What´s the best monitor for my Esc Cos.

Pectel, SECS or Collins

MAX

 

depends what you want from them

all have advantages and disadvantages

 

Pectel, but you need a board and loom mods IIRC, or SECS for ease (SECS are the bollox) I have a SECS but its going in favour of a Pectel I reckon, seeing as I have the proper Pectel loom etc I think it would be rude not to

 

they are all pretty good though, but they all need things example collins need a collins chip don't they??

SECS don't log data do they?

see how a question everything i'm just going off stuff i can remember here, i surprise myself sometimes

 

Nah, they are a reverse engineered direct ripoff of Pectel


Secs dont datalog but the do record peaks

 

yeah but do pectel need a pectel board? isn't pectel expensive???

 

Pectel monitors are available circa 300 upwards ALL secondhand

 

i want one

 

Paid £350 for my pectel monitor almost 2 years ago and is a brilliant bit of kit.

personal preference over the 3 would be the pectel everytime.
just needs the relevant ecu mod to be able to control/use the monitor.

and with its in-built diagnosis its perfect when a sensor packs up.

 

I've chosen the SECS as you can set alarms and it records the peaks
its also a price valued item and its brand new.

Pectel are only available as second hand and the data logger is useful only of you can modify your fueling and ignition maps in my mind..

The collins is a copy of the basic pectel monitor so no logging
To me the only miss of the SECS would be Air/fuel ratio display as well as EGT
but these can be fitted separatly with a zeitronix for instance (for those who wants data logging) or by two additional gauges

 

THANKS for reply

Anyone here who sell´s a pectel? think will going for this.

Only have a photo from a pectel think there were two black buttons and a pot
for what y are?

MAX

 

cant get them new, secondhand only

 

mine fitted where the standard gauges would have been in the banana pod.
not the greatest picture tho i add.



(Courtesy of Mr Rainbum!)

 

Am I right in thinking I cant have one of these monitors for my small turbo?

 

yes, know they only secondhand



MAX

 

Not unless you convert it to P8 management or equal

 

https://passionford.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=193515

Colin has one for sale, if your quick!!

 

glad you have made ya mind up

 

pectel monitor over 500 in ebay.

think will buy an SECS.

Any photo´s of fitting them in an Esc, not ashtray!

MAX

 

picture of mine mate is shown a few posts above within this thread.

 

yes m8, but your´s a pectel

SEC´S pic´s i mean

MAX

 

Doh!!

 

MAX

 

surfing around on the internet, i came across this: http://www.ct-tuning.co.uk/product_i...products_id=64
Seeing the other products they sell, i assume it'll be much cheaper than a pectel for instance. And still do a nice job. it'll even can do datalogging

 

Hi m8

looking very good, and cheap to

MAX

 

If you are a whizz with the soldering iron, you can fit Pectel / SECS anywhere in the car.

We could fit the SECS in the banana pod for you in the same way we did the Pectel item for Kelvin?

We also supply the SECS monitors and I have two sitting here right now ready for dispatch should anyone want one .

 

Can someone list all the functions of the SECS monitor please? am i right in thinking it doesn't do oil pressure?

 

no it does'nt!
http://www.secs.fsworld.co.uk/display.htm

it's very good tool anyway

forget the coming soon features as they will never be develloped

 

july1 thanks

 

Is there a monitor available that monitors, boost, ACT, oil pressure, coolant temp, AFR, volts?

cheers

 

iv got the secs moniter grate tool having probs couse of the coil pack convertion need a driver as the p8 can run this with out and the pectel is apprantly quicker and there more on it to run other bits all depending on what you want iknow what id have!!!!!!

 

In a word - No .

 

bugger, I'd have a secs off you Mike but i'd want it fitting in the banana pod, but then i'd lose the oil gauge, and i didn't want to start sticking extra gauges all over the place

 

Dave,

Do it like this!

 

Cheers pal , spose i'll have to go this route

 

I have

 

You keeping it now?

 

Might be!

 

omfg

you're worse than a bird for changing your mind

 

Yup! It might even be venturing out to Cumbria on Sunday, if i can get the exhaust sorted in time!.... Will be looking standardo though!