Yeah dave just smokes abit too much d0pe thinking his microtech is all that lol
seriosuly autronic shiets all over anything else i ever seen or used.
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Yeah dave just smokes abit too much d0pe thinking his microtech is all that lol
seriosuly autronic shiets all over anything else i ever seen or used.
not saying microtech are bad though.. it does the job well, and havent really had any probs with it. and theres probably more tuners who are familiar with the microtech range than there is autronic. i know dave can tune a vtec turbo setup quicker and better than anyone out there.
wouldnt write them off. but if you want (and can) spend the money i would recommend autronic from what ive seen, heard and basically experienced, but just remember....in the end YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!
-elee
I've been through a few management ecus and most i would have to say do not have a good cold start. Factory has always seemed the best to me.
I've had a wolf 3d & a link system. both were a pain to start in the morning.
Only after i got my woldf retuned by Hitman did it start better.
Usually if you can get around it try getting you standard ECU chipped or buy a plug in ECU. I would prob recommend a Apexi Power FC as they plug in to your normal systems(generally). I've seen them in a few Civic Vti-r and they are great.
But if your not able to get a plug in i have heard the haltechs and Microtechs are good if you get them tuned properly. This could be an expensive task though.
Id like to throw my Mugen Racing ECU into the picture to vs these other ECUs.
OK the Mugen one isnt programmable but it does offer some really nice power.
I am now looking at a VAFC2 to fine tune the air/fuel etc.
DynoDave, What can you say to me to convince me the Hondata ECU is better for me and why should i buy one over the Mugen ECU ?
when i said dave, i meant poweredbyduck dave, not dynodave just to clarify.
Adam, ur car warrants a autronic or motec
maybe .. Id love Motec but i also want my Airconditioning.
Dont get me wrong, the Mugen ECU is good but i wouldnt mind some fine tuning abilities. Im also assuming Autronic to be fairly costly as well.
p.s. yeah i knew u didnt mean dynodave :)
There is only one problem with the Mugen ECU is that it is tuned for Jap spec fuel and from what I have found when we have pulled them out and fitted another type of ECU that we can programmed we have made more power and they car was much better to drive.I'm not going to sit here and try to convince you that one brand is better than another it all comes down to your budget and your choice of tuner.So good luck if you take the plunge and go to a programmable ECU you will not regret it. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Civic Type R
Regards Dyno Dave
PS.I was just thinking I know why now you SHOULD BUY A HONDATA so that you can pay to fly me over to Perth I need a HOLIDAY and then I will tune your car while I'm there. :D
we have a Microtech LT8 in my Gfs Civic, its a good ecu I think... however we are experiencing some weird cut outs when the cars starting ie: hard to start, or even when dropped into neutral when hot... it just stalls.
I've just emailed the tuner who originally tuned the car - but generally - what causes such a fault? is it an ecu issue?
Have you thought about AEM Ecus? one of the guys here uses one for his Civic, and swears by it... says its one of the Best ECUS - unfortunatelly i think its around the 2K mark....
cheers
your tuner has to adjust the cold start, and well the cut out could be related to the fuel cut defender......car would stall if it does not have enought fuel delivery............i had a LT8 on my WRX and cold starts were perfect and had none of the problems you are having :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SINISTR
you wont loose your air con....Quote:
Originally Posted by Civic Type R
the motec can control the aircon, and and you can tell the motec how you want it to control the aircon...
and when u want the fans on without teh air cond on :)
and a selection of pre programmed air fragrances too :D