Guest daz 6576 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 hi guys. does anyone know the best place to get an ecu from, for a single turbo supra as i am on the hunt for one. the car is a j-spec auto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 hi guys. does anyone know the best place to get an ecu from, for a single turbo supra as i am on the hunt for one. the car is a j-spec auto Which ECU? Standalone or piggyback? Who's going to be doing the mapping? Budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Choose your mapper first then the ECU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 If you want to go standalone then an AEM is needed for an Auto. Muffleman@AFR and Michel Lane both sell these at great prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest daz 6576 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 ive heard that im better doing this properly and going for a standalone, probably an AEM cus its an auto. i live in north wales and dont know anywhere round here that will do this. do you have any suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 As above, find a GOOD mapper (the choice of mapper is more important than ecu)... any monkey can feed figures into an ecu and hope for the best...whereas a good mapper can make an average ECU perform well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 If you want to go standalone then an AEM is needed for an Auto. Muffleman@AFR and Michel Lane both sell these at great prices Or a Motec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 As above, find a GOOD mapper (the choice of mapper is more important than ecu)... any monkey can feed figures into an ecu and hope for the best...whereas a good mapper can make an average ECU perform well Very true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Or a Motec. I wish it could CJ but i looked at this with Dave and there is no output to trigger the shift retard function so over time it will just kill the box with all the torque on the changes. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I wish it could CJ but i looked at this with Dave and there is no output to trigger the shift retard function so over time it will just kill the box with all the torque on the changes. Ryan Unless you leave the standard auto box ECU control the box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 As above, find a GOOD mapper (the choice of mapper is more important than ecu)... any monkey can feed figures into an ecu and hope for the best...whereas a good mapper can make an average ECU perform well Spot on, I think you will find Chris Wilson will echo this. MoTeC is the best imo, but it is expensive - no two ways about it. AEM is a good ECU, does everything you will ever need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Why would you say an aem for an auto when aem themselves say that there is not an auto box that toyota make that will last as long as it should using an aem? Don't get me wrong I have an AEM fitted to my auto motor but its fitted because it was the cheapest direct plug and play option available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Spot on, I think you will find Chris Wilson will echo this. MoTeC is the best imo, but it is expensive - no two ways about it. AEM is a good ECU, does everything you will ever need I agree, it is expensive. The Motec plus mapping will set you back £3k - not small potatoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckler Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 and the cost of an AEM?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 About £1350 including DLi and Map sensor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Why would you say an aem for an auto when aem themselves say that there is not an auto box that toyota make that will last as long as it should using an aem? Don't get me wrong I have an AEM fitted to my auto motor but its fitted because it was the cheapest direct plug and play option available. Is the auto box problem still an issue with the AEM? I haven't read up on it for a while so I'm out of the loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Unless you leave the standard auto box ECU control the box? It wont work chap as the Motec will be controlling the ignition timing and fueling not the standard ecu. So as their is no trigger to pull the ignition timing it wont pull it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 About £1350 including DLi and Map sensor How much would mapping be on top? Rough guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 It wont work chap as the Motec will be controlling the ignition timing and fueling not the standard ecu. So as their is no trigger to pull the ignition timing it wont pull it. I think you had better have a word with Owen Dev then as that is how they set my orange car up and I think those that saw it running will agree that it was a pretty good set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 How much would mapping be on top? Rough guess? £400-£500 including couple of hours dyno time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyhannah Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I think you had better have a word with Owen Dev then as that is how they set my orange car up and I think those that saw it running will agree that it was a pretty good set up. Who at owens mapped your car col? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I think you had better have a word with Owen Dev then as that is how they set my orange car up and I think those that saw it running will agree that it was a pretty good set up. But it was a built box Colin Dont get me wrong mate if it could be done with out the Aem reliably then i would do it with a Motec or a Link mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 £400-£500 including couple of hours dyno time. That's a big difference to the £3k on a Motec then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 That's a big difference to the £3k on a Motec then. Yeah, the days of mapping costing thousands are pretty much gone - used to be the case couple of years ago though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Who at owens mapped your car col? Mark erm...I cannot remember his second name now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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