Hi
I have just purchased a new 2.0l blacktop for my next project. Im slowly going buy the parts required but I dont really know what i need to make the
engine a runner. I was thinking omex and jenveys. Bu some advice on options would be great.
Steve
Depends on how deep your pockets are mate , you could fit Bike throttle bodies and megasquirt which will save you about a grand. Brother in law has 200bhp with Bike carbs and a set of highlift cams and head work and emmerald. I think he may have a megasquirt up for sale and a brand new four branch manifold, He has changed his mind on the engine hes fitting to his latest project so has some surplus stuff
omex and jenveys will cost an absolute fortune.
am sure some on here will be able to help with a bike t/b kit and management solution!
Really depends what you want and how much to spend.
Yes, jenvey stuff isn't cheap, but arguably the best.
Yes, omex and other ecu's are excellent, and well supported by the trade. Megasquirt has a big "community" but is very much a DIY
approach. Don't be fooled into thinking it is all so simple, I know of a few people who have spent ages chasing issues, sending stuff away to be
tested by other enthusiasts and so on.
I reckon there is a saving of about £1000 by the bike TB's/megasquirt approach, just depends if you want a bolt on solution or not. And the
jenvey setup will always be worth far more should you wish to part with it.
I managed to buy a complete (very low miles) zetec, fitted with Jenveys, a fully mapped dunnell ecu and most of the the odds and ends (no air filter,
fuel pump etc) for £1200 (IIRC), not an awful lot different to a home brew setup would have cost. Plus should be painless.
or bike TBs and a megajolt. If you're fitting it to a seven type then you'll want a lowered sump, speak to strontium dog, some method of running the water pump, retro for do a pulley solution or fabricate your own, and I believe some modification is required fro the water rail, but I had a silvertop thermostat housing so can't speak from experience