Ok, I get it. If you add displacement or a host of other goodies, you need some form of fuel management.
Believe me, I am a complete newbie to fuel injection and its management. I am trying to learn the ins & outs of the management side. It just seems like there are too damn many ways to go, to correct what ever ails the fuel system. Whatever I read it seems like that item is the latest & greatest end all to fuel management! And yes I know better. But I get sucked in just the same. There has to be a better way out there, without breaking the bank.
Which leads me to my Q.
Why doesn't some aftermarket company offer a stand alone ECU (replaces the stock ECU) that has all the bells & whistles included instead of having to piggy back this & that behind a stock ECU? It just seems like one unit with many cables that lead to a gauge, the O2 sensor, TPI, and whatever else is need to complete a management system in one tidy package.
Or am I missing something here? (probably!)
My plans are for an intake & exhaust and a EFIE for now. For the next step, I do not want to purchase an expensive fuel controller and then have to purchase another one if I decide to do something else with the engine. I would not be beyond getting a good ECU-controller now and be set for IF & when i decide to go bigger.
Intelligent FI choices confuse me. Does it show? :furious:
Believe me, I am a complete newbie to fuel injection and its management. I am trying to learn the ins & outs of the management side. It just seems like there are too damn many ways to go, to correct what ever ails the fuel system. Whatever I read it seems like that item is the latest & greatest end all to fuel management! And yes I know better. But I get sucked in just the same. There has to be a better way out there, without breaking the bank.
Which leads me to my Q.
Why doesn't some aftermarket company offer a stand alone ECU (replaces the stock ECU) that has all the bells & whistles included instead of having to piggy back this & that behind a stock ECU? It just seems like one unit with many cables that lead to a gauge, the O2 sensor, TPI, and whatever else is need to complete a management system in one tidy package.
Or am I missing something here? (probably!)
My plans are for an intake & exhaust and a EFIE for now. For the next step, I do not want to purchase an expensive fuel controller and then have to purchase another one if I decide to do something else with the engine. I would not be beyond getting a good ECU-controller now and be set for IF & when i decide to go bigger.
Intelligent FI choices confuse me. Does it show? :furious: