Waqas5065

Hey Guys some help would be very appreciated. I have version 9 jap spec sti and i wanted to know if the motec ecu is any good? and also what power should i set my car to. It has the following bits and bobs.

Stage 2 fuel pump
3" decat turbo back
RCM modified oil pump
cosworth main bearings
cosworth big end bearings
omega forged pistons 50mm
FP red turbo
hyperflow MONSTER intercooler
800 or 850cc injectors
hyperflow top mount oil cooler
hyperflow oil catch can
ap racing clutch double plate (from tech-craft cp4216-2)
cosworth sump
baffle plate.

dont think there's much more. could some one or every one help me to decide what kind of power the car should be comfortable at.

Fastarow

hmmm...motec is best,what u can get for + - good price. I am thinking about motec too. How much power u will get? It depends how good is tuner

Waqas5065

how good is power stations tuning?

Tidgy

i wouldn't say motech is the best, prob the most expensive of the well known ecu.

Solaris is prob the best, all the features of the motech but twice the proccessing power of the motech unit and half the price.

Waqas5065

where could i get one of those?

Jolly Green Monster

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Welcome to the Solaris web site
Simon

Semper

Sorry to hijack...

Simon, out of interest, how much are the Solaris approx?

cheers

Jolly Green Monster

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approx £1500+VAT waiting on the plug and play boards before updating my website and firming up pricing etc.

Simon

Shaun

I find these "XXXX ECU is the best statements" a bit misleading. Everything in context I think.

All depends on what features you want and how good you want the driveability.

I use a Hydra ECU (sold and mapped by EU importer, Tracktive Solutions). It does what it says on the tin and my car is far from standard. As good a driveability as I could ask for, delivers the goods power wise and has all the features I require (multiple fuel maps, boost maps, anti-lag, launch control & flat shifting etc). The mapper is key to this discussion, as it matters not what ECU you choose..... if the mapper is no good you will lose part of the overall benefit.

Waqas5065

well im paying £2500 supplied, fitted and mapped. its way more than the solaris but i asked olly clark from rcm and rich from powerstation and they both said motec is the one to go for. need some serious help quick because im booked in at powerstation 9am tues 17th.

Fastarow

hmm... there is lots of good ecu with high price... example Magnetti Marelli

Tidgy

very true, to put it into context you can pay £30k + for an ecu alone

no doubt for its features etc the solaris is a bit fo a bargin, Its Pat Herborns little toy

the name says it all realy

dynamix

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Motec is the daddy of ecu's but any good ecu and a good mapper will work perfectly for you I would suspect. Depends whether you want to pay £1000 more than needed.

Waqas5065

well guys i think its too late. ive had the motec fitted and to be completely honest im happy with it but still dissapointed. the cars ben mapped to 425bhp an i wanted to 450-500 more to the 500 but the car is really quick and still has some lag.

F1 CJE UK

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where are you having the car worked on ??? i am still Deciding which ecu to go with. Looked at the simtex but it does not cover drive by wire so that out. i have also been told the standard ecu is good for 500 on a road car so may keep running with that untill i get closer to the 500 mark.

what are you running Dynamix ?

dynamix

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I ran the std ecu to 545bhp - it wasnt easy to map it there and now on a Solaris I should have made the switch earlier as it is much smoother to drive now and far easier to map/control.

Solaris works with the DBW no problems.

Shaun

At what boost?

Waqas5065

1.6 an then drops down to 1.5 an holds it there. Im having the car worked on at power station.

Shaun

I have little knowledge of that turbo, but that is not a fat lot of boost tbh. I have heard that turbo is quite laggy though.

F1 CJE UK

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thanks will have to look into it.