opinions on megasquirt ecu

[vtr_chris90]

right then

need some advice

i have a vtr with s1 rallye had and inlet manifold, with ph2 cam (same as ph3 280deg) raceland mani and supersprint zorst

the plan is to get a predator ecu, but i have to wait about 8 to 10 weeks untill andy gets the first of the single plug vtr ecu made

but i am finsihing off timing up my cam this weekend and going to put my vtr injectors back on as i think two of the rallye ones are broke, cause they didnt come up on the diagnostics

erm and if worst come to worse and it still ran shite cause it needs a remap soon, it means i dont think i can wait to get predator ecu as i need car to get to wrk as im relying on lifts atm which is shit lol so i would need to get a standalone pretty quick really and remap asap

i dont want to get standard ecu remapped though aswell so needs to be standalone

so was looking at options i was told the megasquirt is quite a good ecu to use it doesnt seem tooo badly priced either

and remap wise i will probs go to shenpar motorsport aswell need to speak to him about that though first

soo what are your opinions on the megasquirt ecu?

ive found one on ebay and it seems pretty good to me tbh what do you think?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Megasquirt-2-Microsquirt-ECU-and-loom_W0QQitemZ220451678130QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Ca rsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3353f1a7b2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1689%7C 293%3A1%7C294%3A50

would greatly appreciate your help guys

thanks

chris

[Sparco_Tom]

very good ecu's but good luck wiring it up. i know a few people who have just given up on the wiring loom in the end

[vtr_chris90]

ahhh right ok then

i am assuming they can be an absolute bitch then?

could they supply one specifically for saxo? it says on the add ring for enquires so was thinking of ringing to see if they do

[Sparco_Tom]

iirc there was a company in belgium or somewhere that made megasquirt to saxo looms but they were very expensive.

[vtr_chris90]

ahhh right

if thats the case of them being very expensive then it would probs be a case of getting an omex 600 then and the adaptor loom then as they arent too bad to wire up

orrr a mate of mine said he could get the dta s40 and loom bits and pieces for about 500 i thinkit was

then i just need a remap

[Sparco_Tom]

see what other info the guys can come up with, but unless you know your loom and can get a ecu/loom pinout diagram then i think you may have issues wiring the megasquirt

[vtr_chris90]

right ok then ill have a bit of a search then

thanks for your help so far lol

the annoying thing is alot of the ecus up for sale have been on 16v and mapped up to run them and wired to them

how hard would it be to get around that, could i still use one thats been on a 16v?

[Sparco_Tom]

you could use one from a 16v but before even trying to start the car with it you would need it clearing and resetting to 8v and mapped to recognise an 8v engine. would be costly.
its worth just waiting to find a preset 8v standalone of some description

[vtr_chris90]

yer spose

well this is the thing mate, its time, im going to try getting my engine timed up as best as i can this weekend and get fueling sorted as best as i can too

and im hoping it will be able to run okish for that 2 months untill the predator is done or i find a standalone for the 8v

but im just trying to find other options incase it doesnt run the best still, if you get me

[raunchz]

Megasquirt wouldn't be too hard to wire up. Just take the megasquirt wiring diagram and could either make a whole new loom - or methodically cut up an old loom so it'll have a megasquirt plug on the end

[AXracing]

Not all Megasquirt ECUs are the same. For example but one issue is some make not console the Saxo icv. There not exactly the worlds best ECU when it comes down to it.

[gixxa]

I wouldnt get the micro squirt id go the megasquirt 2, this can control the standard stepper motor and is a better ecu, plus there cheaper.

[stueyp]

A mate of mine has one on his vts turbo and has had nothing but trouble from it, i think he is on his third ecu from them.

[gavin_t]

Friend uses megasquirt on his tb'd corsa


Absolute bitch to set up and harder to find people to map it well. Cheaper though


He has gone for omex now and wonders why he didnt just do it in the first place

[16vax]

there a cow to wire and there is no support the web site is usless and there is still a limited no of guys willing to map it there is also a good few optoins in the ecus hi lo impedence injector drives ect last time i looked there was about 3 versions of board geting someone to help you off the web sites is just about impossible thaats why i sold mine on! that was after i made the loom up and had it all in the car

[Ashleyp]

isnt ryan running megaquirt? or is it emerald.. hmmm

[Sparco_Tom]

emerald mate

[blackie_2k5]

best thing to do with megasquirt is make a totally new loom, makes life alot easier... but then you need to know how to do this or know someone who does

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

the pred is a megasquirt

[SteveWC]

what does megasquirt mean?

[blackie_2k5]

its a type of standalone mate, is basically the same as pred as mentioned but pred is plug and play to saxo loom, megasquirt isnt.. its a universal unit

[vtr_chris90]

thanks for allll your opinions guys

have all been very helpfull, i am def going to go with the predator now though, as i managed to get the car runnning over weekend so this means i am able to wait untill they are produced

as this was plan b incase i couldnt get the car running i would have to invest in another standalone asap lol

thanks alot guys

chris