TopDawg_43 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 I did MPI on my car over 10 years ago. I'm currently running a Haltech E6K. I have to use an old IBM notebook, that I think is gonna die any day now. There is no way of using an Window 7 or newer laptop to tune my E6K. I'm debating on getting a new EMS or getting rid of the car. I've been out of the loop for a few years now. What are the updated EMS system out now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87redcat Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Contact Sotty for a megasquirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Megasquirt Scot87Star builds them and supports them on our site. AEM is another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott87star Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Megasquirts are the best value for the dollar out there, they had a marginal reputation for awhile because the build quality was dependent on the builder. The feature list in the firmware has/is growing constantly and can usually be back ported to earlier versions and pricing has remained fairly constant so the actual value goes up over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDawg_43 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I'll look into it. When I built my car, I was not a fan of MS. But I'll take a look at it again. I did figure out the Haltech Platinum Sport 1000 is the updated equivalent to my E6K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionbull Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 your old laptop has a serial port?you can get another old laptop on ebayor get the the usb serial adapter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott87star Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 It isn't the port, the tuning software for the old Haltechs is DOS based. If anyone but me remembers what that even means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromedome Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 There are ways around this problem without resorting to buying a new ECU. DosBox and VirtualBox come to mind.Do a google search for running dos on new computer.If the tuning program ran in XP, it's easy enough to roll a newer computer back to XP by slipstreaming sata drivers into it for the new style hard drives.I wouldn't recommend keeping XP for a machine that will be used online, but on a cheap laptop dedicated to the car it would be no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 DOS Disk Operating System? what do i win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott87star Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 what do i win? A 5.25" floppy disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Cary Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 A 5.25" floppy disk. It better be Oregon Trail or Hugos House of Horrors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G54Bstore Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) Agh memories... Oregon trail . First game I ever saw in grade school lolBetter than street fighter 2 ..sike Edited March 27, 2015 by G54Bstore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesey Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Has anyone looked into maybe using VMware and running a virtual machine on a newer computer? I know some industrial programmers use it for outdated Allen bradely software that only runs on xp or older. It's kind of like having a computer on a computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 I have the same thing. Use DosBox. I can help you out if you need any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pure_insanity Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hey will, I just saw this. Go for megasquirt. I'm running it and love it. Nothing like it all was 10 yes ago. You coming to p.f. this year? And are you bringing your son? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidewaySStarion Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Dos box does work really well with the old haltech tuning software, You can find old IBM t30's on ebay pretty cheap and if it's running windows 98 or older it should work ok for the task. the main issue is going to find a tuner that knows how to work with those older haltechs. they are very strange in the fuel/timing maps are bar graphs and not like a modern ecu. I'm a fan of AEM ecus though they have their quirks, if you are budget minded the EMS-4 works really well (UCW458), If not then I'd say go with a big box series 2 (30-6050) or one of the new infinity ecus. I'm running the 30-6050 on my car and it works extremely well, within the next few weeks I'll be setting up flex fueling and probably updating my build thread from 5 years ago. The main issue I find with the megasquirt ecus is the poorly written software and the jacked up way of setting up the inputs and outputs especially the cam/crank triggers. The logging is very lacking and if you can get through all of the issues with the setup and get it working and tuned they don't have a very good track record for reliability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Phil Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 (edited) My Conquest has been on MS1X since 2008 or 2009. You call that unreliable? Its like bit.ching that your mongolian stirfry taste like crap......YOU PICK THE INGREDIENTS. Dont use crap. +1 for Scotts system. Edited August 4, 2015 by Funky Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidewaySStarion Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 My Conquest has been on MS1X since 2008 or 2009. You call that unreliable? Its like bit.ching that your mongolian stirfry taste like crap......YOU PICK THE INGREDIENTS. Dont use crap. +1 for Scotts system. I've been running a 30-6050 since late 09 when they launched it (I have SN #65). I don't see how your mongolian BBQ reference makes any sense it's more like you go to the mongolian BBQ and you give a bowl with all of the ingredients and you cook it yourself, and if you burn it or mess something up, it's all your fault. I've worked with FIP's trainwreck of an MS1, I've worked with Scotty's MS2/3 hybrid and those are like the diet coke of the standalone world, sure they'll get the job done, but they'll always leave a bad taste in your mouth afterwords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pure_insanity Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 I've been running on ms2 for about 5 yrs. Once I got over the learning g curve that is mpi, I absolutely love it. Car fires right up, idles great and runs like a raped ape. I can't say anything bad about the megasquirt stuff.And definitely etly have not had any reliability issues that were the megasquirts fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 i have had my MS1 V3 made by DIYautotune in 3 different cars with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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