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Better than a PC ???

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:10 pm
by Würstchens-Turbo 810
I've discovered here in this german Fighters-Forum reads only you had a great fear for an electronics must be electronic species and a soldering speci

http://www.k-data.org/pages/index.php/p ... 022f1aa41a

seems somehow the Power Commander and Innovate datalogging to be in ONE box and for "only" 250, - Euronen

Or i am wrong ?

Re: Better than a PC ???

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:43 pm
by Lorcan
As I've said before, PCs are great because

a) You get to keep all the stock instrumentation and warning lights

b) Any dyno operator anywhere knows how to map them

There are, of course, lots of other options including standalone ECUs (I have used a DTA and have a Wolf V500 for my next project) but not all dyno operators are familiar with all ECUs and you may not get to keep the instrumentation.

There's certainly no guarantee that if you swap to another fuel injection control unit you will get the power you want. As has already been shown the PC is a perfectly capable unit and your perceived shortfall in power could well be due to other factors.

Re: Better than a PC ???

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:47 pm
by Würstchens-Turbo 810
Lorcan wrote:As I've said before, PCs are great because

a) You get to keep all the stock instrumentation and warning lights

b) Any dyno operator anywhere knows how to map them

There are, of course, lots of other options including standalone ECUs (I have used a DTA and have a Wolf V500 for my next project) but not all dyno operators are familiar with all ECUs and you may not get to keep the instrumentation.

There's certainly no guarantee that if you swap to another fuel injection control unit you will get the power you want. As has already been shown the PC is a perfectly capable unit and your perceived shortfall in power could well be due to other factors.
Yes , ok i understand and i think you are right

Re: Better than a PC ???

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:22 pm
by tack1000
Lorc, why did you go for a Wolf over a Motec ?

Re: Better than a PC ???

Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:21 pm
by Lorcan
The Motec comes with lots of options switched off, which you have to pay extra to get turned back on again.

The Wolf comes with everything enabled, and a wiring loom too :cool: