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To EDIS or not to EDIS (Zetec MegaSquirt Install)
Duncan_P - 10/5/07 at 07:34 PM

After reading various topics on this subject on the forum about MegaSquirt for my zetec I enquired with Bill S about prices etc for a MSnS 1 v3 + extra coil driver as i had dissmissed using an EDIS system.

But Bill S then threw a spanner in the works by coming back saying that he normally recomends using EDIS rather than the extra coil driver.......So after receiving conflicting arguments i was wondering what the general populance of LocostBuilders thought on the subject.

rayward - 10/5/07 at 07:35 PM

personally i would stick with the EDIS

Ray

graememk - 10/5/07 at 07:37 PM

extra coil thingies neat tidy simple

edis very very reliable tried and well tested.

i have edis

Duncan_P - 10/5/07 at 07:40 PM

So is that an official vote for standing on the fence graeme

quote:
Originally posted by graememk
extra coil thingies neat tidy simple

edis very very reliable tried and well tested.

i have edis

graememk - 10/5/07 at 07:43 PM

no i use edis as i know its reliable.

tom_loughlin - 10/5/07 at 07:48 PM

I use EDIS, it does the job just fine...only problem is that it looks a bit scruffy.

I dont know anything about the coil drivers, but I know EDIS is good, so would go that route again

[Edited on 10/5/07 by tom_loughlin]

martyn_16v - 10/5/07 at 07:48 PM

Unless you need to be able to use a spark cut rev limiter there's nothing wrong with EDIS. It'll be the easiest to install seeing as you've got a recent ford engine too

Duncan_P - 10/5/07 at 08:33 PM

Thanks for the input everyone.....TBH im a little suprised that more people aren't advocating using an extra coil driver as this 'in theory' seems like a good idea

the_fbi - 10/5/07 at 08:38 PM

When I convert my Focus to MS I'll be using the 2nd VB921 and wasted spark setup.

But I've not got a EDIS to start with and want to keep the wiring standard, so its a simpler decision for me.

That said, if you can put all the electronics in one place and use something which is new rather than 5+ years old (EDIS) then I think thats the way to go.

Big Daz - 10/5/07 at 08:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by CaLviNx
Hi

Speak to "scoodylav" & "big daz" and get them to recount their long long tales of woe with regards the edis units they had countless issue after issue with, just fit an extra VB921 in and have fully on-board wasted spark and be done with it, you can solder in the 921 quicker than it takes to wire an edis up too....


My vote goes to binning the edis !!
We have been trying for a couple of months now to get our zetec running with megasquirt (albeit not a V3 board) with lots of problems.
We have now decided to go down the coil driver & wasted spark route and remove the edis. I expect to hear the zetec roar very soon after a new megasquirt arrives from Mark

Big Daz

brycheiniog - 10/5/07 at 09:37 PM

My zetec started first time using a V2.2 MS board and an EDIS module. No problems at all...

Jonathan

graememk - 10/5/07 at 10:26 PM

i have a nissan engine i'm using edis and it worked fine 1st time, i even had all the ht leeds wrong lol

TangoMan - 11/5/07 at 09:09 PM

I have gone with onboard coil driver. Why use Edis and have an extra thing to go wrong.

Simple is usually best. Less wiring and less components usually means less problems.