safc 2 and megasquirt

[450tsi]

95 eclipse GS turbo (420a) Im thinking about buying this car but im alittle confused on the safc 2 and megasquirt thing can someone pleaseee explain this to me......iv tried to search for it but i just get wiring diagrams and that doesnt help me much



thanks

 

[ApexVIII]

it says int needs a SAFC or megasquirt, not both

i have a safc 2 for sale...


they are both for tuning, megasquirt is a stand alone .... i think, some one else chime in on this

 

[450tsi]

haha yeah sry title is a little confusing i understand it needs one of the other.. i just dont get what they do....... is this something that if i mess up i can have a dealer do or no?

 

[ApexVIII]

haha yeah sry title is a little confusing i understand it needs one of the other.. i just dont get what they do....... is this something that if i mess up i can have a dealer do or no?

, no a dealer can not do that. its a aftermarket part that tells the ECU how much fuel and how much timing to add.

you could go to a tuning shop, a safc you should be able to do your self wiht a logger

 

[450tsi]

how would u rate the difficulty to install me and my dad are pretty good with cars soo we have alot of tools and i have basic no how and my dad is more expireanced......and if i got a SAFC would i need a logger cause arnt they lik $300

 

[ApexVIII]

how would u rate the difficulty to install me and my dad are pretty good with cars soo we have alot of tools and i have basic no how and my dad is more expireanced......and if i got a SAFC would i need a logger cause arnt they lik $300

loggers are about 80-100

 

[JayRolla]

You can get a palm for $30 on ebay and make the cable yourself. Sometimes people sell the cables on ebay for like $20. Shouldnt be more than $60 for a logger.

 

[450tsi]

ok i guess im just thinking of the wrong parts either way id like to get the eclipse but i wanted to make sure i wasent getting in over my head with the SAFC thing


now all i gotta do is find out how to install this dang thing

thanks for all your help

 

[95TalonOwner]

SAFC will not work on a turbo 420A. Since the car was meant to be non turbo, you can only change the fuel in vacuum up to 0. You cannot do anything to change the fuel in positive boost.

Megasquirt on a difficulty rating of 1 to 10 to install is probably a 10.

 

[450tsi]

can someone else comment....is this true? A SAFC would not work??

 

[Nekoni]

Not sure on the SAFC part myself (I've never owned or dealt with them), but I do Megasquirt installs and I do not, and will never recommend the system to anybody based on how in depth the installs get.

Personally, I'd just look for another car.