I have searched and i cant really find much information. Is there a reason why no one uses the megasquirt ecu for our cars? I am thinking about this for a winter project.

 

no one has tried it because experimenting on making a map could be very expensive.

 

Very good question...would be interested in finding out too.

 

thought it was some hardcore p0rn when I saw megasquirt

 

yeah same here

 

Experimenting on making a map is part of owning a standalone ecu. However if your at the point where your making maps, you really shouldnt be experimenting. You should know what your doing. Unless were talking about the people who have their own tuner and engine builder and oil change shop. Anyway i am looking deep into the megasquirt option this winter, maybe i'll make it work. It would be nice to only spend $300 for a standalone and , while soldering it together, learn more about fuel injection than I ever wanted to know.

 

s2000's squirts? dayum horny little car.

 

After having installed and tuned a stand alone system on my turbo car (SDS - sdsefi.com) because of not having any easy plug and play options, I think the answer to the question is that Megasquirt isn't frequently seen on S2ks because of the plethora of other, easier options. AEM plug and play sounds great, and there are already a multitude of relatively available maps because so many people use it right? Probably the same with Hondata?

If I had had the option of a plug and play system, it'd be an instant no-brainer for me. On my turbo car, I went stand alone to eliminate the distributor and to have more precise fuel control, but that came at a price - I basically rewired the whole engine bay. Why do that when you can swap in a plug and play ECU in 5 minutes?

 

he pretty much summed up what i would have replied. there are better cost (well relative to hassle) and time effective options out there

 

Well for me the answer is the learning experience. I want to learn how to tune my car and how to build it right. I understand that the majority of s2000 owners who are in the market for a standalone buy one based on ease of use and wether or not their tuner can use it. There are no tuners where i live so this seems as good an option as any. Thanks for reading.