Magnetti Marelli EFI system programming.

[Chris Wilson]

Hi all.I am a bit of a lurker here,trying to learn what I can,but I have 
an unresolveable problem,at the moment.

I have bought a Reynard Formula 3 single seater,with an Alfa Romeo 2 litre 
F3 twin spark engine.(A Novamotor unit from Italy).Novamotor use a 
Magnetti Marelli ECU to operate the injection and ignition,but on first 
glance it looked very much like a Weber Alpha system.I understand 
these,and have access to the interface and software for pulling the 
map,and modifying it.

To my annoyance,I am told that only Novamotor Italy have the software to 
mess with this Magnetti Marelli system,and being in the UK,this is 
somewhat inconvenient... :-)

Am I stuck with the map it comes with,or is there a way to paly with this 
ECU?

If it is a no hoper,what might I replace the ECU with,that would allow 
_me_ to re map the sytem on _our_ dyno,with sensibly priced software and 
interface,and yet leave as much of the rest of the system intact? At a 
glance we seem to have air inlet temp,throttle position,water temp,crank 
position.maybe distributor position,and maybe a knock sensor.

TIA for any info on this set up !

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            Best Regards,  Chris Wilson.

             Gatesgarth Racing Developments
                   Gatley,Cheshire,UK

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