bcty

With all the high Hp T2's out there why am i not seeing many ppl running this setup.. why do they decide to go with 2 MSD boxes or whatever instead? would it be more benificial to go with this setup or 2 MSD boxes.. or like Soul Assasin whos running 3....
thanks tyler

RETed

Let me see, you're comparing a $2,000 stand-alone EMS to 3 x $150 worth of MSD 6A's?



-Ted

wdwflash

I looked into the Electromotive EMS system when I was building my Kelmark GT with a '87 TurboII. For the money the Haltech is a much better system(my opinion), and has a good support network. I'm really new to computers and I find this system really amazing. To be able to plug my laptop into my car and change the engine functions without lifting the hood is to me just short of a heaven.(I still own a car with points!)
I believe the upgrade to the Haltech E6K was the best money I spent on the whole project, although it did take me a while to wire it as the TurboII isn't in a Rex.
I really like the idea that when I want to go with bigger 720cc injectors, all I have to to is download a program from the "Hitman's" web site and thats it.(I've already got it on floppy and am going to do this next winter when my car is in storage.)
By the way, I work on 3000hp marine diesel engines and they use a magnetic pickup wheel not unlike the Electomotive.(its used by the computers that now run new diesel propulsion systems. Engine speed, direction of turn, etc.) It works well, but our maintenance schedule calls for cleaning the pickup wheel and sensor once a month. We've never had a problem, but its working in a generally clean environment, but a rotary is
working in a very dirty environment. This all leads me to wonder how much dirt it would take to make the pickup miss a pulse.

bcty

well u have trailing and a leading coil what would be the point of getting 3 boxes be? so u think a Halteck and 2 or 3 boxes would be a better setup?

RETed

CDI the leadings give you the most power jumps.&nbsp CDI the trailings cost a lot more money (minimally a DIS-2 or equivalent) and gives you far less gains versus the leadings.&nbsp CDI for the trailings is a waste of time and money, unless you're running big power and boost (20psi+).&nbsp So in actually, we're comparing a ~$2,000 Electromotive unit to a $150 MSD 6A...

Somehow I have a doubt you could program and tune the Electromotive yourself, so you either got to learn or pay someone else to tune it for you - even more money.

Unless you're talking about an HPX system under $1,000?


-Ted

bcty

im just curious what everything does and my options and if anything like this would benefit me?

RETed

If your .sig is correct, you have an NA.&nbsp The most gains you're going to get are is a CDI box on the leadings only.&nbsp Anything else is a waste of money, or require a lot of time and effort to tune (stand-alone EMS - i.e. Electromotive).&nbsp Unless you have a clue on how a rotary ignition map looks like, don't even bother with a stand-alone EMS.&nbsp The Electromotive HPX looks like a great deal, and they do a lot of good advertising for it.&nbsp It is a waste of time (IMO) to just do the ignition system if you're going to go stand-alone EMS; you might as well do the fuel delivery at the same time, which means big bucks!



-Ted