25-05-2012, 04:25 PM
So a few of you may know i'm going to start building a new engine soon.
This thread is to manily take the pressure off Ruan's PM box, and a great help he has been.
Basically, im trying to gauge all of this before i go ahead buying engine lumps, investing in forged parts and so on, so please leave the spam to one side.
The mechanical side of this build isn't too much of an issue, ofcourse, i'll need some help when it comes to it but im finding the ECU the biggest obstacle at the moment.
Few questions regarding the ECU - it will be reading from a GTI6 head and more than likely run a standalone ECU, as apoosed to a piggy back computer module.
As for building a standalone, where on earth to start; there's a company called Avitec who specialise solely in ECU mapping, selling and refurbing but say nothing about building from scratch. Also, very lucky, there are only 3 stores in the UK, one on the island - winning! Would it be worth enquiring BEFORE having an engine built? or would they need to have a guide on A/F, fuel rates and so on?
This thread is to manily take the pressure off Ruan's PM box, and a great help he has been.
Basically, im trying to gauge all of this before i go ahead buying engine lumps, investing in forged parts and so on, so please leave the spam to one side.
The mechanical side of this build isn't too much of an issue, ofcourse, i'll need some help when it comes to it but im finding the ECU the biggest obstacle at the moment.
Few questions regarding the ECU - it will be reading from a GTI6 head and more than likely run a standalone ECU, as apoosed to a piggy back computer module.
As for building a standalone, where on earth to start; there's a company called Avitec who specialise solely in ECU mapping, selling and refurbing but say nothing about building from scratch. Also, very lucky, there are only 3 stores in the UK, one on the island - winning! Would it be worth enquiring BEFORE having an engine built? or would they need to have a guide on A/F, fuel rates and so on?
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