stand alone ecu

[ChClio]

Hi All

Im in the progress of putting a f4r engine into my 1.2 clio mk2 facelift

I am planning on putting itb's on the car in the future and was considering putting a stand alone ecu on the car now in preperation.
I have had a look at the Omex 600 unit and wondered if anyone had any experience with these units or any other recomendations.

I have seen the kits from k-tec etc but prices seem extreme even if it all ready setup for the engine.

Anyone put an omex in from scratch? Any problems with the wiring harness etc?

Cheers in advance
Chris

 

[Mark One]

Omex is a good option with lots of support for the F4R engine in particular. F0xy seems to be one of the few people on here who has actually put some research into the different systems and not just bought Omex because everyone else has it, so it may be worth asking him if he thinks there is a significantly better option.
As for looms, Omex will sell you a loom for the F4R (if not, GDI certinally will). That will save you ball ache, but not money.
The second most popular option is probably Emerald, which has the fun gimmick of being able to run 3 maps on a selector switch (for different fuels, boost levels etc). I've bought an emerald for my 20v Turbo. Emerald will also run some cool digi dashs with it's CAN-BUS which Omex won't do.

Overall though, put serious consideration into running standalone at all. Yes, you will need it for ITBs, but if you never get that far you'll have spent lots of £ on standalone and potentially more reliability issues.

 

[ChClio]

Cheers for the info

I will defo have a look into the emerald system.
Liking the idea of switchable maps.
Im thinking that the loom may be the one thing that i splash abit more cash on save alot of time.
Defo running itb's but want to get the engine in first and make sure everything is ok fueling electric wise with the engine transplant first before putting the itb's on.

Cheers again.

 

[Mark One]

your wise to go one step at a time. I've always liked the idea of switchable maps i have to say but people who are 'in the industry' seem to take the piss a bit. 'Why would you need more than one map once you'd got one perfect?' I hear alot. The answer, of course is that it makes it easy to try different things and switch fuel etc.

Good luck with your project.

 

[sideways danny]

if you want a different map, it's faster to plug in your laptop and hit send, than it is to drain the tank it's a gimmick