So how much would all that be?

do u guys knwo if microtech cameout with the new series for teh NA yet with a wider range off boost map? i heard this was in the works but not sure if its out yet.

IN A FEW WEEKS

I don't have any experience with the microtech so I may be off here, but I'm guessing the microtech 'dash' does not provide any facilities for idiot lights or any of the crap the microtech doesnt know about.



the microtech is not going to be wired to your oil pressure, fuel level, washer level, oil temp, or anything else that isnt related to the function it does (manage the fuel and spark of the engine).



the dash probably has rpm, boost/vac, coolant temp, and air temp... maybe other stats like how much fuel it's injecting/duty cycle and current ignition timing.

That is correct. It only has warning lights for boost, oil pressure, and water temp. It also has a shift light and a display for your stats.



I'm not home right now so I can't give you a price. I will be in a few hours so I will look it all up and post the prices.

E-mail some of the big name tuners and ask them what they like the best. The replies that I got did not rate Microtech all that highly. However, they did say that if all you want to do is start the car drive to staging and do your quarter than they are perfect.



If you want good sound advice from professional tuners try some of the groups and messageboards.



GregW

I know about the washer fluid and **** like that but Im talking about engine Vitals. The rest like doors open or low fuel and low washer fluid that is **** that you really have to be an "IDIOT" to not notice.

all i was saying is the stuff the microtech doesnt have wired to it for manage the engine won't have representation in the microtech dash.



this includes 'engine vitals' such as oil pressure and temperature. It also includes the other idiot lights that I mentioned. There is no difference between them when it comes to implementing them as a lcd dash, the problem is the microtech doesnt have the analog inputs for the extra stuff. If it did, it could have a washer level indicator on the dash just as easily as a oil pressure one.... at the input level it's all jsut voltage.



if you were interested in throwing away your stock gauge cluster and having all your gauges and idiot lights on a lcd panel... you could do it with a standalone and a extra computer+lcd communicating with the standalone and displaying the engine data in realtime from the standalone as gauges. Then you could add more data acquisition to the extra computer with a general purpose analog to digital converter on say a serial or parallel port... and just wire the extra inputs up to it. Then integrate those inputs into the screen alongside the gauges showing the ecu data. I'm doing this on my car with the haltech e6...

Here are the prices:



LT8 - $869

2 line Dash Unit - $359

Handset - $129

Laptop Adapter - $100

Plug-in Harness - $169



You would only need one or the other between the handset and laptop adapter and you only need the plugin harness if you want the Microtech to be a "Plug and Play". I will also see if I can get you one with both the NA and turbo base maps on it so it will be a little easier.



Here is what the dash unit does.



Main Display

- Built in Digital Tach (Bar graph across the top ith a rev counter also)

- Water temp/ boost pressure display (when boost occurs, water temp will display boost pressure



Data 1

- Engine revs and boost (first line)

- Timing advance and injector open time (second line)



Data 2

- Water and air temps (first line)

- Timing advance and injector open time



Data 3

- TPS and battery voltage (first line)

- Timing advance and injector open time



It also has a warning light that you can set for water temp, air temp, boost, and you use the AUX input of the LT8 for the oil pressure. It also has a programmable shift setting.



The Dash Unit can also be used in place of the handset, but they don't reccomend that because the unit wasn't designed to be an everyday handset. But it possible.



I also have all the specs on the ECU and everything else in PDF format if your intrested.

I can order it str8 from you? and yeah post or send me an email with the info RX713B4URAZZ@aol.com