Which aftermarket ECU?

[sleeper]

Hi all,

I am looking for a stand alone ECU for my project that will also be supported by rolling road tuners.

I am looking to use the 1.6 sigma engine branded as the Duratec 1.6 from the fiesta focus from a 2010 engine:



The engine is a Ti-VCT and therefore has Variable Cam Timing with 4 cam sensors, I am wanting to use high lift cams and keep the VCT along with using ITB's but have no idea which ECU to look at, I want to be able to plug it up take it down to the recommended rolling road on the trailer and them get it running on the ECU or even better if they can supply with a base map so i can get running and take it for mapping.

I have sent some emails out to some ECU companies but as yet none of them have replied. Your recommendations are greatly appreciated guys.

Budget for ECU £1500

[Nathan]

I looked at lots when choosing for the Charged GT, but I also wanted one where I knew someone with knowledge.

For me it was the DET3 (not really for your requirements), but their EMU would be.

www.ecumaster.co.uk/products/engine-management-unit

Again, it's the backing that swayed me. The ECUmaster units are not well known in this country, but on the continent they seem to have a massive following.

[sonus]

I'd look at the other way around; Which ECU does your prefered rolling road tuner prefer? Does it have the ability to run your engine?

[eddybrown]

I would be looking at Omex, they seem to have a decent history with Ford engines

[georgexs]

Jul 8, 2015 18:35:27 GMT sonus said:

I'd look at the other way around; Which ECU does your prefered rolling road tuner prefer? Does it have the ability to run your engine?

Exactly this, it should be looked at the other way around. I've just had my MX5 mapped on a DTA S40, by someone who A) Has a good reputation and B) prefers working with DTA.

He didn't want to touch Megasquirt as he loathed it. If you pick their preferred system you're more likely to get it mapped faster and better as they know the software well so saving money on RR time could offset and price difference of the ECU itself.

[Blown_Imp]

I am going to run my Toyota 3s-ge BEAMS dual VVT-I engine with a megasquirt V3x, it can run up to four VCT cams and sequential ignition / injection

Are you sure that it runs four sensors for the cams? I would have thought two sensors and two actuators?