Isīnt it a waste of money when buying a Spoon or Mugen ECU for Spoon or Mugen setup? I mean for the same money I can have a standalone ECU which can be reprogrammed everytime I make changes to the eninge setup. Also I can make more power from a standalone than from a Spoon ECU with Spoon setup, cause every car is different.

What do you think?

 

ive been wondering the same thing

 

Totally agree...

But some people buy certain ECU's cause they don't have access to facilities to dyno tune a programmable stand alone ECU. Aftermarket pre-programmed ECU's are for people who prefer plug and play.

 

cos with allt he tnning you have to do with a programable will cost you $$. as opposed toa standalone....plug and play.

 

I would tend to agree that the stand-alone system is more versatile but it depends on what we are talking about. For example, to me, an Apex VAFC is not a stand alone system, its a trick piece but that's all it is. You'd have to show me a Power FC or a Haltech, then I would call it a stand-alone, programmable system. Even then, you still need your OEM ECU as base. So when you add up the cost of one of these systems plus the dyno-time and all the extras, you would have been better off buying a pre-programmed ECU.

Myself, I am still trying to find someone reputable to set up my 2001 ITR ECU with a Spoon or Mugen program !!! Anyone ???

 

you wont make as much power with a preprogrammed ecu vs a programmable
one. Theres no doubt about that.

 

I may consider selling my Mugen ECU in the next couple months (once turbo'd).
E-mail me (edward.pipala@uspto.gov) if interested (but beware .. I'm not planning on "giving" it away). Ed