quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
I don't mind some tuning. I don't want to spend the rest of my life trying to get it to run.
IMO, you'll have some learning curve, but after you become familiar, it will much easier for you to maintain fine tune.
quote:I haven't selected the ECU yet. That's why I am probing you guys. It sounds like the Electromotive would be better then the Haltec.
The Haltecs are a good value. I think you can get the E6 for under $1000. No blend mode the last I checked. The knock on them was very poor after sales support. The Electromotive Tec3r will run you $1800-$2000. Go to
http://www.Kinsler.com
and look at the tech catalogue. They have a comparison of ECUs in there that's a pretty good summary.
quote:The point of the infinite ignition tuning is probably much over rated.
Tell ya what, in Panteras especially, point click and drag on the key pad beats the sh!t out of reaching for your distributor with a timing light in your hand. It also beats recurving your distributor, jacking with springs, weights in the mechanical advance, vacuum advance, and all the other temp/vacuum widgets that used to be thrown at cold start, emmissions, and fuel economy. Also, the knock sensors really work. They back off your timing when they accoustically sense detonation. You can definitely set your timing much more aggressively during your tuning sessions without the fear of detonation from too much advance or variations in engine temp, bad gas, or hard hot starting, etc.
quote:Initial, rate of advance and possibly high rpm retard will most likely be what's needed.
Full and active control of your fuel and ignition MAPs is a great tool to have when you're trying to get good street manners from high states of tune. Have a go Doug. You'll like it.
Kelly