Evo8 ECU in a 1G DSM

[s1ngletracker]

what exactly is the big deal with this?

[123abc]

Originally Posted by s1ngletracker

what exactly is the big deal with this?

Yeah? Ecu flash? Is that it?

[1QUICK4]

Waste of time and $$$ when the tried n' true method's work just fine.

[scheides]

Originally Posted by ecoli

Naw, I have 1G software that does more than the Evo stuff can do so far.

Really? Like what?

Originally Posted by s1ngletracker

what exactly is the big deal with this?

Originally Posted by 123abc

Yeah? Ecu flash? Is that it?

Yes, ecuflash!

Originally Posted by 1QUICK4

Waste of time and $$$ when the tried n' true method's work just fine.

WTF are you talking about? Evo8 ecu's are like $100, make an adapter or maybe someone will for another $100, $50 for a cable and you have a fully tunable ECU! You can't touch that...how much is dsmlink, $500? Reflash tuning is doable but hardly readily available (no offense shane), and if you wanna tweak your tune at all you have to yank the stupid ecu out and rip it apart each time you wanna make a change.


**edit** the above post is meant to be enthusiastic about new technology, not come across as harsh/crazy/etc.

[1QUICK4]

Originally Posted by scheides

WTF are you talking about? Evo8 ecu's are like $100, make an adapter or maybe someone will for another $100, $50 for a cable and you have a fully tunable ECU!

I'm talking about fixing what aint broke. Plenty of people making power on E-Proms.

Kinda like running a GMBS instead of a $30 MBC. It may work but it's not as easy to set up and a good ol' MBC has been proven for years



Where are Evo ECU's going for $100? If that's true it seems pretty cheap

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Originally Posted by scheides

Really? Like what?

I attached a pic of some table lists and such. Studderbox, NLTS, speed density, boost control vs mph, phantom knock, nitrous control, etc. Most of the same stuff that Evos have now plus some generic outputs for whatever you want. No alt map, but you can put 2 tunes on 1 chip and have them switch via a wire like how you activate alt map.

The main problems with the Evo ECU are it's over zealous/flaky knock control, flaky idle control compared to DSMs, and all kinds of new CELs that 1Gs don't normally ever have to deal with. The EcuFlash software is quick and easy to use though and EvoScan is pretty good.

Can you still even buy the $100 reflash cables new anymore? If you don't want to have to pull the 1G ECU out every time to make changes, $175 for a new Ostrich is still cheaper than $100 for an Evo ECU and $100-$190 for a reflash cable though. And the Ostrich can also make changes in REALTIME, no turning the car off to reflash and cycling the key.