Im gettin a 88 TII waht would be your suggestions on an ecu with spending a fortune and would i be able to tune on a laptop or will i have to go to a shop or something

Well, I've got an 88 T2 and I went with the Haltech E6X. It was pretty easy to get up and running, but as with most things, the devil is in the details. I used a base map from the Hitman's site, and made some adjustments. The car is very driveable, but still needs plenty of fine tuning. It's a bit rich at WOT (like 10.0) and richer than necessary at cruise (12-ish). I wanted to be sure I didn't blow up the motor learning how to tune the Haltech, and so far, I've been successful in that sense! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif



If you choose to tune it yourself, you MUST get a wideband O2 sensor. Otherwise you'll be working blind. I have found the Innovate unit to be very competent.



I suppose the Haltech isn't exactly cheap, but there are others that cost lots more. Microtech is a bit cheaper, but I couldn't find many people that would say nice things about them. Megasquirt sounds promising, but would require a bit more effort.

Ya i was talkin to someone about the Megasquirt the other day, anyone have info on the Megasquirt??

You can do a search on megasquirt on this forum and see what pops up. Surely some interesting reading. But you'll find the answers to all your megasquirt questions at www.msefi.com

What about the haltech, no big problems or anything? Cause i want a good dependable stand alone i guess i could dish the money for a good dependable unit. What else would i need to get harness or anything? Whats a wideband o2 sensor, like i said before i dont know much about this stuff, yuor help would be greatly appreciated.

rtek 2.0 thats wut i use its easy and lets you do what you need to do www.digitaltuning.com

Thanks ill look into it

You got the stage 2, so yuo can tune right? What palm device do you use? Just some personal info about your setup and how it works would be good, just need some input

thanks

yes i have stage2 so i have he ability to tune. my current setup is an hks air filter,2.5in DP w/strait exaust, 750cc secondaries, 255 walbro fuel pump, near monster port with manifolds to match ported and modded TB .and ported wastegate running about 10lbs of boost. right now im running the stock fuel and timing maps while i break in the engine and wait for my turbo upgrade. i am using a palm m515 to view everything the software is awsome allows you to know everything going on in the engine. it makes setting tps easy,also includes a built in fuel cut defender and clear flood mood if you go to their website it can tell you alot more then i can. in my opinion as a being new to this tuning world also, the rtek has made learning the basics of tuning an easy experience. if you have any more questions plz feel free ask

-James

So before hand you didnt know much about tuning? The Rtek made learning it easy? About how long have yuo had it and when you first got it did i run good or were there a few kinks to work out?

Thanks

that is right well i still dont know very much about tuning, but it is an easy learning device. i have had the rtek running for about the last three months i havnt fucked with it that much do to i still need a wideband. it is a plug and play ecu witch allows u to put it in and run of the stock fuel and timing maps with out having to find or make a base map. i have just richened up my maps a little bite for breaking in the engine witch is now just about done. within the next two weeks the car will be put away for the winter and placed back under the knife for a makeover witch will include a brn stage4 turbo, custom fmic, and FD uim with a whole bunch of other little gadgits. hope to have the car back up for summer where i will much more throughly tune it or get it professionally tuned.

-James

What kind of pda do you use??

i use the older model palm m515 because it was chaep of of ebay. but you can almost use any of them as long as it uses plam os. again if you go to the web site they will have a list of the compatable pdas.

-James

Ya i read that, i was just curious which pda you used and how good the software is and how easy.

thanks

Ya i read that, i was just curious which pda you used and how good the software is and how easy.

thanks

Oh and another question, ill need a wideband sensor for tuning right?

What exactly is a wideband, like i said i dunno much about this stuff at all.

A wideband O2 sensor will give you a fairly accurate reading of the air/fuel ratio that your engine is getting. If someone else is doing the tuning, they will have one. If you are doing the tuning, you will need one. And I don't recommend that you do your own tuning unless you have a bit of time on your hands and are quite savvy with electronic gadgets. My Haltech has been installed for two years, and while it drives fine, it's not "tuned" to the point where I'm satisfied with it, but I don't have a lot of time to spend with it.



I have been happy with the Innovate LM-1 unit. I think it goes for right around 300 clams.

yes u will need a wide band and controller to start tuning with rtek. a wide band is almost like an oxygen sensor but reads much smaller increments of your air/fuel ratio giving you a more precise reading. In other words it tells you if your running rich or lean somewhere throughout your rpm range. it is a very important and crucial when tuning, so you don't blow up your engine. I'm sure if you search or if others chime in you can learn a lot more information about wide-band O2 sensors.

-James



1988redt2 is faster then me also the lm1 innovate can be viewed through the rtek but u stilll need the controller

Alright, thanks guys i really appreciate all your help and time.

no problem anytime