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srhode 08-05-2018 01:05 PM

Megasquirt vs ME221
 
I am in the market for a standalone. I have narrowed my search to these two; however, I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with both units. If so which would you recommend?

lsdlsd88 08-05-2018 02:51 PM

what car and what setup will you run?

nitrodann 08-05-2018 07:47 PM

Lol.

ms.

every last time.

Dann

sixshooter 08-05-2018 09:52 PM


Originally Posted by lsdlsd88 (Post 1494942)
what car and what setup will you run?

Why would that matter? The answer is Megasquirt.

srhode 08-05-2018 10:49 PM

Could I ask why specifically?

AlwaysBroken 08-05-2018 10:56 PM

Anyone doing a miata build in modern times should just go MS.

The only people who have an excuse for running a non MS ecu are the people who built their cars like 20 years ago when MS wasn't a thing yet.

srhode 08-05-2018 11:02 PM

Why though why is it better?!?!?!

AlwaysBroken 08-05-2018 11:14 PM

Two main reasons:
1) MS is good and has been good for a long time
2) MS is widely adopted and there's tons of info about making it work. If you have questions, you can just google up answers or start a thread here and get an answer in 10 minutes.

Almost no one has any experience with ME221 because it's mediocre even by the standards of 20 years ago, it's expensive and it's sold by only one vendor.

Also, pretty much every ECU that isn't the MS is going to have a very thin knowledge base. I only use a non-MS ecu because I went turbo in the early 2000s and my original setup still works and I know it well. So I can't be bothered spending a few months and over a thousand bucks switching to a new ECU and new sensors. But if you're starting off from scratch it's retarded not to go MS.

Savington 08-05-2018 11:51 PM

ME221 is a trash product sold by trash people. It's not even a contest.

lsdlsd88 08-09-2018 01:22 PM


Originally Posted by sixshooter (Post 1494996)
Why would that matter? The answer is Megasquirt.

just because if it's a 1.6 the choice of pnp ecu is wider and there might be something that fits his needs/budget :)

concealer404 08-09-2018 01:41 PM

There is a Megasquirt that PNPs on 1.6 cars, you are correct.

lsdlsd88 08-09-2018 01:42 PM

I meant something ELSE other than the 2 he was asking about.

concealer404 08-09-2018 01:46 PM

Y tho?

18psi 08-09-2018 01:58 PM


Originally Posted by lsdlsd88 (Post 1495586)
I meant something ELSE other than the 2 he was asking about.

AND it's not trash?

lsdlsd88 08-09-2018 02:04 PM

Some people like the challenge of making trash work ALMOST like the half decent stuff.

18psi 08-09-2018 02:06 PM

those people are called masochists :likecat:

concealer404 08-09-2018 02:06 PM

To those people i ask: Who hurt you?

lsdlsd88 08-09-2018 02:08 PM


Originally Posted by 18psi (Post 1495594)
those people are called masochists :likecat:

and deserve respect like everyone else.

Schroedinger 08-09-2018 02:08 PM

It’s always exciting when I see a thread title here and think “awesome! this is going to be a complete shit show.”

concealer404 08-09-2018 02:09 PM

OP read this: https://www.miataturbo.net/hydra-58/...p-hydra-91029/

Good thread. Good times.


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