I am in the market for an ecu too and have read up a bit about it and mely is right pay a bit more at the start and you'll be better of in the long run. try having a look at the autronic web site too cause their gear sounds pretty good. a few bloke up here have/street drag 120s and cortinas and swear by em. bit cheaper than a motec. be lookin out for ur decision and why so i'll know when i buy mine cheers

Most of the time, it's the cost of the Microtech that helps people decide. They are quite a cheap aftermarket unit, but as Mely said, they're probably better suited to Rotaries than anything else.

With that said, I've never used a Microtech on a 4-cylinder engine, only on my current 13b turbo.

It's pretty much all in the tune with any computer. If you find the right person to tune it for you, you'll have minimal dramas. If just any hack has a go at it, expect plenty of problems.

At the end of the day it comes down to cost, and availability of decent tuners in your area.

Cheers..

Leigh

Hey mate. I have had many run ins with 2 different microtec units. One was running a 13b turbo and the other was running a sr20det. The rotary worked out alright, with an older (1998) unit, all it really did was throw a heap of fuel at it, and the rotary lapped it up. The SR was running a MTX8, and it was a pig. The only map that really works is when the butterflies are wide open. The rest of the time it was just a bit sketchy, it needed to be warmed up like a carby car and was just not worth the money payed for it. It is a fair bit extra but go for a Motec, Haltec or Power FC. They are adaptable and tunable. Almost all of them will be about the same on the dyno flat out, but these will be much more drivable on the road.

hope that helps
mely

hey

i am in the market for an aftermarket ecu and am considering a Microtech i was just wondering if anyone has any experience with these or if there are any reasons for or against them and is there any models to steer clear of?

thanks

Levi