My ECU has arrived :)
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Hi,
My ECU has landed, it came yesterday from Hungary so I had to feed it before taking the pics
Now all I've got to do it build it!





On board knock, EGT and WBO2 :)
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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ooooh no, I don't like that!

On 5th Feb, 2008 mini13 said:
ooooh no, I don't like that!

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How much is one of those then? Does it have coil and injector drivers on board?

Hi,
Yes Tom, £300 :) Email on Friday saying it had been dispatched, on the doorstep Monday morning :)
Upto 8 inj drivers
COP ignition possible
ISCV driver
2 VR sensor inputs....
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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I seen sprockets not so long ago.
Looked smart the capabilities of the system.
One thing i am put off though is soldering it all together.

I tend to shake a bit. I cant eat peas off a fork

Edited by Jordan on 5th Feb, 2008.

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What do you get for your £300 then, I take it the board comes with the chips etc mounted, you just need to solder the plugs to the board? Did the £300 include that lambda sensor too?

I'm intrigued too (esp, as having gone down the MS route)... That's obviously primarily a surface mount board from the photos so why are they selling it with all of the SM bits installed but most of the discrete components DIY ???
I thought VEMS was only available fully built ???
Confused...

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

Hi,
You can buy it built from the Uk importer, or in kit form from the manufacturer.
WBO2 sensor was £60 on top of the £300
You've got to solder the IGN and INJ drivers, plus the option chips such as stepper chip, EGT chip, 2nd VR chip and the big sockets
£330 gets you a built standard one + the prices for the options IIRC
It comes that way so you can customise it to your requirements eg number of ign and inj outputs ect...
Cheers,
Gavin :)

Edited by Bat on 5th Feb, 2008.

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3 weeks to go untill I can order mine! :)

Im taking the easy route and getting it prebuilt though. lol

Keep us updated how the build goes. I guess there is no such thing as a stim board for VEMS?

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Hi,
Thanks Nic :)
Matty .. I'm wading through the instructions... Not heard of a stim ...
Perhaps I should start making them
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Gavin :)

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I guess you could use a JimStim to at least test some of it. But I'm a bit partial because I'm the one making them. Have a look at

Jean

http://www.jbperf.com/

Hi,
Good plug Jean
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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Looks good shouldnt be too hard, reminds me of my college days... errr was atleast 3 years ago lol. Keep us posted am intrested in stuff you have to asseble your self.

Hi,
Update time :)
It's all soldered together and fitted into the box. I've upgraded the firmware (thanks Sprocket :) )
Tested and calibrated my £4 MAP sensor







I only had one of those tiny surface mount chips to fit, it went alright, just needed a magnifying glass to check

Cheers,
Gavin :)

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How long did it take and how many swear words were used?

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Hi,
Well I never kept a close look at the clock and really took my time. Swear words were used when I cooked my finger a couple of times!
To be honest it wasn't the hardest job I've ever done, got Sprocket to ask when I want to double check :)
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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Wont be long now :)

this will be a serious consideration for me when i come to choosing. will have to do some proper indepth research closer to the time. only thing is that i know alot of people use and know alot about the megasquirt and i have not really heard as much about the vems. and as this will be the first time i will have been using a programable ecu i will be needing all the help i can get.

but like i said more research nearer the time.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Hi,
Funny that, Sprocket offered to test on his engine for me too
If you need it give me a shout :)
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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Lol.. I may take you up on that. My car is sat in the garage finished saying "start me, you know you want to". Lol

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

On 5th Feb, 2008 Bat said:
Hi,
My ECU has landed, it came yesterday from Hungary so I had to feed it before taking the pics
Now all I've got to do it build it!Gavin :)

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM