It’s simple, you do a lot of research and go carefully and slowly. It really isn’t witchcraft, it’s simple. That said, if you are chasing 3 bar boost things can go wrong very quickly, for a standard na or “normal” turbo car, a wideband, some kind of knock detection (even if it’s your ear) and a systematic approach is all you need. I will say though, the only way to get to absolute peak power is on a dyno, but on the road you can get to 98% I believe.
I'm in the US, using a speeduino on a l61 I'm swapping into a Pontiac Fiero. I bought mine fully assembled for $120 from a Venezuelan living in Mexico. The support from around the world on this project is absolutely amazing.
An international effort! I've always loved the look of the Fiero, like a more aggressive Mk1 MR2, never been in one (they are very rare in the UK), With a good engine I bet it'd be a graet drive👍
@@MakingforMotorsport the Fiero gets a little international love, the big go to forum for the car is in run and hosted in the netherlands. Still not many across the pond. If you ever get to sit in one, one of the biggest surprises is how roomy they are inside.
Hmm, they seem quite small but at the same time American cars are a little larger than the European/Japanese equivalent, the Mk1 MR2 feels tiny inside!
@@MakingforMotorsport yes, the mr2 are very small inside in comparison. The Fiero was intended to have a shorter roof but GM executives at the time were tall and wanted to fit in the car. The roof was raised 2 inches from the prototype. There's a shop in the US that used to chop 3" out of the roof. The design of the car was revolutionary. In 84 it was the safest car in the US only to be dethroned by volvo in 85. The car was the first with a full space frame that was adopted by the Corvette in 1996. Another thing that was unique is the body mounting was extremely precise, the mounts for the body were resin filled blocks, the whole frame went into a giant mill and drill machine that milled the mounts off at the perfect z hight, then drilled at the precise x,y so you could take the body from one and fit it onto another with no fitment issues throughout it's entire production. The Fiero was limited by budget in some ways, the engineers still managed to do some unique stuff.
Man i found the Speeduino on the internet a couple years ago. Everything to do with it was just links to dead ends and paragraphs written in languages i couldnt read. Its so cool someone pursued this and developed it to this point.
You get it! If the choice is going cheap or not doing it, there is no choice! Plus, in motorsport is always nice to beat the guy who spends $$$$$ when you spend $$!
@@MakingforMotorsport if time is money you could argue it cost the same as the $$$$ boards because you have to do so much extra setup, so it does have a catch that catch is setup time. Edit: I would rather spend the extra time.
@@nottobay6768 To be honest. It's about a hour of soldering. If you come in with a plan 1-2 wiring setup. Tuning probably takes the longest out this depending on the person and how well they know their vehicle.
@@donovan2697 exactly but for some people, especially those that would have to learn to solder I could see it being for the extra for those people, but not me.
@@nottobay6768 the problem I have with the time is money argument is with what would you otherwise be doing? If your answer is sitting around watching TV or something similar, your time is essentially free. If you would otherwise be learning how the engines functions and how to control it, your time is invested in that same goal which is essentially free too. It's only when you would otherwise be doing something productive that you cannot do at the same time that it would be money. For instance, you wouldn't consider helping your child with homework as time equals money. But yiu would consider not being able to do so as a loss. Watching this 12 minute video is not 2 tenth of an hourly rate you would otherwise earn unless you stopped earning to watch it. On the other hand, there can be costs associated with time outside of you earning. For instance, paying for insurance and license fees for a car you cannot drive. Maybe toss storage space in there as well. But if you were already incurring those costs but had to save for the more expensive solutions, it pays in savings to diy the cheap. I guess the point is that time can equal money but it doesn't always. Especially when the time is spent on a hobby.
I was wondering how long it would be before an Arduino-based engine management solution appeared. Not gonna lie, I thought this would have been a thing at least 5 years ago for how long the Arduino platform has been around.
