20b Installs

[RotaryProphet]

Originally Posted by War Eagle

And if price is your primary concern then don't do the 20B swap.

Regarding the Megasquirt, I wasn't aware that EMS could be used but why bother when there are other units that fully support the 20B like the Haltech you mentioned and for example, Microtech? These are not pricey units and they fully support the 20B setup and they have both been used on countless installs. My current EMS is the Microtech LT-12S. With wiring harness, it's like $1,300 and it has my car running like OEM.

Regarding the first point: Definitely don't do 20b if price is an issue. Even $22k is twenty two freaking thousand dollars for an engine swap. You best have a hell of a budget.

As for the Megasquirt, with a few mods on board and doing all the soldering myself, I can have a seriously high powered EFI system for a hair over $300 - the price of the kit and wiring harness. So yes, a thousand dollar savings right there is good enough justification for me, and since I understand how to do it, it's worth it to me. That's just an example of what I'm talking about, not everyone can wield a soldering iron like i can, so not everyone is in a position to spend $300 for something people often spend $1300 on.

[War Eagle]

Originally Posted by RotaryProphet

Regarding the first point: Definitely don't do 20b if price is an issue. Even $22k is twenty two freaking thousand dollars for an engine swap. You best have a hell of a budget.

As for the Megasquirt, with a few mods on board and doing all the soldering myself, I can have a seriously high powered EFI system for a hair over $300 - the price of the kit and wiring harness. So yes, a thousand dollar savings right there is good enough justification for me, and since I understand how to do it, it's worth it to me. That's just an example of what I'm talking about, not everyone can wield a soldering iron like i can, so not everyone is in a position to spend $300 for something people often spend $1300 on.

Yes, but the customer is then left with an EMS that can only be supported by you and that's not a very enviable position to be in. At least with an off the shelf solution (read Microtech, Haltech, etc.) the customer can take the car to other mechanics that can work on/tune the car. Saving money is good, but sometimes going with a tried and true solution that costs more is better. I'm all for saving money but I wouldn't scrimp on the EMS that's for sure.

As for the rest of the project, I love having a mechanic/fabricator like you that is in tune with saving money. Why spend more if you don't get an appreciable corresponding benefit?

Would love to see some pics/vids/dyno sheets of your current 20B project.