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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:51 am

what is a ms is it better then a piggy back unit
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:57 am

MS or MegaSquirt is a full engine management system which replaces the original ECU and assumes control over engine functions like idle control, fueling and ignition.

A piggyback modifies the behavior of the standard ECU.
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:06 am

so it would be better to go for the ms if im right
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:08 am

I would say so :)
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:11 am

how much does it cost
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:14 am

MS will allow you to run bigger injectors and has programable outputs to control lots of other things, electric fan, nos, boost control etc.
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:15 am

thanks for that but does it control rpm
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:20 am

e30power wrote:thanks for that but does it control rpm
It will run every aspect of your engine replacing your existing ecu, rev limits, timming every thing :cool:
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:23 am

so do you now how much it costs
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:34 am

e30power wrote:so do you now how much it costs
The price varies alot depending on what you want ie options fuel & spark only or full monty with lots of outputs, diy or fully installed.
Mine was done a couple of years ago so not sure on the price at a guess £300-£700 depending on diy, fully installed & mapped.
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:52 am

i would like to buy 1 already made
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:09 pm

i have been doing some resarch and ms has problems is that true
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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:13 pm

See this site by Flappysocks, who has written a guide on building and fitting them.
http://www.diyefi.co.uk/
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