This product is about to gain even more traction with the OBS Ford tuck crowd. A lot of Fox Body Mustang and OBS Pickup owners are having trouble finding replacement EECs (what Ford called a PCM back in the early 90s) as time goes on. I know Speeduino won't work for MAF equipped vehicles, but the older O2 sensor-only rigs can use this setup easily.
Great video and clear introduction to Speeduino. More people need to know about this gem and not be scared off by having to solder. It's a lot of components but individually are about as easy as soldering can be. I'm so close to firing up my 1979 Toyota Cressida with Speeduino and ITBs. So far the experience has been identical to setting up megasquirt. I've even referenced the megasquirt manual when the speeduino wiki lacks information such as hooking up some engine components. I also highly recommend spending the little bit of extra money on the advanced Tunerstudio and Megalog Viewer. Its a one time purchase and totally worth it.
The soldering doesn't bother me at all, it's how to know where to wire it in and how to set it up. I only want to control a monopoint injection on a 900cc.
@@izzzzzz6 Wiring is incredibly daunting. I've only installed one megasquirt and one Speeduino so I don't have extensive knowledge. But here's some tips. Break it down. Worry about each engine component separately. Figure out your injector. Then your spark. Then your crank trigger. Order doesn't matter but one at a time really helped me. Research one at a time and how it needs to be wired correctly (high/low impedance injectors, crank sensor hall/VR internal/external pullup, etc.) Make a wiring diagram or chart. Super helpful to refer back to. When wiring my Speeduino I had a chart with columns like "harness wire colour" "what its for" "where it goes on ecu" then a checkbox once each was fully wired. Most importantly is write things down, start a binder, make notes. I'm fairly disorganized so I struggled here but it payed off.
Just added one of these to my MX5 and had it professionally tuned. The Speeduino isn't that well known down here in Australia so my tuner had to spend a bit of time getting to know where some of the features were in Tunerstudio. Once he had, he told me that this ECU was as good as any of the more expensive units frequently used down here with all of them cost more than 4x what I paid (including shipping from the US to Australia). I'm definitely happy with my decision to go with the Speeduino.
That’s great to hear, I am convinced that a properly build and installed Speeduino, on the right type of engine, is a match for most other units! Really glad it’s worked out well for you!
he lied to you, most plug and play units will leave the speed duiono in the dust, how fast is a arduino cpu. thats right they are very slow, and it is precisely that lag in cpu speed that creates glitches, get a plug and play unit they are the stress free way to go, sure they cost a bit more but your saving on grief and failed projects and so on ???
Just a quick tip for the wire block a good idea would be to use wire ferrules. They prevent the strands from spreading out and lead to a cleaner install overall
@@MakingforMotorsport They're not that expensive. But if you do decide to get one, skip the square ones. There are also crimping tools with a hexagonal crimping pattern that results in a much rounder crimp that's easier to install into screw terminals or circuit breakers. I bought mine on Amazon a couple of years ago, it was a brand I never heard of (Preciva), but it works great and I couldn't be more satisfied. Just checked, and a similar one from the same brand goes for £22.39 right now.
awesome, this will be on my to buy list. Though I will go with a prebuilt as I know my hands are not steady enough for soldering normal components, much less surface mount.
I have a Datsun 280zx or a Nissan S130 Z. I’m planning on turbocharging it. It may be a bit high compression but I’m running low boost, good cooling, and good efi to mitigate for that. I was looking to get a Megasquirt Diy kit and run Ford EDIS and mod the trigger wheel a bit. But now that you mention this, this is a whole different animal. This changes everything. Thank you
@@Tachikoma69 wonder if this would run my 98 volvo s70 t5 b5234t9 swapped with hybrid turbo. Running dw300 pump on dw800 injectors 3.25" maf but id like to go speed density. Currently managed by modified Bosch m4.4.
@@ogfromutube9649 t5 or t6? Either way, you can run both engines with what ever combo you want. If running a drive by wire, you will need to revert to drive by cable. Not yet supported unless you get a standalone.
