Megasquirt Ecu For Rb 25 Det Series One

[danny14]

hey guys just wondering if anyone heard of megasquirt ecu s?

i was thinking of getting one for my r33 gts t series 1

i have heard they easy to tune and play with .

[paulr33]

if you can find 3 local tuners who can tune, recommend and use it and can offer a reasonable price for install and tune go for it. there is no point picking an ECU that no one can tune, so best you check before anything.

my advice do like everyone else

powerfc

nistune

vipec

should be lots of local tuners, good options, good pricing as you can choose the tuner etc

[STATUS]

fkn megasquirts is all ill say.

Ive added them to my no touch list as all the owner built ones seem to come in with a plethora of issues.....

[robbo_rb180]

fkn megasquirts is all ill say.

Ive added them to my no touch list as all the owner built ones seem to come in with a plethora of issues.....

^^

there are much better ecu"s out there, i had a mate try 1 in his datto w/CA18..........it was a nightmare to setup as he used a ford ignition w/crank pick up and there was no tech support as they are based in england (so you have to call them at crazy hours).

stick to what has been tried & tested - Vipec/Link, Power FC, Nistune. at least all these are plug & play ecu's. there are plenty of people out there that have a lot of experiance with them.

[Girorostar]

Megasquirt is a good ecu but you have to have someone that knows what he's doing to work on it. A friend of mine got one in his BMW that made 390+ rwhp and 390+ torque. Car is insane, but.... i wouldnt put it in my skyline, too much hassle to make it work on a RB motor.

[paulr33]

for what it's worth any ECU can make power, any ECU can make 100rwkw, 200rwkw, 800rwkw, 1200rwkw

how the ECU is tuned, the car, the usage requirement, it's usability, how it installs, features, support when things go wrong, price and availability of tuners is what is the deciding factor when choosing an ECU

so forget how much power a guy can make using an ECU

[Rolls]

megasquirt is a owner made ecu for tinkering around and just having a mess around, great if you want to add loads of custom features yourself or are making an old carby car ecu but if you are not doing it yourself all you are doing is making it impossible for the tuner for no gain, generally they aren't a very good ECU and I would say its a large downgrade over a nistune.

Nistune is what I'd recommend for a near stock car, cheap, looks standard, no new wiring, simple to tune and large amount of tuners available.

[STATUS]

^^ exactly they are generally fine with owners who have a clue about wiring and electronic principles, in fact give good results on the cheap as the owner can get most parts (triggers sensors etc from wrecking yards)but the the problem is most people with no clue see the price then buy it. try install it... fail then drop it to a workshop to sort out.... which is a night mare for us as often it is cheaper and easy to rip the lot out stick a std loom back in nistune it...