Reuban what sort of microtech were u looking at gettin for $1000

i had a microtech mt4. it was basic fuel only and all i can say is it ran it. it was on a 12at did a good job but my bro's haltech f9a was a much better computer to tune. more detailed even though it was older. watch out buying second hand ones as sending them back for re programming and wiring looms can make the whole ordeal a nightmare.

this one here was the unit that I looked at
microtech website

So the message that i am getting is spend as much as you can on a computer cause price is directly realted to quality.

With most things, there is usually a unit that does everything you need , but is not the most expensive, the happy medium. Am I right in that there isnt that in car computers?


Picko, for sure Ill come and visit. But I have a fair bit ont he plate right now. I am supposed to visit Kue1000 and pick up some stuff (thanks heaps you are a god !) and visit Dundee1000 as well for some other bits, (and you are a legend as well!), so Yes I will definatly make a visit to see you, ill let you know closer to the time. Thanks for the offfer

Well just to confuse you a little more. I have gotten involved with a guy who has designed and is building(or having built) another South African ECU. It's called the Joker, and he has a few different versions, but more specifically one that will do what you seek, and much more. Infact i haven't really seen anything else that can do everything it can do in one package. here is a list of it's features as quoted from his website.

* double shielded wiring looms
* wasted spark and multi coil ignition
* sequencial and batch sequencial injection
* All magnetic, hall or optical trigger configurations
* 8bit processor at 50 MIPS
* 2 x general purpose outputs for shift light, nos etc.
* Launch control
* load sites adjustable in 100rpm and 0.025 bar increments
* Easy to use 2D graph for map adjustments
* Adjustable dwell angle to set coil spark to optimum
* Realtime and offline tuning
* 4,6,8,10 and 12 cylinder applications
* Normally aspirated and forced induction ready
* Adjustable rev limiter
* Data logging
* Built in ignitors, no need for external ignitors or tp100
* Sensor inputs include MAP, air, water, lambda, voltages, TPS and engine speed
* Settable acellerator pump for smooth acceleration
* Uses factory OE trigger setups and sensors
* Easily flashable firmware upgrades

The unit is tiny, it'll fit into a empty 20's siggy packet, and has everything but the map sensor on-board. He says that he designed it this way, so that you can have the map sensor as close to the plenum as possible, to read the signals as fast as possible, and avoid the pressure drops in the often long thin piping. It costs as follows;

Joker Sequencial ECU 60-2 including 3BAR map sensor: 3378 ZAR = 457 AUD

Add to that some posting an packaging, and you have a full featured ECU, that has more loadsites, finer tuning and faster acting than most.

You can have a look at the unit here, Joker ECU.

My car will soon be running one of these, with sequential injection and multi coil ignition.