aftermarket engine managment
21-10-2010, 06:43 PM
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aftermarket engine managment
whats a good aftermarket managment to use for a cosworth powered mk4 escort,would i need to get an ecu specific for the engine or can the ecu be sorted for the engine when it comes to getting setup,ive spotted an AEM ecu on ebay and was wondering whether they are any good or would i be better considering maybe autronic or omex or is ther any others that are worth considering,the engine in my car when its done will hopefully be about 370bhp so not massive power but thought that while im still building the car i might aswell look at aftermarket management to maybe make it easier at a later date to up the power more
21-10-2010, 06:46 PM
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at that power level a standard weber l6 or l8 is fine and prob cheapest option,
pretty much any aftermarket ecu can be used easy enough, base maps are easy enough to download for most aftermarket stuff
pretty much any aftermarket ecu can be used easy enough, base maps are easy enough to download for most aftermarket stuff
21-10-2010, 06:48 PM
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whats a good aftermarket managment to use for a cosworth powered mk4 escort,would i need to get an ecu specific for the engine or can the ecu be sorted for the engine when it comes to getting setup,ive spotted an AEM ecu on ebay and was wondering whether they are any good or would i be better considering maybe autronic or omex or is ther any others that are worth considering,the engine in my car when its done will hopefully be about 370bhp so not massive power but thought that while im still building the car i might aswell look at aftermarket management to maybe make it easier at a later date to up the power more
Speak to your tuner/mapper on his recomedation.
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21-10-2010, 07:45 PM
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i didnt mean it as for more power just meant for flexability for upgrading parts and tuning for more pwer at a later date,as i said in one reply i dont have a tuner at the moment as im still in the midle of building the car
21-10-2010, 07:47 PM
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good good mate glad to hear all is well,im all good thanks and working again now so finally trying to get on with the black estate,i will try to pop down to one of your meets sometime if your still doing them
21-10-2010, 07:47 PM
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If you want an AEM universal i've got one for sale:
https://passionford.com/forum/non-fo...ew-1250-a.html
https://passionford.com/forum/non-fo...ew-1250-a.html
pop down be good to see ya
21-10-2010, 07:50 PM
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megasquirt, mtech, haltec, dta, omex, motec, autronic, etc etc
do a search and look at the prices and cross reference what features each one does for the money, then come back on and state which one you have narrowed it down too. Some people will recomned different ones, for example hardcore enthusiasts with a deep wallet swear by autronic, motec etc but these are pretty expensive ecu's. I recommend mtech or megasquirt simply because it was within my price budget and offered all the features I needed which just happened to be a lot more than any other ecu for the price. It also has a very user frinedly interface to the software which I have yet to show to a mapper and them refuse to map it.
Have a good think at the possible features you would need then this will give you a good starting point for you ecu search.
Good luck and may the force be with you,,,,,,,,,always
do a search and look at the prices and cross reference what features each one does for the money, then come back on and state which one you have narrowed it down too. Some people will recomned different ones, for example hardcore enthusiasts with a deep wallet swear by autronic, motec etc but these are pretty expensive ecu's. I recommend mtech or megasquirt simply because it was within my price budget and offered all the features I needed which just happened to be a lot more than any other ecu for the price. It also has a very user frinedly interface to the software which I have yet to show to a mapper and them refuse to map it.
Have a good think at the possible features you would need then this will give you a good starting point for you ecu search.
Good luck and may the force be with you,,,,,,,,,always
21-10-2010, 08:14 PM
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I've got an omex 600 ecu for sale if that helps......BUT the best advice bar none is to decide first who you're going to use to map the car, as plenty of tuners will only map specific ecu's 
21-10-2010, 08:22 PM
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21-10-2010, 08:27 PM
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I use and recommend emerald, www.emeraldm3d.com the K6, I use the previous version K3, but any ecu correctly mapped will be light years ahead in all respects than your average off the shelf chip/set up.
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21-10-2010, 08:33 PM
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Keep your eyes open mate in the next week or so as we are using a link ecu that is very fast and nice to use has shit loads of functions and is awesome value for money..
We can supply fit and map the ecu and a custom loom for your car from Ł1250 all in
cheers danny
We can supply fit and map the ecu and a custom loom for your car from Ł1250 all in
cheers danny
21-10-2010, 08:50 PM
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https://passionford.com/forum/ford-r...r-sensors.html
I'm looking to fit omex 600 to my e36 cosworth and i'm also in luton.
I'm looking to fit omex 600 to my e36 cosworth and i'm also in luton.
21-10-2010, 08:54 PM
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Keep your eyes open mate in the next week or so as we are using a link ecu that is very fast and nice to use has shit loads of functions and is awesome value for money..
We can supply fit and map the ecu and a custom loom for your car from Ł1250 all in
cheers danny
We can supply fit and map the ecu and a custom loom for your car from Ł1250 all in
cheers danny
21-10-2010, 08:57 PM
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megasquirt, mtech, haltec, dta, omex, motec, autronic, etc etc
do a search and look at the prices and cross reference what features each one does for the money, then come back on and state which one you have narrowed it down too. Some people will recomned different ones, for example hardcore enthusiasts with a deep wallet swear by autronic, motec etc but these are pretty expensive ecu's. I recommend mtech or megasquirt simply because it was within my price budget and offered all the features I needed which just happened to be a lot more than any other ecu for the price. It also has a very user frinedly interface to the software which I have yet to show to a mapper and them refuse to map it.
Have a good think at the possible features you would need then this will give you a good starting point for you ecu search.
Good luck and may the force be with you,,,,,,,,,always
do a search and look at the prices and cross reference what features each one does for the money, then come back on and state which one you have narrowed it down too. Some people will recomned different ones, for example hardcore enthusiasts with a deep wallet swear by autronic, motec etc but these are pretty expensive ecu's. I recommend mtech or megasquirt simply because it was within my price budget and offered all the features I needed which just happened to be a lot more than any other ecu for the price. It also has a very user frinedly interface to the software which I have yet to show to a mapper and them refuse to map it.
Have a good think at the possible features you would need then this will give you a good starting point for you ecu search.
Good luck and may the force be with you,,,,,,,,,always
21-10-2010, 09:13 PM
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21-10-2010, 09:22 PM
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Keep your eyes open mate in the next week or so as we are using a link ecu that is very fast and nice to use has shit loads of functions and is awesome value for money..
We can supply fit and map the ecu and a custom loom for your car from Ł1250 all in
cheers danny
We can supply fit and map the ecu and a custom loom for your car from Ł1250 all in
cheers danny
I'd be interested to hear a unbiased opinion on it as people I have spoken to in the past haven't had much good to say about it.
Which model Link is it ?
21-10-2010, 09:34 PM
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At the staement mate because i agree!!
We are unbiased as we will use whatever ecu you want and map on whatever you want but we want an ecu that we can reccomend and use more and more and now weve used the atom and the storm we are really impressed with them!!
They are fast and capable and we like them so will be doing many a person a good package deal on these...
cheers danny
I know someone locally who does a fair bit with Link ecu's, he swears by them and considers everything else to be inferior.
I'd be interested to hear a unbiased opinion on it as people I have spoken to in the past haven't had much good to say about it.
Which model Link is it ?
I'd be interested to hear a unbiased opinion on it as people I have spoken to in the past haven't had much good to say about it.
Which model Link is it ?
They are fast and capable and we like them so will be doing many a person a good package deal on these...
cheers danny
21-10-2010, 09:40 PM
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Keep your eyes open mate in the next week or so as we are using a link ecu that is very fast and nice to use has shit loads of functions and is awesome value for money..
We can supply fit and map the ecu and a custom loom for your car from Ł1250 all in
cheers danny
We can supply fit and map the ecu and a custom loom for your car from Ł1250 all in
cheers danny
have a g4 on the binliner !!! oh if you dont know the vipec is just a re badged link as ray hall took over development and re-badged them to sell through himself
21-10-2010, 09:45 PM
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All i do know is i really think we can make it a widely used bit of kit as its good and we will use it more and more and at the moment we can offer great deals on it as a package..
cheers danny
21-10-2010, 09:49 PM
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Nice one!!didnt know that,i heard it was dave somone from motech that has something to do with it??
All i do know is i really think we can make it a widely used bit of kit as its good and we will use it more and more and at the moment we can offer great deals on it as a package..
cheers danny
All i do know is i really think we can make it a widely used bit of kit as its good and we will use it more and more and at the moment we can offer great deals on it as a package..
cheers danny
its a brilliant ecu everything is easy to use all the functions work and great back up if needed cant say more really
22-10-2010, 06:17 AM
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Probably because its not in his best intrests financialy to promote a diy solution that most people can tune themselves, that only costs a couple hundred pounds. A tuner would much rather sell "X" ecu that costs "X" amount, because of the profit margins involved. Obiously it comes down to money because these guys have to make a living, its not the functionality of the ecu, because it does everything most other ecus do, and its not the back up or reliabilty as all the software and help for these ecus is available online for free. Also its not the actual ability to map the ecu as MS is very simple to map and tune. Something else putting tuners off MS may be the fact it has been built or installed badly, and spending time on fixing these problems is not worthwhile, it would be far easier to fit A pre built ecu supplied with warranty from the manufacturer. So to sum up, MS is ideal for the diy enthuisiast, who has the time and knowledge for it, but not soo ideal for a tuner who wants a hassle free plug and play option. Hope this helps.
22-10-2010, 07:53 AM
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Probably because its not in his best intrests financialy to promote a diy solution that most people can tune themselves, that only costs a couple hundred pounds. A tuner would much rather sell "X" ecu that costs "X" amount, because of the profit margins involved. Obiously it comes down to money because these guys have to make a living, its not the functionality of the ecu, because it does everything most other ecus do, and its not the back up or reliabilty as all the software and help for these ecus is available online for free. Also its not the actual ability to map the ecu as MS is very simple to map and tune. Something else putting tuners off MS may be the fact it has been built or installed badly, and spending time on fixing these problems is not worthwhile, it would be far easier to fit A pre built ecu supplied with warranty from the manufacturer. So to sum up, MS is ideal for the diy enthuisiast, who has the time and knowledge for it, but not soo ideal for a tuner who wants a hassle free plug and play option. Hope this helps.
22-10-2010, 08:02 AM
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The Vipec standalone has diff injector drivers and 4 bar map sensor and it comes with the loom and sensors unlike the Link where you add these to the cost,
Other than being made in the same factory they are not the same unit,
The pnp versions also have a 7 bar mapsensor ungrade on the board but they run the same drivers,
The cost is also very close the Evo 9 unit is the same price and there are other changes coming to seperate them more but I cant tell you about them
.The exchange rate effects the cost of both Ecu's but as the Aussie dollar is realy bad at the moment keeping the cost close is diff.
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22-10-2010, 08:53 AM
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is that not one of the reasons in my explanation? tuners would rather use pre built ecus than spend time with homemade ones.