hey guys
ill be dropping in a cossie into my escort soon (i hope) lol
and ill need a computer to run it..
i dont wanna spend an arm and and a leg just somthing decent..
wat brand and how much would a decent ecu set me back...
a fue ppl say autronic but there very pricy???


thanks guys
chris

Hi Chris,

The factory ECU with factory 2wd loom is probably the easiest and cheapest option but is only good for a stock engine or the chip upgrades that are available...non of which are prefect for any one car/setup.

Autronic hardware starts at about $1600, add ignition system and components, injectors, installation and tuning and you will be at 3k for a basic set up...add 500R Cdi and 4 cdi coils,$1600, run SM4 instead of SMC, add $600...thats a rough idea. There are alot of other ecus on the market...my best advice is to go with what you can get support for, not what is the best price.

Cheers,

Phil.

thanks phill

so im looking at about $5000 for a sweet set up
sounds alright but wow lol expensive, i still gotta get manifolds, turbo, exaust, dizzy, leads, rocker cover... which i haven't come across yet lol..
and rebuild the head and bottem end...
not cheap lol
dam car lol

As phil has stated the standard Ecu and 2wd loom will do fine for now so why not get it going using these then update at a later stage? You can get brand new looms to suit from around 450 pounds from the UK.

If you can get a factory ECU and loom it will cost you about 1k...but its horses for courses,noone can live map the Weber Marelli units in Oz. If you want to save money, do it once and do it right,spend the $$ on the good gear straight up. If you dont mind spending the money several times over you can set up with the factory ecu first then upgrade later if you want high end performance I went the factory ecu first then upgraded(twice)later on...it definately cost my a bucket load of un necessary $$ but I didn't have the cash in the early days for the good gear[8~2]

yeh i dunno if ill have the coin... but i can save i spose...
we'll c how i go
thanks for the answers guys
ill buy all the accessories first then c how i go with coin
chris

Ebay last week an SMC and 500R went for $1600 for the both.

Pretty good advice from Phil

I run SMC ECU and 500R, Phil has the SM4 (I did not want to use extra features such as launch control or traction control)...Do it once and right...Otherwise you might torch it accidently and waste the whole exercise...As mentioned hardware and software support is vital too.

yeh there will be no launch control here lol i love wheel spin
well it sounds like i should buy a decent ecu then
well it wont be for a while as im quite poor at the moment
thanks for the advice guys
chris