Standalone ECU

[widebody]

Korrupt,

I know from some guys from the Subaruscene, where i hung out a long time, that some of them are using Autronic. Some are specific for ricers(Sub, Honda or Mits) but there are some available for Volvo's and others.

http://tinyurl.com/brlmodd

http://tinyurl.com/d5vqgbt

For even more info, check out the Autronic-forum. They might be able to answer most off you questions.

http://tinyurl.com/crazov9

Have fun,

Marc

[Johann]

Autronic is getting old. Not much has happened in the last 4 years or so. This after a guy called Ray Hall, who used to be an Autronic distributor but did most of the Autronic support, decided to drop support and start a new ECU brand.
For this to happen he started working together with Link. Instead of becoming a Link distributer a rebranded Link ECU was offered under the name Vi-Pec. There's the Vi-Pec V44,



which is basically the same as the Link G4 Storm and only capable of running 4 cylinder sequential and there's the I5 capable V88,



which is basically the same as the first revision of the Link G4 Xtreme, the silver anodized case version.



The Vi-Pec V88 (Link G4 Xtreme V1) is capable of running electronic throttle out of the box. The later Link G4 Xtreme, red anodized case version,



had the electronic throttle logic removed while the Vi-Pec V88 remained as it was. The Link can now only do electronic throttle using an optional throttle module sacrificing two I/O outputs.

Mr. Ray Hall was responsible for a huge transformation of the tuning software used with both the Link and the Vi-Pec ECU's. With the transformation some of Autronic's best features were also implemented in the software.

[Martijn_B]

Im not sure if Motronic 4.3/4.3 can control a 2007 engine Bostel.

Johann, reading your stories I'm getting this feeling that most of these standalone ECU's are created by very small companies where the quality and availability of support relies on a single person.

[Bostel]

Im not sure if Motronic 4.3/4.3 can control a 2007 engine Bostel.

Johann, reading your stories I'm getting this feeling that most of these standalone ECU's are created by very small companies where the quality and availability of support relies on a single person.

You're right, I missed the 2007 part in the post of the topic starter.

[Johann]

Im not sure if Motronic 4.3/4.3 can control a 2007 engine Bostel.

Johann, reading your stories I'm getting this feeling that most of these standalone ECU's are created by very small companies where the quality and availability of support relies on a single person.

Autronic is Australian, Link is from New Zealand. Motec, Haltech, Microtech, Wolf and some others are also from Australia. Guess one lead to the other.

2007 engine can run with M4.3 but without VVT functionality.

[Rob850turbo]

Try motec , they exsist a lot of years now .
( more then 20 years )
A lot of the guys  in the rally and racing business in the uk use motec

[M a r c]

Motec is (too) expensive....