"which aftermarket ECU" question - TEC II

[Gabe]

Wow Jason,

Thanks for the update, exciting stuff for the Electromotive setup on my
Vette....

Gabe

Jason wrote:

> <<Well, you may have inadvertently narrowed your choices. If you want
> ECU
> control of the turbo (and why would you not, if you're spending all that
> $$ on a computer). Electromotive won't control a wastegate.>>
>
> What? The Electromotive TEC II can easily do wastegate control! All you
> do is hook up a solenoid to the wastegate and enter the duty cycle
> values in the GPO (General Purpose Output) table. It's that simple, yet
> very effective. Personally, I prefer to use my A'PEXi Super AVC-Type R
> digital boost controller (it's simply the best electronic boost
> controller the human species has ever created, hands down).
>
> The TEC II makes incredible power, and the new WinTEC Windows based
> software is very easy to tune. The documentation is good, and the
> support is decent. The only concern is heat soak induced failure. Make
> sure you mount the TEC II away from a serious heat source (like a turbo
> manifold, or extremely hot engine bay)or fab a heat shield. I recommend
> opening the unit up, and encasing the printed circuit board in Epoxy
> resin too.
>
> The new TEC II units are more expensive now, because they come with the
> WinTEC version EPROM. Basically, Electromotive isn't charging any
> software license fee anymore. You pay the higher cost up front for the
> hardware, and get the software for FREE. In fact, why don't you guys
> take the WinTEC software for a spin for free, on me?
>
> http://www.electromotive-inc.com/downloads/Version1.16/
>
> The dataloging function of the TEC II is really improved. Also, in
> November, Electromotive is releasing the WinTEC version 2 unit. You get
> a faster EPROM and revised software. The WinTEC 2 will be able to do an
> analysis on a datalog file and then auto-calculate the entire Volumetric
> Efficiency table accordingly! Folks, I can't tell you how incredible
> that is! I've had the PAF Blend software for a couple years, and
> figuring out the VE table took a lot of dyno time.
>
> Some people don't like the fact you have to download a new program with
> the engine off. Big deal, I say. Get over it.
>
> Jason
> VR6 Turbo
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