well as stated i need help in picking some sort of fuel/timing management.. i have a 98 240sx that i plan on getting some boost loving going on ( ka24de ) some time in the future but i am planning things out now....
as alot of you know most companies havent hit on anything that will replace or reflash the 98 ecu, you almost always have to go to a 95 ecu and find a way around emissions ( basicly a downgrade if you can call it that lol from obd2 to obd1 ) so that you can get by with out hooking up to the scanner...
i would rather not do this as its a pain and i dont really want to deal with that headache...
so on to other options:
bikirom is supposed to be working on a 97-98 ecu daughterboard that would work perfect for what i want.. runs off the stock sensors and is rather simple to install, but then its off to the dyno.. which isnt such a bad thing... but they are slower than i would like when it comes to getting stuff on the market...
emanage ultimate: not a bad idea.. they offer one of the few turbo kits that includes more than just a FMU for fuel, and i have heard that the newer versions can control timing which is a big plus. I have also heard that it works alot like a SAFC2 in which it just somewhat tricks the ecu into doing what it wants and that scares me.. but it also has an autotune IIRC and that will help cut down on dyno time and make tuning alot easier (if i am wrong about the way an emanage works please inform me ). another drawback is not a lot of people that i have seen in the wonderful world of the internet has used them, and those that have had have trouble ( maybe earlier versions of it? ) and that also scares me..
SAFC2 has been the biggest following of users, and it seems to be the most tried and true method but there is no timing control and again, its just tricking the ecu...but i dont plan on running anything more than 300 hp so this might be my easiest route but then any car is just as good as its tune and there is no timing control unless i go with a MSD BTM but i would rather have an all in one type unit...
megasquirt II the only tuning method i havent really researched because its a full stand alone.. just throwing this one out there for ideas...
any ideas and or thoughts would be helpful..
thanks in advance guys..
as alot of you know most companies havent hit on anything that will replace or reflash the 98 ecu, you almost always have to go to a 95 ecu and find a way around emissions ( basicly a downgrade if you can call it that lol from obd2 to obd1 ) so that you can get by with out hooking up to the scanner...
i would rather not do this as its a pain and i dont really want to deal with that headache...
so on to other options:
bikirom is supposed to be working on a 97-98 ecu daughterboard that would work perfect for what i want.. runs off the stock sensors and is rather simple to install, but then its off to the dyno.. which isnt such a bad thing... but they are slower than i would like when it comes to getting stuff on the market...
emanage ultimate: not a bad idea.. they offer one of the few turbo kits that includes more than just a FMU for fuel, and i have heard that the newer versions can control timing which is a big plus. I have also heard that it works alot like a SAFC2 in which it just somewhat tricks the ecu into doing what it wants and that scares me.. but it also has an autotune IIRC and that will help cut down on dyno time and make tuning alot easier (if i am wrong about the way an emanage works please inform me ). another drawback is not a lot of people that i have seen in the wonderful world of the internet has used them, and those that have had have trouble ( maybe earlier versions of it? ) and that also scares me..
SAFC2 has been the biggest following of users, and it seems to be the most tried and true method but there is no timing control and again, its just tricking the ecu...but i dont plan on running anything more than 300 hp so this might be my easiest route but then any car is just as good as its tune and there is no timing control unless i go with a MSD BTM but i would rather have an all in one type unit...
megasquirt II the only tuning method i havent really researched because its a full stand alone.. just throwing this one out there for ideas...
any ideas and or thoughts would be helpful..
thanks in advance guys..
