Originally Posted by Garage19
Why on earth would you go to all thet hassle and cost just to fit 20 year old management from a different car?
Do you homework and you will find there are much better products out there for the money.
Cossie management conversions on RSTs are a waste of time and money these days!
...and apart from ones that sell cossie management conversions i think you will find pretty much most tuners will agree on that.
I personally choose Weber Marelli management as used on the Cosworths and Lancia Delta HF Integrale as it is proven to work well enough that it is still competitive and suitable for the task today after 20 years, this can clearly be seen as company's such as MSD are still able to release improvements to the system and sell them
I also have the belief that if this management is suitable for running large power cosworths with multiple injectors it most certainly would be up to the tasks and demands placed on it by my CVH
Upon investigation from my personal perspective I was unable to find another ECU with the features I desired including coil pack for less than I paid for my ECU - These ECU's still have a good resale value and demand as clearly indicated when they become available which is an additional bonus..
Unlike many of the skilled individuals here I do not have the ability to map a car and the amount of experienced tuners who understand the Weber Marelli management is a major consideration for myself... I have to ask, Will MSD live map many of these alternatives, will Amhed map many of these alternatives, Will Turbosystems, NMS,........ you always get the same answer when talking about Weber Marelli unlike when asking about other systems
I never quite understand the statement regarding the age of the system, I have a new loom, new injectors, new coil pack.. but I must admit that part which encounters a great deal of wear being the ECU is second hand.
By the same statement though we should all be replacing our Recaro interiors as these being 20 years old do not have the lumber support of newer seats... hell my car does'nt even have an airbag its that's old, perhaps I should scrap it.... Why do people drive 20 year old Cosworths when its apparent that the EVO is simply a more capable car.
People fit management from a different car for the same reason they fit alternative management which also was not designed for their specific car and that is simply because the original system was not up to the task
I simply look for Value for money and wide choices... when I called up many reknown and respected tuners and spoke about management systems they had experience of and would map, the so called better options infact limited my choices... and it was this that was the deciding factor for myself