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[Flying Carrot Steve]

1 hour ago, joolz said:

tracing each circuit wiring (using AVO meter) so i can do an adaptor loom to mate the emerald to the existing omex plug, saves me making a complete new loom.

 

 

As far as ECUs go, is there some kind of hierarchy as to some being better than others for kits?

[joolz]

45 minutes ago, Flying Carrot Steve said:

 

 

As far as ECUs go, is there some kind of hierarchy as to some being better than others for kits?

There's certainly esoteric ecus out there, but I always maintain that at *our level*  it's the mapper more than the kit that you need to target. I don't really think there's any such thing as a bad ecu these days. You might want to choose the mapper first and go with whatever they feel is best for your engine and any future upgrades.

If you wanted to go for high end stuff for an endurance racer or Paris-Dakar or just have money to burn then look to the old favourites eg Motec, Life Racing,  Haltech etc .. at the other end is things like speeduino, megasquirt (in it's lower specs, ms3 is feature packed) etc.   There's not a best ecu for kits as such, kits tend to have entry level ecus by default and all the low to mid price ecus will do what 99 percent of us need. I'm an emerald fanboy because I like the adaptive mapping, the triple separate maps, the boys and girls at emerald are fab,  and the fact i've never had a genuine faulty ecu in 2 decades of using them.

Don't overlook the quality of any aftermarket looms either, a good loom is crucial for reliability. Because of that I would prefer to purchase, have installed or the loom made, and mapped all by the same place. then there's only one person to blame if it doesn't work well, and one person to praise if it does! many mappers turn away home installed megasquirts for example because they just know the job is going to cause them sleepless nights ... ive seen ecus installed with scotchlock looms .. 

But as I say, choose a good known mapper first (be prepared to travel) , and then tell them what your current spec is and any future upgrades you're thinking of, and let them guide you what ecu to go with.

[evosteve]

2 hours ago, joolz said:

tracing each circuit wiring (using AVO meter) so i can do an adaptor loom to mate the emerald to the existing omex plug, saves me making a complete new loom.

Can also be referred as "buzzing out", many DMM's have a built in buzzer.

[Insuranceman]

Had my big toe nails removed.

[Ansoeb]

28 minutes ago, Insuranceman said:

Had my big toe nails removed.

Been there, you have my sympathy. Take it easy.

[Mole]

1 hour ago, joolz said:

There's certainly esoteric ecus out there, but I always maintain that at *our level*  it's the mapper more than the kit that you need to target. I don't really think there's any such thing as a bad ecu these days. You might want to choose the mapper first and go with whatever they feel is best for your engine and any future upgrades.

If you wanted to go for high end stuff for an endurance racer or Paris-Dakar or just have money to burn then look to the old favourites eg Motec, Life Racing,  Haltech etc .. at the other end is things like speeduino, megasquirt (in it's lower specs, ms3 is feature packed) etc.   There's not a best ecu for kits as such, kits tend to have entry level ecus by default and all the low to mid price ecus will do what 99 percent of us need. I'm an emerald fanboy because I like the adaptive mapping, the triple separate maps, the boys and girls at emerald are fab,  and the fact i've never had a genuine faulty ecu in 2 decades of using them.

Don't overlook the quality of any aftermarket looms either, a good loom is crucial for reliability. Because of that I would prefer to purchase, have installed or the loom made, and mapped all by the same place. then there's only one person to blame if it doesn't work well, and one person to praise if it does! many mappers turn away home installed megasquirts for example because they just know the job is going to cause them sleepless nights ... ive seen ecus installed with scotchlock looms .. 

But as I say, choose a good known mapper first (be prepared to travel) , and then tell them what your current spec is and any future upgrades you're thinking of, and let them guide you what ecu to go with.

And even better is that Emerald have their own rolling road..and even better is that they are not far from me!

[Flying Carrot Steve]

2 hours ago, Insuranceman said:

Had my big toe nails removed.

 

That's what you call extreme kit car weight saving! 

[RickRack]

Rear suspension & fuel line / filters replace/refurb’d nearing completion 

Before:

 

 

After:

 

Removed & not replaced front & rear ARB’s and then fitted new Protechs & Springs, powerflex bushes, powder coated wishbones & brackets, new gates fuel lines & filters + general clean up & paint touch up. Next up MOT & back on the road 🤞

 

PS anyone after powder coating / soda or shot blasting, aluminium welding in West Midlands give me a shout. Excellent rates & service from a new start up business less than 0.5 miles from home - just wanted to promote a local service if anyone needs his service. 

[Rednop1]

Phil  is this bolt lose in the picture ?

 

I want atleast 1 -2 full threads showing out of the nylock nut

 

Your close in the pic for the nylock not to be doing anything and you dont want that nut/bolt coming lose 

 

Ash

 

[RickRack]

11 hours ago, Rednop1 said:

Phil  is this bolt lose in the picture ?

 

I want atleast 1 -2 full threads showing out of the nylock nut

 

Your close in the pic for the nylock not to be doing anything and you dont want that nut/bolt coming lose 

 

Ash

 

Well spotted eagle eyes! This was loose fitted before it came off the stands and under its own weight - now 16 bolts all torqued up to 40N/m and marker penned 🥰