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Emerald ECU's - any good?


Homer

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I've been recommended by an LS* engine specilist to use either a Motec M800 or Emerald ECU to run it.

 

The M800 I know is a very capable ECU, but had not heard of the Emerald before. Does anyone have any experience with these?

 

I was "Highly recommended" to stay away from the AEM, Link and anything Japanese!

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I take it that was Mark, he slated the AEM/Link etc to me, why not stay with the stock ecu, its a pretty capable ecu from what i hear, best place to ask the question would be in the HSV/Monaro section on pistonheads, a few guys on there know there stuff with the mapping.

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Thanks Jamie, yeah, it was Mark. He said he could also remap the stock ECU to my needs, but said an aftermarket one would be a better option for longer term especially considering the future head changes and SC.

 

Good point about the other forums, I'll try and get a bit more info and visit PH and LS1tech.

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I have an emerald coming for my F27 :)

 

IIRC correctly it only has 3 ignition outputs so you will have to run the LS engine wasted spark but wont be a problem.

 

Has the ability to store 3 maps internally which is nice.

 

Ryan

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Emerald is not really in the same league as Motec, and Megasquirt is still very much for those that like the electronics side of playing with engines. Other ones to consider are MBE and DTA. DTA is very capable, UK made and supported, and plenty of people can map them. http://www.dtafast.co.uk

 

Hmmm, lots of features on the dta units. I do like the X-dash as well. Any idea on rough pricing?

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Not sure, Motec man myself, or EFI Technology. DTA used to be very reasonably priced, is this not on their web site these days? You see DTA ecu's on some of the race car sites, second hand, maybe worth watching a few for a while, or post in a wanted ad? I hear a lot of good things about Life ecus these days, but there's not a lot of info on them that I have found.

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