hook one (and only one) of your gauges to the Profec e-01 for the purpose of Data Logging. You will see in the below pictures of the install that the display shows "EXT.  TEMP." (exhaust gas temperature) which it is obtaining from my 60mm Peak/Hold gauge. It appears that a  GReddy data link cable is nothing more than a 1/8" mono-to-mono male-to-male headphone cable (RadioShack Part Number 42-2420, approx price:  $3.99).  The Profec e-01 seems to report that my EGTs are about 20-30 degrees higher then the gauge reports. I am unsure if this is because the real data link cable is supposed to have some kind of resistance/attenuation or that's just the way it is. Hope all this helps, if anyone has any questions feel free to e-mail me.

   


Take it easy! (It's a GReddy thing...),
Dave

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