APEXi AFC Neo, on a 96+ (pictures, installation, etc) Options

[hurley97]

Dustin and I put in my SAFC a few weeks ago and just wired it in yesterday

I have not yet messed with any correction settings, nor have I figured out exactly what everything means and what it does. right now its just a 'glorified gauge'

if anyone has tested and found the ideal settings for the stock 7A, please share



A'PEXi AFC Neo

Features include:

- Completely new case design
- Compact design
- Incorporates both AFC and VAFC functions in one unit
- 16 point fuel correction
- Color FED display
- User defined button and background colors
- Inverted "anti-glare" screen

Key functions include:

MONITOR MODE-
* RPM
* Throttle
* Battery voltage
* Correction %
* Air flow %
* Pressure
* Karmann
* VTEC

SETTING MODE-
* Air map
* Air map graph
* Throttle point
* Deceleration air
* VTEC control
* VTEC unmatch

ETC MODE-
* Model select
* Mode select
* Car select
* Sensor select
* Analog scale
* Warning set
* Display set
* Sensor check



IN THE BOX:









along with an instruction manual, wiring diagrams, and connectors that we didn't use anyway



WIRING:
on my stock '97 7AFE

I looked up the 96+ ECU wiring diagram, the pinouts from a 94-95 are the same but the wire colors are different. If you're installing an SAFC do not go by wire color only, use the wire colors as a guide but make sure they come from the correct pinout on the correct plug. in the 1997 Toyota Wiring Book one of the wire colors is wrong. (Note: this was done on an auto wiring harness plugged into a manual ECU. although I'm pretty sure the pinouts are the same, just some of my wires in the last connector do nothing and those with factory manuals probably won't have anything in those pinouts)


^when to splice or cut and where

E5 Connector (26 pin)
RPM Signal : pin #3 : BLACK/YELLOW wire on the harness
this goes to the GREEN wire from the SAFC
(Note: in the 97 Wiring Book it says this wire is Green/Yellow but splicing into that wire will disrupt your IAC and set your CEL. make sure you double check the pinout)

GROUND : pin #14 : BROWN
goes to BROWN on the ECU side
and BLACK on the engine side of the same wire
(Note: all the grounds eventually go to a junction connector and become one wire but I used the ground from the specific pinout just in case)

E6 Connector (16 pin)
MAP Sensor : pin #2 : BLUE
to YELLOW on the ECU side
and WHITE on the engine side

Throttle Signal : pin #11 : BLACK/WHITE
to GREY from the SAFC

E7 Connector (22 pin)
IG Power : pin #12 : BLACK/RED
to RED on the ECU side
and RED/WHITE on the engine side


Power : any wire that gets power with the key in the ACC or ON position : we used the GREY wire from the cigarette lighter



INSTALLATION:
Theres not really a nice place to mount it so I decided to get rid of the pocket under the radio and devise a way to hold it behind the center console trim. Theres a little ledge on the back side of the center console trim that holds it up perfectly against the bottom of the radio. Its not quite long enough so I still have to figure out a way to cover up the right side but heres the pictures...












and the different Monitoring modes are completely customizable, you can choose what you want to monitor and where its displayed:

digital (up to 4 channels)


analog


or a combination

[lagos]

I like that one, the AEM Gauge-Type Wideband UEGO Controller (I think you're talking about the same one). its actually the cheapest on ebay out of the package deals that come with everything

thats the one i have. ... it works great. however, in your case, i would just pay the 50bucks for dyno time and do all your tuning there. on a stock NA 7afe, you dont really have to monitor things at all times like you would on a turbo car.

[Bigmeanbulldog55]

thats the one i have. ... it works great. however, in your case, i would just pay the 50bucks for dyno time and do all your tuning there. on a stock NA 7afe, you dont really have to monitor things at all times like you would on a turbo car.

I disagree. It never hurts to monitor everything. I would put a gauge on everything I could if I had the money and space on the dash. I don't trust the "idiot" lights. And gauges are really good tools for finding out what's wrong with a car when they break. Besides that, turbo or NA, it doesn’t matter. You’ll have problems in both. Turbo is just more prone to things because there is more stress on the motor from the forced air and most turbo cars and driven hard. But if you’re going to drive your NA Celica hard, get the tool to monitor it constantly. If you don’t, you’ll wish you had.