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Best Options For Engine Management for $2k

Started by 86Berlina · 14 May 2003 · 59 replies

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DVS 86Archived member
Go the Autronic for sure. Haltech if you dont have the money for the Autronic and still want a good system. Avoid Microtech like the plague. I wouldnt buy a car that had one. I cant say anyhing else without getting my post edited but I speak from experience.
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pistoleroArchived member
DVS 86 Is that the product or the tuner? PM if neccesary Cheers
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DVS 86Archived member
PM sent pistolero.
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PetrosArchived member
y not microtech bro ?
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87calaisArchived member
DVS 86, can you please pm me as well with your experiences with microtec.
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X-RB3-747Archived member
me too DVS 86, I have had a Microtech in my car for over a year now and haven't found many troubles with it. It may use a bit more fuel but it is piss easy to tune yourself. My mates 10 second VL also uses it at has never faulted it.
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DVS 86Archived member
Ok I'll spell it out here then without going into too many details. Car tuned at 3 different places all up. used to over fuel and ping, go figure I know. Used to not save tuneing info, wouldnt start, mid rev range cut out etc etc. Other probs too. Now many might say it was the car but 3 different places that had a go at tuning all said the car was fine and that it was the Computer. Now this might have been a once off with the individual product but I know other people (4 to be exact) that have all had similar problems). Experience is all bad and thus I will never look at one again. To be 100% fair to Microtech, it was an older model & I know there is a new model out now but I still wouldnt touch a new one for the same reason.
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X-RB3-747Archived member
Must had been a really bodgy unit then, have never had a problem with mine, besides the common cold morning starts and bad idle feature. BTW good avatar
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DVS 86Archived member
Im glad your MT unit works RB3-747. Im sure you can understand why I dont like em though. PS - Im still working on the avatar, trying to make the Walky fit in a bit better so hopefully it will look more "natural". (Yeah, cause Domo Kuns are real arent they ) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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700HPArchived member
Cheap ECU's are not likely to have a closed-loop function, not likely to be sequential. There are some exceptions - but generally your cheaper ECU's don't have this. This includes EMS, Microtech, Wolf, Haltech - although some of the new models in these brands DO have these features. But the thing that ALWAYS distinguishes a cheap ECU from a decent one is "tuning resolution" - or "granularity". The cheap ECU's only allow a rough map to be created - meaning you suffer from driveability and economy issues compared to the dearer ones. An Autronic is ALWAYS gonna be a superior system compared to the cheaper brands. It's on a technical and performance par with Motec, but at a lower cost. Ask Larry Perkins!
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ScKoTTeYArchived member
All this negative talk about Microtech and I just got one installed yesterday :P .... just have to give it a go and find out for mahself. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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PetrosArchived member
mmm think autronic might be a go then -
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X-RB3-747Archived member
DVS 86 yes I do understand why you don't like them. For the price I paid for it though ($600 including hand controller) I shouldn't complain, even with the faults I know it does have.
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PetrosArchived member
600 is cheap! -
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86BerlinaArchived member
autronic sm2 sounds good who does this in melbourne?? and who has this besides 700hp?
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PetrosArchived member
turbopower does as well i fink
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86BerlinaArchived member
bump
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PetrosArchived member
bump? lol
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DegreeArchived member
dvs - I know of at least one Microtech that drops maps 5 mins after tuning, so I'd agree with anyone that thinks they're crap I just got a Link installed... I'm happy with it. Even has the closed loop lambda function, for probably cheaper than a Microtech
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PetrosArchived member
ive heard nothing but good about the links as well -
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