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Old May 26, 2013 | 03:42 PM
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I was looking for a ecu now for my car
And the v4 seems very good priced?

Any advice will help

Thanx jay
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Old May 26, 2013 | 06:00 PM
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It's a good ecu and easy to use being ms based

Extra efi could supply a ms ecu with warranty for over £100 cheaper specced to suit, but the v4 is built in a better case?
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Old May 26, 2013 | 07:11 PM
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I don't believe Mtech are producing the v4 anymore, can only guess why.

Ecu is ok, at the end of the day it's a megasquirt ecu in a posh case with out of date firmware, I have used one and we run it on the latest MS firmware with half decent results.

Like most things you get what you pay for, for a budget ecu its acceptable but as mentioned you can just buy the ms equivalent for less
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Old May 26, 2013 | 07:48 PM
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Make sure you buy the ms from extra efi, that way you get a warranty and it's built properly and will keep your engine safe
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Old May 26, 2013 | 08:26 PM
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I really love the V4, have mapped quite a few and have currently got one on my turbo clio, its a really nice implementation of the megasquirt setup, its a professionally built unit and things like boost control are really sophisticated compared to litter like Omex 600 setup which is in a similar price bracket.

However like Jonboy says, I believe that Mtec are no longer selling them so its only an option if you find a 2nd hand one, and the trouble with that is what happens if you have problems with it down the line and cant buy a replacement?

Unlike Jonboy I like the version of firmware on it, its really stable IME.
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Old May 27, 2013 | 08:15 AM
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Thanx all!

I think I'm going to stick with the omex 710
That's wot I originally wanted!



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Old May 27, 2013 | 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by rsmark86
Make sure you buy the ms from extra efi, that way you get a warranty and it's built properly and will keep your engine safe
propely built is debatable as is customer service. Boostmonkey would be who I would use if I ever need another megasquirt ecu
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Old May 27, 2013 | 10:19 AM
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How much is the 710 ?
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Old May 27, 2013 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by JonnyBravo
How much is the 710 ?
£995 just for the ECU
Rich
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Old May 27, 2013 | 10:24 AM
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Personally at that money I'd be buying a Link Storm.
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 02:13 PM
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Sounds like a plan Matt, but hurry up
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 03:06 PM
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Lol, no mate, just impatient.
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 05:56 PM
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I got a car you and chip can test out new ecus on, wink wink
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Old Jun 10, 2013 | 05:58 PM
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Lol, nice try

My clio is the first place I intend to use one!
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