What After market ecu 4AGZE

[punkture]

hey everyone, was wondering what ecu is best for under $1100 for the afm dli 4agze, basically all i want is it rather tunable e.g fuel air etc and the engine to be reliable, no crazy launch control needed, is a daily. =) thanks

[mullett]

Adaptronic. That is all. Incredibly happy with the service from them, and it has all the features of much higher end ecus...and it can self-tune, so is great for fuel economy (my economy went from 10L/100km to 13 when I put an EMS on my car

-RM

[Harreh]

How much did the adaptronic set you back installed I'm thinking of going this route myself

[punkture]

yeah, adaptronic i was looking at from memory 990 for the unit, should be striaght forwards to

[mullett]

The adaptronic came with the car, you can work on probably $800 ontop of the cost of the unit to have it installed and tuned...

-RM

[TasCressida]

adaptronic mate.
im stoked with mine on the 1JZ.

cant go wrong IMHO. call rob up and have a yack to him.

really easy to wire up aswell.
straight forward basicly.

and its gunna cost under your budget which is a bonus.

[the_random_hero]

Definitely recommend Adaptronic, can get you hooked up with one fitted and tuned for $2100 for anybody in Brisbane.

[punkture]

who can tune em in adelaide?

[turbo ke20]

personally for $1100 i wouldnt bother upgrading ecu.
Unless you want to have to keep your foot on the accelerater in the mornings to warm it up because a cheap ecu dosent usually have the capabilty to conrtol the toyota idle motor.

All i fit now is haltech, fair enough the are more expensive but after wiring up many different ecu's its like comparing apple to oranges.

Just my opinion.

[TERRA Operative]

I'm running stock, but my 4AGZE will be running a Haltech. It's what I'm putting in the next door neighbours 5.2L Stroked Jeep Cherokee.

[trdee]

personally for $1100 i wouldnt bother upgrading ecu.
Unless you want to have to keep your foot on the accelerater in the mornings to warm it up because a cheap ecu dosent usually have the capabilty to conrtol the toyota idle motor.

All i fit now is haltech, fair enough the are more expensive but after wiring up many different ecu's its like comparing apple to oranges.

Just my opinion.

doesnt usually, but the adaptronic does along with a lot more options.

in this case cheap does not equal nasty

[gerald1]

There doesn't seem to be much love for the mega squirt on these forums, I'm interested to hear why that is from people who have used it as well as other aftermarket ECU's. it seems to be around 1/3 the price of most other ECUs and HEAPS more information and the convenience of DIY tuning at home.

so what do people not use them?

catchyas
Gerald

[punkture]

yeah, im seriously thinking adaptronic/microtech but where do i get the adaptronic tuned..?

[mullett]

For the same reasons as turbo KE20, I wouldn't put a microtech on there unless it's a race-only car, doubly so for a GZE, which is extremely sensitive to idle control (because of the length of the inlet manifold) and the supercharger switching, which can make the ECU stutter as it switches on/off. Also the act of switching the SC be annoying, especially with limited outputs (like the microtech). In the end I had to use two outputs on my EMS, one switched on at 3500 rpm (so the SC wasn't switching at high speed/flicking on and off through a corner) and one which switched on at less than 30% vacuum. This was as close as I could get to the factory setting without adding a delay circuit (like the factory ECU).

Not having proper idle control is a real pain, especially on this engine. To get it to idle cold at 700rpm, it'll be doing 1500+rpm when it's warm, especially on a warm day.

Adaptronic can handle all these things, so I'd happily choose one...if I'd known of them when I did my MR2 I would have taken one, no question.


Regarding tuning, get in touch with adaptronic, see who they've used in your area before. If there isn't anyone, call around, any decent tuner should be able to tune it, but if you wire in a wideband 02 sensor, it should almost tune itself, especially if you can get a base map from a 4AGE...

Click here, scroll down to the '4AGE' sprinter for some files that should help... http://adaptronic.com.au/field.php
-RM.

[punkture]

cheers, now gotta sort out this dam fuel leaning out and starter motor issues, im confused as all hell, everyone says that the ae86 starter works with the t50 bell housing, i bolted it up and it jammed the flywheel, any info??? im using the 20v flywheel (212mm) thanks. oh and the engine feels gutless, i odnt have a fuel pressure vsv..do i need one? plus i cant find the air by pass vsv..