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New Emerald ECU

liam.mccaffrey - 10/3/05 at 10:36 PM

Emerald have produced a new cheaper ECU which you can read about on their website, but ill be damned if i can find any info on it anyone else heard about this?

big_wasa - 10/3/05 at 10:46 PM

Mega small piece in ppc ...march issue, page 20 top left under "top gear"

Mind you its still Ł380+vat

Bring on the megajolt light jr

liam.mccaffrey - 10/3/05 at 10:54 PM

thats where i saw it, i want a straight plug in swap for my rover mems on my road car and this looked like the best option . i am going mega-?????? on my build car

stevebubs - 11/3/05 at 04:17 AM

It's a cut down version of the M3DK with the features that most people don't use (e.g. traction control) taken out.

Think they've also removed the K-Series immobiliser functionality, though.

Stephen

stressy - 11/3/05 at 08:16 AM

Take a look at the size comparison of the old M3d and the new k2, you,d be pushed to get a kseires plug on there i would have thought.

liam, how much are you gonna tune your k series, you can do quite a bit before changing the mems if you do the right things.

NS Dev - 11/3/05 at 08:18 AM

Ł380 is an absolute BARGAIN for this equipment.

Yes, it's more expensive that X Y Z but it will do everytjing you need it to do without pratting about with code which frankly I don't understand.

The emerald system comes with full instructions, free control software, really user friendly interface, flying lead loom and comms cable.

For the money, it is the best bar none and you don't need to be a computer genius to use it.

Megasquirt is fine but what cost do you put on your time, and how much more could it cost in rolling road time, compared to the ease of use of the Emerald system.

stevebubs - 11/3/05 at 09:56 AM

quote:
Originally posted by NS Dev
Ł380 is an absolute BARGAIN for this equipment.

Yes, it's more expensive that X Y Z but it will do everytjing you need it to do without pratting about with code which frankly I don't understand.

The emerald system comes with full instructions, free control software, really user friendly interface, flying lead loom and comms cable.

For the money, it is the best bar none and you don't need to be a computer genius to use it.

Megasquirt is fine but what cost do you put on your time, and how much more could it cost in rolling road time, compared to the ease of use of the Emerald system.

Exactly the reason I'm going Emerald to get the car running. Once running, I'll probably replace it with with a MS-2 (when available) and put the Emerald on the shelf for the next project.

big_wasa - 11/3/05 at 02:29 PM

Yep I take your point.
I did not mean to say that the emerald was bad value or even expensive for what you get ,more that its a bit rich for my pocket
The tittle of this forum is I beleive "Locost" and I consider my time as free,because this is my hobby...
Computors are not my strongest point(I can not even get a pic into my avatar but i am willing to have ago...Which is what its about to me.. If not then a may aswell get a bank loan and buy a catherham ect ready to drive out the box......... Just my 2p worth.............................

liam.mccaffrey - 11/3/05 at 05:12 PM

to reply to stressy,

i am going to take the k series as far as i can without replacing the valve seats, i am going to stay with the 1600 though, meant to be more revvy than the 1800 on account of the shorter stroke.

i would love to have a go at porting myself but i wouldn't attempt it without inspecting a DVA head , what state of tune is your k in stressy

lsdweb - 11/3/05 at 05:27 PM

stevebubs

I've got an M3DK and I've emailed Emerald to ask how to setup the tractiin control (I'm looking for launch control in particular) but had no response.

Can anybody offer any help?

Wyn

stevebubs - 11/3/05 at 06:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by lsdweb
stevebubs

I've got an M3DK and I've emailed Emerald to ask how to setup the tractiin control (I'm looking for launch control in particular) but had no response.

Can anybody offer any help?

Wyn

U2U Sent

NS Dev - 11/3/05 at 07:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
Yep I take your point.
I did not mean to say that the emerald was bad value or even expensive for what you get ,more that its a bit rich for my pocket
The tittle of this forum is I beleive "Locost" and I consider my time as free,because this is my hobby...
Computors are not my strongest point(I can not even get a pic into my avatar but i am willing to have ago...Which is what its about to me.. If not then a may aswell get a bank loan and buy a catherham ect ready to drive out the box......... Just my 2p worth.............................

I agree, don't get me wrong, I do most things myself! I am not afraid of spending money though if it is for something that I value at the selling price or greater.

E.g. the gearshift extension for the type 9 gearbox, I have made one much better than the westy one, and it cost me nothing as it was made from scrap and a piece of phosphor bronze I "found", whereas the Westy one would have cost me about Ł70 incl vat.

On the other hand, the fuel injection and ignition setup time is expensive and time consuming enough, without the hassle of chasing around piecing together the megasquirt stuff. Having said that, I still did it "on the cheap" (ish!) by buying a complete set of jenvey throttle bodies, manifold, air horns, ECU, loom, coil pack etc etc secondhand for Ł600, as against the Ł1500-Ł1700 asked for that lot new! The ECU is also an MBE 956, the same as the one I already run on my grasser, and the engine spec will be the same so I should be able to just copy the maps over to the "new" ECU. (using a downloaded copy of MBE's Easimap software)

big_wasa - 11/3/05 at 07:34 PM

When you put it like that..........
Maybe the megajolt is one of those things where cheapest is not always cheapest?
More investigation required.......
I emailed Brent in the states to see if he was still taking orders , and have yet had no reply.........
Thanks for your reply.............................

stevebubs - 11/3/05 at 08:34 PM

quote:
Originally posted by big_wasa
When you put it like that..........
Maybe the megajolt is one of those things where cheapest is not always cheapest?
More investigation required.......
I emailed Brent in the states to see if he was still taking orders , and have yet had no reply.........
Thanks for your reply.............................

Have you tried Bill Shurvinton? He's UK-based and can probably supply a little faster.

Can be found on both the www.msefi.com and www.se7ens.net lists.

saigonij - 11/3/05 at 11:16 PM

That was my Capri on te front cover, and in the Capri feature by the way ( PPC mag )

liam.mccaffrey - 12/3/05 at 01:23 AM

do you mean the daytona yellow mk1 capri with the 302 in? are you will ?

stressy - 14/3/05 at 08:03 AM

Liam,

I agree on the 1600 comment. At the present my engine is as was, bar the intake and exhaust which up the grunt a little. My net port of call is really the gearing which is absoluetely rubbish. Long term my intetntion was to go for about 150bhp, a geniune useable 150 goes a long way.

liam.mccaffrey - 14/3/05 at 08:52 AM

sounds very good without going bonkers. what route to 150 will you take, porting, different induction, valves, will you keep the mems?

hope you don't mind the questions but i will be following you down this road when i take the rover 216 off the road

[Edited on 14/3/05 by liam.mccaffrey]

[Edited on 14/3/05 by liam.mccaffrey]

saigonij - 14/3/05 at 04:31 PM

no. mine is the MKIII ( orange ) 24v. The same issue that gave news on the new K2.

i have much more hair than will

stressy - 19/3/05 at 06:36 PM

Liam,
I will probably go for a 52mm throttle body matted to a matched alloy intake assy, a ported standard valve head and piper fast road cams. I will keep the mems unless have have problems in which case i will add an emerald, if i then add throttle bodeis later ill have 175bhp to play with. A better exhaust will be high on the list tho.