e-manage

Quickslvr · Post by **Quickslvr** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:48 am

Hi,

i'm want to buy an e-manage engine control unit (which is blue in colour). Is the standard package good enough to hook onto my fto or do i need addition harness and stuffs. Please give me some advise. Thank you

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:04 am

I recommend buying the e-manage + injector + ingnition harness

This gives you control over 16 X 16 map points (16 rev points X 16 throttle positions) of both injector duty cycle and ignition timing.

Quite powerfull piggyback.
I think just installing it without these harnesses is kind of a waste of time

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:33 pm

Try to hide the unit its a bitch though. & any cop will defect it with no question ask.

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:55 pm

spetz wrote:I recommend buying the e-manage + injector + ingnition harness

This gives you control over 16 X 16 map points (16 rev points X 16 throttle positions) of both injector duty cycle and ignition timing.

Quite powerfull piggyback.
I think just installing it without these harnesses is kind of a waste of time

what kind of power increase are we talking about?

Would it fit in the glovebox? and then maybe a false floor style thing

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:06 pm

Grant, i would stick to the Unichip you got.

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:08 pm

yeah it was more curiousity on my part

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:18 pm

Just out of curious, does anyone know who can install & tune this e-manage in Australia or better still in Melbourne.

ph3var · Post by **ph3var** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:01 pm

I take it you are talking about the greddy e-manage system which I believe version 2 has just come out and sposed to be a lot better.

Only place I know of is RPW in perth install and tune it for FTOs.

Post by **Supplanter** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 7:00 pm

FTO338 wrote:Try to hide the unit its a bitch though. & any cop will defect it with no question ask.

What is defective about it?

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:48 pm

Under Australian law, any piggyback computer modification to the ECU for street car is illegal. (notice 90% of aftermarket ECU company advertise their products on drag cars)

Since its too big for hide away it very easy to spot on the floor of your passenger side. The worst part is, most of the people who i've know got this just leave it on the floor without securing it, which also count as "unsecure load".

But apart from that, i've heard its a great product, you might get away by securing it, & tell the cops its an audio amp.

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:18 am

Grant I wouldn't bother changing your unichip either... I'm sure it does the job well enough.

As far as installation is concerned, having read through my manual it looks fairly simple and I think any good tuner/installer should be able to do it. All I would recommend though is get a tuner that has atleast tuned one before and maybe has the software/cable or alternatively borrow it from a friend as it's quite expensive!

Quickslvr · Post by **Quickslvr** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:18 am

I was told the ingnition and injector needs to be changed for the ingnition + injector harness and fuel pump needs to be changed as well..quite costly actually to have a e-manage put onto the car.

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 2:05 am

No none of it need chaning.
It's just additional harnesses to control your ignition and injector cycle.

It even has a feature where as if you get say 40% larger injectors, you dial that in and it compensates for them.
If you get the e-manage by itself its a total waste of money IMHO. Might as well get one of those apexi safc things, at least it'll look cool

paladin · Post by **paladin** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:18 pm

mm i have a question

is there any difference between the ECU's in the fto?

i got my car dynoed today at 106.4kw, (cai and zorst) and the afr was sitting nicly between 12.2 and 11.7 and the dyno guys looked at it and isntantly asked me what ecu i was using cus it had to be brilliant.... but i know others have really funny afr's ? so whats going on?

not bad for a run on wet tyres huh!