the SECS monitor cable i was talking about is basically a cable that you can buy that will plug into your engine loom where the ecu normally is, it then T's off some cables to the SECS monitor, and also plugs onto your ecu. the point of it is to tap into the signals that the ecu is receiving from the engine sensors, so you could also connect this cable to a universal data logger. see here for more details. to be honest, their web site for cosworth based units is crap, this site for non ford units shows what they are all about much better.

the SECS stuff is all built and designed by Simon who comes on here with the username SECS. the units for universal application reading from an ODB connection can do eerything that you want, unfortunately the cossie doesn't have an OBD connection. PM or email simon for more information, he's very clever and can probably point you in the right direction.

universal data logger, where from? many places. depends what you want, you can go for something from a motorsport supplier like Stack, but it will be expensive. do you want to log directly to laptop? via rs232 or usb? or log to a flashcard?

do a search on the internet, there's too much out there for me to suggest something. as a guide, i would be looking at something like http://www.labjack.com/

if you find out anything about reading from the ecu, post it up for us all to read.