ECU & Piggyback choices

Recently I've been talking with a friend who has an old school Porsche 911 Turbo and is looking to run a GT35, it's amazing the differences in technology the Supra community use vs the Porsche community (and the massive cost differences).

We then got talking about ECU choice and he's said that there's a favourite amongst some Porsche fanatics and I can't say I've ever heard of it before, the MBE-9A8 / 9A9

http://www.sbdev.co.uk/Engine_Management_Systems/ECU/MBE_ECU&Software.htm

To me it looks a little rudimentary once you compare to say the S6 (http://www.syvecs.co.uk/downloads/Syvecsfeatures.pdf) feature list. Not that I can find an MBE, accordingly it's used more in race cars and bikes, whereas the S6 is more a 'general purpose' ECU, which didn't quite sound right to me.

Has anyone heard of this ECU? Also I thought I'd put a poll up seeing now what ECU/Piggyback people are using (please let me know if I need to add options) as it seems according to the ECU register there are 12 in total inc piggybacks.

I apologise if this is a bit of a duplication to the ECU register, but this subforum it'll get more visibility as well as hoping for general discussion of ECUs and their differences.

E-Manage Ultimate - not on the list

I'm not sure how far you'll get with this Most ECUs are capable of doing what people need, so really it's down to who you've got doing the mapping. If I went standalone it's be the Syvecs/Ryan combo all day every day. That ECU has a lot of features, especially around engine preservation under problem conditions, but, they are only ever going to be any use if the monkey pushing the buttons has a clue

AEM FIC piggyback - not on list

Considering many owners rip the MBE out of the TVR and replace with a Syvecs it pretty much says it all.

Also Gt35 on Turbo already done on Syvecs

http://www.nur-motorsport.co.uk/porsche_993conversion_pics.htm

I used to have an AEM v1 on mine, it was a perfectly able ECU however Ryan recommended that I swap over to the Syvecs for various reasons. I now have Ryan's Syvecs and TBH cant tell much of a difference other than the car starting slightly better when cold (perhaps I don't push the car like others)

Had the AEM v1 and TBH I had a few pro lens with it. Hot/cold start it did not like had to feather the throttle or it would cut out.

Ryan tried everything to sort it, soon as I went syvecs problem solved straight away. Be the last ECU I buy. Does everything it says

On the tin.

Wasn't sure whether to vote or not. I don't actually have an ECU yet but I will be going S6?

My f con gold works like a beaut, but if funds allow there is only one ecu I would choose which would be the syvecs.

a couple you forgot about:

- emanage ultimate

- megasquirt

- mapecu 1

- mapecu 2

- stinger

- apexi SAFC

I don't think by any stretch of the imagination, that you could call the apexi SAFC a piggyback ECU.

a couple you forgot about:

- emanage ultimate

- megasquirt

- mapecu 1

- mapecu 2

- stinger

- apexi SAFC

I've asked a Mod to mod the poll, I thought MAPECU 1 / 2 were just revisions.

I may get the poll modded to EMB / EMU etc, but then we'd have to have all the breeds of FCON, Motec etc.

I didn't think anyone had run a megasquirt on a supra?

Would agree with TR on the SAFC.