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Engine Management
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:15 pm
by Pete&Matt
What is the best engine management system to get?
All i need is something to do the ignition side of things as i'm running carbs. Was going to run a module called a Hyperpak, but since the distributor now wont fit due to the poorly made manifold, i need to go distributor-less!!
Price is the driving feature here.
Omex is a lot of money! Looking at £800 for all the bits for the 200 system.
Any help would be great. Second hand systems is fine with me!!
Thanks
Matt
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:35 pm
by stylussprinter
Pete&Matt wrote:What is the best engine management system to get?
All i need is something to do the ignition side of things as i'm running carbs. Was going to run a module called a Hyperpak, but since the distributor now wont fit due to the poorly made manifold, i need to go distributor-less!!
Price is the driving feature here.
Omex is a lot of money! Looking at £800 for all the bits for the 200 system.
Any help would be great. Second hand systems is fine with me!!
Thanks
I've still got my DUNNELL weber carb ign only ECU and loom but it was for a FORD ZETEC 2lt . You could try phoning Paul Dunnell and ask if it could be re-mapped for your 4age
He told me that if I sold it he'd re-map at no charge but possibly he mean't if it was a zetc . Worth a phone call though . If he says yes then you could have it for £250
Matt
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:05 pm
by Pete&Matt
Thanks Rob, i will keep it in mind.
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:08 pm
by DH2
You could do alot worse than to speak to my friends Chris & Catherine at
http://www.trigger-wheels.com.
They should be able to sort you out something for a fair price - a full MegaJolt kit is about £300.
Dave
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:36 pm
by Pete&Matt
their kits looks very good value for money compared to the Omex systems! The complete systems is less than the omex ECU!
Any experience of Megajolt?
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:52 pm
by DH2
Pete&Matt wrote:their kits looks very good value for money compared to the Omex systems! The complete systems is less than the omex ECU!
Any experience of Megajolt?
No experience personally, but it is a fairly well proven path - like the 'squirt, it does require a little more setup and configuration input from yourself, not quite plug and play, so that may be an influence. Worth dropping Chris a mail for a chat about it, he'll talk you through your options without obligation.
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:00 am
by CMA
I know alot of guys running the Megajolt kit on pintos and Zetecs. Good value stuff and reliable.
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:11 am
by Craig-Chap
This might be worth a look
http://www.nodiz.co.uk/
I'm not 100% but I think it's megasquirt based and sounds like exactly what you need. No EDIS necessary either!
I have no personal experience of it mind
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:15 am
by Pete&Matt
I am going to chat to trigger wheels today and see if i can use the mega squirt kit as it does the injection side of things aswell, which i may well need later on once the car is on the road.
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:52 pm
by Pete&Matt
does anyone have a phone number for trigger wheels?
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:49 pm
by DH2
Pete&Matt wrote:does anyone have a phone number for trigger wheels?
I've poked Chris towards this thread...
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:56 pm
by Pete&Matt
i e-mailed him in the end and he came back very quickly.
He will most likely have a sale shortly! The Megajolt kits seem extremely good value for money in comparison to other manufacturers, especially Omex!
Thanks for your help and to Chris too if he is reading this.
Matt
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:56 pm
by Pete&Matt
Ordered the megajolt kit in the end! Should be here tomorrow. Just gotta get it fitted and running now!
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 8:59 pm
by Pete&Matt
Its arrived!!
Got a lot of wiring to do and not looking forward to it! But should be good once it is all done.
Re: Engine Management
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 9:49 pm
by stylussprinter
Are there instructions or do they assume you're an electronics nerd