@@Tachikoma69 its the t5 2.3 20v. Cable throttle used rn block and head but the older style intake and tb. Drilled cams for rotor plate til i go cop. Its tuned by vast now and he did great job but everytime i change something i have to bother him. Just swapped to 800c as i maxed out the 468cc greens.
I am building a turbo D16, My first big engine build. at first iwas terrified about the wiring side of things. after watching this and a video on wiring looms, i feel alot more calm and collected. i look forward to putting together my own speeduino and learning about tuning! :)
Just wanted to stop by and say how much I'm enjoying your videos, your style of presenting is fantastic Your project has inspired me to give Speeduino and ITBs a go! I've got an old Pontiac V8 that will make a cool test bed!
Cheers buddy, that’s great to hear and I’m glad your enjoying them 👍. Next video about to drop (if ur considering a Speedy you may find it interesting 🤔)
Thank you so much for this upload. I took the plunge and bought a speeduino. I’m halfway through the soldering (very therapeutic lol). This is a very doable project for the budget-minded enthusiast :-)
Omfg. Fallen in love. Thank you so much. That digital dash is what I had been looking for with regards to the MS as well. Looks like this one is on the money. Whoop whoop!
If you need to practice soldering, I highly recommend using old, defunked flat screen TV or Laptop. The circuit boards in those are perfect learning tools. You might even end up repairing it.
Thanks for doing this video. I have a 1980 FIAT 124 spider 2.0L that I have built up for auto crossing. I am installing ITBs off a 2004 CBR600RR and want to do away with my distributor. I was trying to decide between the Speeduino and the Megasquirt. this video was perfectly relevant! Thanks!
Very cool! I built a megasquirt v1 years ago back when it was only a solder kit. Currently running some projects on arduino based samd21 boards like the qtpy. Super powerful for $6. And m5stack esp32. Looking for something like this for my hopefully soon kswap starion.
Just what I need! I’m rebuilding a Fiat X1/9 with a Fiat Uno Turbo 1.3 engine and I’m currently looking for a replacement for the standard and old ECU.
a very compelling and good solution! I bought a complete plugnplay Ecu solution for my volvo. 1600£ total with injectors, wideband, sensors, ecu with BT and complete wiring harness. its nowhere near this level of cheap. but for an "of the shelf" item its as good as it gets in terms of price. ^ for those wondering. DRE ECU is the manufacturer.
Hey, great to see you using Speeduino, and thanks for the mention in the Video :D A few small recommendations before you get too stuck in with your tuning. Update your firmware to the latest. There are some features in versions after yours that make running ITBs easier, mainly ignition based idle control. I use that on my personal project., ruclips.net/video/EfR-dr7fOW0/видео.html Also, if you are using TPS as your load, make sure you have an axis cell for 0, and I would use about 5 cells going up in single increments (1,2,3,4,5) at the bottom of the table. A small throttle change in this region has a big impact. Good luck with your project, SUBBED!
I’ve thinking about updates for a while but i already have the functionality and value the stability above everything (don’t want to mess with it), it’s been running my wasted spark for about 2-3years.... I do like the sound of ignition based idle control, I’ve got a retard dip in my table at idle and if it drops in revs I get abit of advance to nudge it back but that’s not ideal, (less than perfect idle and it’s taking up a speed column), I will look at it 👍 So seeing as I am going to be messing with it, it’s likely a good time to update. And 🤫 on the Load axis break points, that’s basically the next video 😂😂😂
I'm researching for a aftermarket basic ecu for a 4x4 jeep project. F....iing zj brunt up a third stock one due to the faulty security system. So I'm gonna scrap that entire system which means rewiring the whole car. Thanks for all the info!
