turbo II engine management
#1
never had too much fun
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turbo II engine management
i have an 87 rx7 TII. i am going to order a garrett gt3574 turbo and a greddy front mount intercooler. im not sure what engine management system to get. i am on a tight budget and i am stationed overseas, so i dont have access to any specialty tools or much help. i am looking for price and ease of installation/use.
any help is greatly appreciated.
kevin
any help is greatly appreciated.
kevin
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i have an 87 rx7 TII. i am going to order a garrett gt3574 turbo and a greddy front mount intercooler. im not sure what engine management system to get. i am on a tight budget and i am stationed overseas, so i dont have access to any specialty tools or much help. i am looking for price and ease of installation/use.
any help is greatly appreciated.
kevin
any help is greatly appreciated.
kevin
With that said, installing a stand alone is fairly easy, specially with all of the help found on this forum. The easiest one to install has to be the power fc by apexi, and banzai racing sells the adpater so that you can use a power fc for a FD3S (Twin Turbo RX-7). Check the adapter at:
http://www.banzai-racing.com/product...ss_adapter.htm
One thing is for sure, and that is that the power fc will not be the cheapest route
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The Firestarter
i have an 87 rx7 TII. i am going to order a garrett gt3574 turbo and a greddy front mount intercooler. im not sure what engine management system to get. i am on a tight budget and i am stationed overseas, so i dont have access to any specialty tools or much help. i am looking for price and ease of installation/use.
any help is greatly appreciated.
kevin
any help is greatly appreciated.
kevin
#6
Rotary Freak
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I have a Haltech and I wouldn't buy another. They have low resolution, old software, and something ridiculous like 1/3 of the costumer base are rotary engine users. That means they have very small support compared to more widely used EMS like AEM. Also, Haltech is based out of Australia. I recommend AEM because although you pay a little more, they're have large help forums, better software with regular updates, and better costumer support. Haltech seems to lag AEM technologically by like 10 years.
I used an AEM on another project and if I had the time to swap out my RX-7's EMS I would sell my Haltech and get an AEM.
Don't forget to include a decent WB02 in your budget. An electronic EGT that has an output for data logging voltage would be nice for tuning too.
I used an AEM on another project and if I had the time to swap out my RX-7's EMS I would sell my Haltech and get an AEM.
Don't forget to include a decent WB02 in your budget. An electronic EGT that has an output for data logging voltage would be nice for tuning too.
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I have a Haltech and I wouldn't buy another. They have low resolution, old software, and something ridiculous like 1/3 of the costumer base are rotary engine users. That means they have very small support compared to more widely used EMS like AEM. Also, Haltech is based out of Australia. I recommend AEM because although you pay a little more, they're have large help forums, better software with regular updates, and better costumer support. Haltech seems to lag AEM technologically by like 10 years.
I used an AEM on another project and if I had the time to swap out my RX-7's EMS I would sell my Haltech and get an AEM.
Don't forget to include a decent WB02 in your budget. An electronic EGT that has an output for data logging voltage would be nice for tuning too.
I used an AEM on another project and if I had the time to swap out my RX-7's EMS I would sell my Haltech and get an AEM.
Don't forget to include a decent WB02 in your budget. An electronic EGT that has an output for data logging voltage would be nice for tuning too.
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I have a Haltech and I wouldn't buy another. They have low resolution, old software, and something ridiculous like 1/3 of the costumer base are rotary engine users. That means they have very small support compared to more widely used EMS like AEM. Also, Haltech is based out of Australia. I recommend AEM because although you pay a little more, they're have large help forums, better software with regular updates, and better costumer support. Haltech seems to lag AEM technologically by like 10 years.
I used an AEM on another project and if I had the time to swap out my RX-7's EMS I would sell my Haltech and get an AEM.
Don't forget to include a decent WB02 in your budget. An electronic EGT that has an output for data logging voltage would be nice for tuning too.
I used an AEM on another project and if I had the time to swap out my RX-7's EMS I would sell my Haltech and get an AEM.
Don't forget to include a decent WB02 in your budget. An electronic EGT that has an output for data logging voltage would be nice for tuning too.
Are you comparing an E6K to an AEM?
When the E6K came out, AEM was just an intake manufacturer, if that
If we compare apples to apples, I don't think one is better then the other, but the AEM has less rotary support and is more expensive than the haltech.
#9
never had too much fun
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thanks for all the help guys, i think the microtech is my best option. my friend at racing beat has refferred me to a tuner here in germany (im in the air force). im not going to be running a whole lot of boost yet, not til i can pull the motor and port it and other major mods. probably only gonna be running between 12 and 16 lbs of boost at most.
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I have worked on a number of Supras running AEM, they take a long time to sync up for start up. Some of the really modified cars would even flood out before the ECU would sync up for start up. Don't know if that is a problem specific to Supras or not, but if it's just a characteristic of the unit, I could see that being a problem for rotaries.
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Only buy a Microtech if you don't need features like the ability to save maps to disk, closed loop and 3D timing tables. Other then that the Microtech is fine but could really use more resolution.
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Motec has all the resolution you want. Even the older m4... They have closed loop, telemetry and a rotary specific ecu. I know it isn't as popular here, but they are on many race curcuits. Not to mention they are 500 times for helpful than aem. Aem has the worst customer service. Try getting help with one of their wideband units, or ignition boxes... Much less a freaking ecu!
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Just because "everyone on the internet with a rotary race car" has a Haltech or Microtech doesnt mean it's the best option. Do you homework, take your time, and make you're own decision. You know your options and capabilities better then we do...if you're on a budget why not run the stock ecu with a fuel controller piggyback?
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