noiz3 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Anyone know of any decent standalone management systems out for our cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Anything you buy will not be "for our cars". It's going to be you wiring it up and using the software to set it up correctly then tuning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noiz3 Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 So any standalone will work. I know I have to tune it and what not just wanted to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyquest Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 It sounds like you will need to do some serious research before you tackle a standalone setup. Its not just going to be a splicing wires and away you go scenario. You will need different sensors and many other things also. I will say though that there is a member on the boards here that makes a mostly plug and play setup using megasquirts. I believe his name is scott87star... Or its close to that. I'm sure someone can chime in and verify his name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott87star Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Yup, I can build you a system. It's as plug and play as you can get for a Starquest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noiz3 Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Aeesome. Now I was asking around and apparently some said it's pointless cause I don't have fuel injection and also I have a "rotary" distributor. And if that doesn't matter then what prices am I looking at scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noiz3 Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Also the only reason I'm asking about this is because the guy I bought it from supposedly had it tuned but the turbo controller wasn't set right, it was over boosting and popping and being crazy, and the turbo gage wasn't hooked up at all and it idles rough. So I asked a guy I know if he could tune it but he doesn't have the equipment for the stock ecu. I'm just looking at future plans with the standalone. After I do plugs and wires, upgraded distributor, etc, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott87star Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 If you own a Starquest you have fuel injection, the distributor can be/will be controlled by the standalone as well. Some are wrong. My systems are complete along with installation and tuning support, they start at $595. The stock ECU is a dinosaur, it cannot be tuned or tweaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Scott is the man! Megasquirt is a good system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Also the only reason I'm asking about this is because the guy I bought it from supposedly had it tuned but the turbo controller wasn't set right, it was over boosting and popping and being crazy, and the turbo gage wasn't hooked up at all and it idles rough. So I asked a guy I know if he could tune it but he doesn't have the equipment for the stock ecu. I'm just looking at future plans with the standalone. After I do plugs and wires, upgraded distributor, etc, etcSounds like you need to get the car running good first before upgrading the engine management system. Read through the FAQ's and download a factory service manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octanefueled Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Hey, Scott! Just out of curiosity, does your MS system have the capability to control a COP (coil-on-plug) or distributorless ignition conversion. Not really sure there's a reason to convert (especially on a "regular" street car), but it'd be nice to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Hey, Scott! Just out of curiosity, does your MS system have the capability to control a COP (coil-on-plug) or distributorless ignition conversion. Not really sure there's a reason to convert (especially on a "regular" street car), but it'd be nice to know. Megasquirt can control COP or CNP. But to do that you need a cam and crank sensor. The ECU has to know when to fire and what coil. You can't do it with the stock ignition parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) his systems can run anything from 1 to 12 cylinders and cops no problem. BUT you need a 90's mighty max dizzy and spacer to make it happen. im sure scott has other ways than that buthe can make anything happen for the MS.you want fan control for the rad fans? he can do it.you want boost control? he can do it.you want launch control he can do it.flat shifting here is a comparison chart of what unit does what. http://www.msextra.com/feature-xref.html read it there is a lot of great info on what the ms units can do. Edited June 13, 2014 by importwarrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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