Re: A few words about Westech Dyno facility in CA
It depends on the shop. I doubt there are any that wouldn't let us tune your combo ourselves, usually I go through a referral anyways... some places might not like a first-timer trying to do his own work, as he may have a bad experience then go badmouth them on the internet.
Edelbrock makes some good stuff. Shaun was in my wedding so he's ALWAYS helpful, even via phone at 5am on a Saturday (seered's dyno session). I like the SuperVictor because it's built like a tank! but it lacks some features (built in 2-step, nitrous controls, boost controls) that a lot of newer systems have. You may be able to save a bit of money if you purchase the hard parts separate from the computer - you can range from a basic Megasquirt ($350ish) on up to a middle of the road FAST, BS3, DFI ($1600-2200ish), or go with some of the more interesting/rare systems in that price range (Pantera/Weber-Redline/Electromotive/EFI Technologies), you can move up the ladder to MoTec ($4500ish+) or go batshit crazy with Pectel (Indycar bucks) etc. Don't discount the cheap ones, either - Megasquirt has pulled a class win at Drag Week 3 out of 4 years, and we have no plans for slowing down at DW09
Anyways, piecing together your own system isn't a bad idea, and can save some money. You can also get into coil-per-plug or wasted spark if you want/need (I like these for forced induction engines, or big hits of nitrous).
You could post up in the EFI forum here for questions. There is a lot of EFI experience on this forum - lots of new guys who can give you advice based on recent experience, and guys who've been doing it forever (Dynoroom, 427).
Originally posted by mike343sharpstick
Edelbrock makes some good stuff. Shaun was in my wedding so he's ALWAYS helpful, even via phone at 5am on a Saturday (seered's dyno session). I like the SuperVictor because it's built like a tank! but it lacks some features (built in 2-step, nitrous controls, boost controls) that a lot of newer systems have. You may be able to save a bit of money if you purchase the hard parts separate from the computer - you can range from a basic Megasquirt ($350ish) on up to a middle of the road FAST, BS3, DFI ($1600-2200ish), or go with some of the more interesting/rare systems in that price range (Pantera/Weber-Redline/Electromotive/EFI Technologies), you can move up the ladder to MoTec ($4500ish+) or go batshit crazy with Pectel (Indycar bucks) etc. Don't discount the cheap ones, either - Megasquirt has pulled a class win at Drag Week 3 out of 4 years, and we have no plans for slowing down at DW09
Anyways, piecing together your own system isn't a bad idea, and can save some money. You can also get into coil-per-plug or wasted spark if you want/need (I like these for forced induction engines, or big hits of nitrous).
You could post up in the EFI forum here for questions. There is a lot of EFI experience on this forum - lots of new guys who can give you advice based on recent experience, and guys who've been doing it forever (Dynoroom, 427).
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