BLKISF

It's been about 5 months now and it was working great until today. It's now flashing purple (last mode it was in) and won't stop flashing regardless. Also can't change modes. Any one else experience this, know of a solution. Haven't had a chance to remove the unit yet as it just happened. **never mind all fixed. In case it happens to anyone else. It was working fine, i leave it to the on position on startup so i hardly press it but for some reason it started flashing. Couldnt calibrate it so took dash apart etc. All was connected but after just pulling apart conenctions and reconnecting them, it allowed me to recalibrate (flashing blue) and then it started to work again. Im sure all connections was good hence why it was flashing, had power etc so one of those weird ones but luckily the unit still works :-)

Yep definitely useful. It was just good confirmation i was doing the right thing regarding the install. Agreed, im learning alot about the car having come from a WRX (very different) from UK, US and other forums. Found this from another US post and he confirms purple is the way to go if you want fun.... No I mean purple! Everyone uses red assuming it's best.Red mode is enhanced throttle output based on throttle position.Purple mode is enhanced throttle output per unit of TIME.So QUICKEST (time) throttle response is PURPLE. Most output vs throttle position is RED.I've tried this a million times, purple hits HARDER AND KICKS DOWN MORE GEARS IN auto than RED mode. I know some talk about eco modes, fuel consumption etc but fuel economy is not high on my important list when i purchased an ISF lol. I didnt even think that when i purchased this unit so loving the purple mode at the moment :-)

Just found this on a US forum from someone who has this installed as well. Silly me, never really read the paperwork that came with it (mostly japanese anyway) but i thought Red was the best mode for fun so to speak. Never realised there was throttle and boost modes. According to this guy, he believes the pink is the crazy setting as per below..... Eco Mode 1 doesn't feel too different to standard. An ever so slight delay in power delivery. You could easily leave it in this mode every day and not notice the difference and you might actually save a little bit of fuel. Eco Mode 2 was slightly more restrictive than 1, but still not too bad. Eco Mode 3 again was a slightly longer delay but nothing bad enough to complain about. Low Throttle mode was tested next, and boy could you feel it. The car felt like it was towing a tonne of bricks. Very slow off the mark and cushioned in the midrange, and power eventually came "normal" at the high end of the rev range. This mode is ideal if you want to let someone drive your car and not let them have any fun at all. Hi Throttle mod was tested next. I wasn't overly happy with this mode. I thought there would be more punch considering the LED was glowing an evil red colour. Yes, the car felt a little bit quicker off the line but not as much as I'd hoped. Now for the exciting modes. The controller is programmed to completely overshoot WOT commands to the ECU and get the car moving as quickly as possible. Boost 1 felt impressive indeed. Very easy to chirp the rears and get TRC active. This would probably be the all-round mode you could use every day. Lovely accelerator response and a positive feeling that the car is faster off the mark. Boost 2... where do I start? Perhaps with the black lines I've been leaving on my test track. This mode is absolutely ridiculous, and care should be taken when the car is in Sport mode and TRC turned off. You can easily get the car to light up the rears with the absolute minimum of effort. The first time I tested this I was genuinely surprised and had to tap the brakes and give out a sigh of shock. Amazing power delivery... it feels as though the car has been turbocharged and off the line performance is stellar. Now cant wait to drive tomorrow (too late now) to test his view about pink being better than red lol

Hi Peter, Just wanted to say what a great write up with pics to assist in a reasonably straight forward install. Im based in Sydney, Aust and part of the forums here but wanted to sign in here to just say thanks. Many on other forums have said yeah its easy, do this do that but i was slightly hesitant until i stumbled across your post which was a great assist. I should of been smarter and not attempt it at 10pm and with the car in the garage with the drivers side so close to the wall i could barely manoeuvre. i think i pulled a back muscle trying to stick my head and hands up under the dash but besides that no probs. Noticed with my purchase i didnt get the seperate grey reverse wire (not bothered as most dont install like you said). Have to admit, with the limited testing i just did being so late and not wanting to annoy my neighbours, I can definitely feel the difference. Sports mode is already responsive but normal mode has definitely throttle lag even with my exhaust etc and this brought it alive (with the softer suspension setup that normal mode delivers). Havent tried the lower boost modes yet so just left it in red :-) Anyways thanks again for the great write up, glad i stumbled upon your post :-)