Originally Posted by
JesseT
-Both do the job of fuelling and ignition fine
Thats right, MS should. But in my experiance 8 out of 10 cars i have seen never run right or have some issues that the installer or maper has not been able to sort out. This doesnt mean it cant run right, as obviously it can. Your in finland (It says) so availibility of tuners for weber may be harder for you to find, hence why you chose MS. Where i am there is 5 good tuners with respected names that can map any of my cars for around £100-150.
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-Megasquirt can do COP/wastedspark more easily.
Why is it more easy? All you need for a L6 which costs £50 is a coilpack driver which is £100. The L6 variant costs £1600 new which you can still buy direct from the manufactor. The weber setup is what most after market systems are based on anyway and other systems use the same sensors anyway like Pectel, Omex, autronic etc etc..
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-Megasquirt also has autotune
Great? So why it cars running MS still dont run 100%
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-Megasquirt has full support for a wideband, this is a BIG minus for Cossie
This is another easy upgrade for a weber ECU using MSD chip. I would rather a decent name like MSD controling my closed loop lambda than a home made ECU..
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-It is easier to hook up things like rad fans, water injection, etc. to the Megasquirt.
Rad fans? Why involve fans to the management system when most cars that we would fit management systems to already have a great fan control system.
As for water injection pin12 from a weber ECU is the earth trigger for Wi. So all you need to do is set the ACT + the BOOST level for it to come on at, then if the pressure drop below x amount or ACT drops below X amount it switches off. Simple.
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-Cossie is fully sequential as standard, MS (MS2 only) only with upgraded firmware.
So out of intrest how much is the MS2 ECU that has been professionaly built and convered to stop dust and issues etc..
As said sequential injection is std on all weber ECU's which is far better than a batch firing system which is why even the best and fastest etc etc.. RST all use sequential cam sensor and cps setups.
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-Cossie is ok if you tune it once, then just drive for years.
Thats exactly the point. Why would you want to touch it once its 100%
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-MS works right away with either the RST distributor or the cvh-efi flywheel triggering,
Cossie always needs its own dual-trigger scheme. Doing this DIY can be unreliable.
My advise would be dont DIY important CPS and Cam sensors. Just spend £100 with a well know company to supply a 100% setup. For any system!!!
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-MS is so easy when you want to change a setting, like the temperature where fans kick in, literally a one minute job.
As said above the FORD fan control system on early cars are fine as long as you use the correct fan switch thermostat and liquid.
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-MS has the ability for anyone to record datalogs and there are software to analyze them later.
This is a nice feature available on most newer systems however if the car is setup and running 100% why would you want to be datalogin and messing around with the system. If you want to mess about then again MSD supply a fully mapable system for the Weber ECU that datalogs and adjust's etc. Why the "normal" person would want to do this is another question.
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-MS is only an option for people who are able to search for and follow instructions and don't expect a plug and play install.
But above you said its autotune which is a bit mis-leading.
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-After the MS is installed and set-up, it's at least just as reliable to drive and forget.
Any system from MS, Cossie, Pectel, etc etc.. would be reliable to drive and forget as long as its been done right using the correct parts.
Originally Posted by
JesseT
-If killed, the MS can be easily repaired by anyone for a fiver. As all the repair instructions, schematic drawings and test sequencies are available.
By anyone? I doubt. For a fiver.. just makes me like the ECU less meaning it only has a fivers worth of parts in it..