by Edwin Toms | Jan 19, 2022 | Tech Articles, Uncategorized
A Coil-on-Plug (COP) upgrade adds a nice look to the engine bay and unlocks the option for fully sequential ignition i.e. where each coil is controlled and triggered individually by the ECU. This can be useful when higher dwell times are needed due to higher boost...
by Edwin Toms | Jan 19, 2022 | Tech Articles, Uncategorized
Improving both performance and reliability. A customer of our sister company M-Tech Automotive, Jason, is an avid hill-climb competitor, running a 205 GTi. He was plagued with issues with the stock distributor, and very poor performance (105bhp) from the 1.9 GTis...
by Edwin Toms | Jan 19, 2022 | Tech Articles, Uncategorized
Variable Valve Timing – and why its important. A few years back Motorsport Electronics took it upon ourselves to reverse engineer Ford’s elusive VVT as used on the ST170, and create initially a stand-alone VVT Controller (the VVT Pro) and have since we have...
by Edwin Toms | Jan 19, 2022 | Tech Articles, Uncategorized
The VVT swap is a common upgrade for the early Mk1 and Mk2 MX-5s. Allowing you to take advantage of the later 2001-2005 1.8 NBFL VVT Engine, which boasts well for an NA power gain (not so for turbocharging, due to weaker rods when crossing the 230/ft/lbs reported...
by Edwin Toms | Jan 19, 2022 | Tech Articles, Uncategorized
Introducing “Long Term Trim” The ME range of ECUs allows Long-Term Trim (or LTT for short) to take place. It’s used extensively in most modern OEM ECUs as a way to ensure proper engine functioning when using the same map over tens of thousands of units, with the...
by Edwin Toms | Jan 19, 2022 | Tech Articles, Uncategorized
About Wide Band Oxygen Sensors It is not strictly necessary to have a permanent wideband installed on your car in order to run a standalone ECU like the ME221/ME442. Most chassis dyno facilities will have the equipment to measure the air/fuel ratio (AFR) so they can...
