What features do you look for in an engine management system?
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What features do you look for in an engine management system?
What attracts you?
Whats important to you?
What do you want to aviod and stay away from?
- Alex
Whats important to you?
What do you want to aviod and stay away from?
- Alex
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From: Lake Forest, Calfornia
Car Info: 2004+ Two Tone Green
price attracts me
features i like are:
high or no rev limit
launch control
anti-lag ( even though i dont use it)
external high power coils
small incremental tuning points
pc or laptop tuning, no handheld crap
lots of memory for data logging
no software glitches
simple harness ( no such thing )
many many external relays for things like nitrous
thats all i can think of now
i want to stay away from systems that dont care about the customers and systems that have many problems. i.e. link
features i like are:
high or no rev limit
launch control
anti-lag ( even though i dont use it)
external high power coils
small incremental tuning points
pc or laptop tuning, no handheld crap
lots of memory for data logging
no software glitches
simple harness ( no such thing )
many many external relays for things like nitrous
thats all i can think of now
i want to stay away from systems that dont care about the customers and systems that have many problems. i.e. link
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From: Mann Engineering, Santa Clara, CA
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Having an ECU with no software glitches is impossible. Even the stock ECU has software glitches. The only difference is that they are just not as apparent.
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From: Washington State, Car: 2000 Impreza Coupe RS-T T
Car Info: 2000 Impreza Coupe RS-T Tec3/Vishnu turbo Color: B
Having a Tec3 the problems I see are.
-Ease to revert back to stock ECU.
(Need to revert back to stock to pass Wa State emissions test)
-Easy to read Laptop GUI.
-Glitch free software.
-Ease of software use.
-Fast Technical Support.
-Ease of replacement sensors or ability to use stock sensors. Tec should be able to accept stock knock and other sensors. (less the trigger sensor which is far superior) Maybe with a firmware pack.
-Ease to revert back to stock ECU.
(Need to revert back to stock to pass Wa State emissions test)
-Easy to read Laptop GUI.
-Glitch free software.
-Ease of software use.
-Fast Technical Support.
-Ease of replacement sensors or ability to use stock sensors. Tec should be able to accept stock knock and other sensors. (less the trigger sensor which is far superior) Maybe with a firmware pack.
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Originally posted by stealth-wrx
price attracts me
features i like are:
anti-lag ( even though i dont use it)
price attracts me
features i like are:
anti-lag ( even though i dont use it)
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The new features I am looking for are:
1.) Wide Band O2
2.) multiple Maps to switch between
3.) Anti-lag
4.) Launch Control
Guess I am getting into a slightly different realm of tuning. Looking for the best in a race car but at a decent price. Or I coudl just jump up to a Motec or better
1.) Wide Band O2
2.) multiple Maps to switch between
3.) Anti-lag
4.) Launch Control
Guess I am getting into a slightly different realm of tuning. Looking for the best in a race car but at a decent price. Or I coudl just jump up to a Motec or better
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My top two are
1. Plug and play
2. Wide band 02 input capabilites
but I also wouldn't mind...
1. easy to use software and not old DOS apps(Unichip) or terminal emulation crap(UTEC)
2. Good vendor support(thats tough for any company though)
1. Plug and play
2. Wide band 02 input capabilites
but I also wouldn't mind...
1. easy to use software and not old DOS apps(Unichip) or terminal emulation crap(UTEC)
2. Good vendor support(thats tough for any company though)
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1. many zones which ALL are adjustable
2. wideband O2
3. ability to have more than one map running at the same time!! of course one will be the one that is running and the other will be like a ghost.
4. lastly, the ability to tell the user that he/she is a complete moron and to go and have a professional tune their car before they start ragging/*****ing on how ineffective their tuning module is.
Chris
2. wideband O2
3. ability to have more than one map running at the same time!! of course one will be the one that is running and the other will be like a ghost.
4. lastly, the ability to tell the user that he/she is a complete moron and to go and have a professional tune their car before they start ragging/*****ing on how ineffective their tuning module is.
Chris
