Hey all.

I'm looking into getting a standalone ECU and I apparently corksport has one. I searched the forums and not a lot of people here have said anything about it.

Is it that bad? Right now, the ECU is selling for ~$270 from their site. Price seems really good.

I'm just wondering what the deal is since not a lot of people here are talking about it.

My only goal is to deal with the fuel cut. I really don't want to do the whole piggyback this on to that and splice into X, Y or Z. If I go with the ECU, I can hardcode everything and be done with it.

Right now I have:
* generic cone filter
* 2.5" downpipe, hi-flow cat, 3" piping to the end.

Oh, and if not corksport, why?

Thanks all.

 

I don't think that's a "standalone".



-Ted

 

That is a remapped stock ECU made by E.L Prototypes. Do a search for them, have been up many times. Seems good if you know what you get.... which is not always the easiset thing with remapped boxes.

 

Ah. Thanks for the clarification guys.

I'm still a little foggy on the whole fuel cut situation. I'm not looking for the big numbers. I just don't want to replace the engine ... again.

I'll side towards safety any day. The FCD seems to be a good safety net and what I've read, so does porting the wastegate.

Apparently, fuel cut-off seems to be happening on all sorts of cars, old and new. TurboXS has a FCD now. Couple other big names companies as well.

So with what I have, I should save the dollars and just get a FCD? yes/no? FCD and (you fill in here)? Don't even worry about it?

Thanks again.

 

What are you trying to do? Personally, I'm not a fan of the FCD. You're basically lying to the ECU about boost so it doesn't cut fuel, but aren't you also going to cause it to not provide sufficient fuel enrichment for your REAL boost? If I'm missing something about the FCD that prevents this from happening let me know.

jds

 

I checked it out, it sounds like you give them a list of your mods. Ya know fuel injectors, turbo, exhaust and so on and they reporgram an ECU to run those mods? Does that sound correct? So has anyone tried this? I am thinking about it but I really would like more info.
Jeremy

 

Tired to get more info and it was like pulling teeth. I told them my mods and they told me I would need to run 550 primaries and 850 secondaries. I dont think that 550s would provide enough fuel until the secondaries come on. I tried to get more info like if they change the RPM when the secondaries come on and I asked them some other stuff. I got no response. I asked them will 550s be sufficent with my mods and not cause a lean condition, again no answer. Oh well

 

well your 550's which are primary are enough b/c there is not boost when they are running alone, most boost condition happens when the secondaries are online. In fact you don't want to go anything bigger than 550's on the primary because it will sacrifice your idle conditions.

 

Wrong. Modified FC's that are still on the stock ecu can and do run lean under 3800 rpms before the secondaries come online.

a SAFC can control 4 x 720 injectors just fine.