This video has been popping into my suggested feed for ages, finally got around to watching it, now I wish I watched it a year ago… just wish speeduino worked with diesels…
I went for the Link Plugin ECU for my Altezza when I put ITBs on. It really is plug'n'play, so it couldn't have been simpler. The Altezza uses a BEAN network for a lot of the car, so the Link plugin ECU has an extra board on it to do the can bean translation. This meant I could use everything on my dash and keep it very OEM looking. A really good benefit of the Link ECU is the support that comes with it, whether on the Link ECU forums, the FB pages or direct contact. If there are any issues or queries, you get a really detailed answer usually within minutes from a Link employee. When I get a more project oriented car, I'll definitely be giving the speeduino a go
Yeah Link seems to be the name of the moment with lots of integration, I remember your post on the ITB and your install sounded top notch, especially if you can integrate into the BEAN network and CANBUS. Trying to integrate anything into that and continue the stock features would be a massive headache...
Jenvey Dynamic itb for the cyclone engine im building up. I have been using MicroSquirt for the fuel/ignition system with some I/O from an open source software. Kinda did the trick you described with the ampseal header and soldered the day away.
I've got a Jeep 2.5 4 cylinder that I am stroking to 3.0. I'm also modifying a 351 Cleveland head on top of it. I'm making a custom cam for it. I want to run individual stack injection. I might go carburetor and just need to control the spark.
Yesterday I went to Santapod with my Corrado with a r32 engine running on Speeduino happily ran a 13.4 @100 mph which is comparable to the same car running the stock management considering I am not currently controlling the VVT and the intake changeover valve I am happy, it helps that I have previous MS2 and MS3x experience (and already have the tunerstudio upgrade) there are a few things that are not currently supported but for the money it works really well.
Sounds like it’s going well! Have you done all the tuning on it? I have used a MS years ago and when I came to get another one I couldn’t believe how much the prices have gone up... especially an MS3x, great functionality but it’s nearly entry level money for a name brand!
@@MakingforMotorsport yes I did all the tuning still needs a little work in the warmup areas and part throttle but its more than drivable I towed my trailer tent and did the 300 mile round trip without issues, The prices have gone up (as have everything) I helped a friend pick a new ecu recently for his fast road car and he was interested in going ms3x and in the end he went for an EMU classic as it was similar price wise to an ms3x and had DBW support which he was keen on... I have my MS3x on my mk2 golf drag car (pb of 9.95@146)
That EMU classic seems like a great choice, definitely better than a similarly priced Link unit, they need to increase their marketing budget! Sounds like you’re well into your VWs, sub 10 in a FWD is going some, is it a turbo? (1.8T?)
@@MakingforMotorsport yes its a 1.8t with a hx52 although I am building a new engine for it as I keep lifting the head on it (lower compression and o-ringed the block) I was quite impressed with the EMU range although the datalogging is more awkward vs the ms3
For now, being interested in computers and tech mods, I want to learn about how ECUs work. I’m currently driving a decent 216 Ford Focus SE standard kit but i’m interested in possibly making tech mods and stuff for it sometime down the road. So I want to learn how the computer works and controls the engine, this video seemed like a decent step in that direction.
this is awesome. So nice to see more ppl using speediuno. I decided to put ITBs on my s52 powered e30 and took a chance at using a speeduino (pasi board) ECU and i haven't looked back. Car runs very well thanks to my buddy Dwight from @DCwerx who got me all setup with a tune. This year i plan on adding a better flowing exhaust system and maybe trying out some longer trumpets for my ITBs.
Cheers Dwight, but you know the score about how long it takes! (This was my 2nd stab at this video). But Your knowledge and enthusiasm for the project always shine through on your videos... they are invaluable - stick at it 👊
@@MakingforMotorsport Yes, good info, I've watched it. I've found a company in Australia that sells itb's with the same bolt pattern as the side draft Weber's. 😃 My remaining challenge is air filters and either wasted spark or coil on plug ignition.
Hey I'm loving the videos, top job. I commented on your 3d printed inlet manifold video as I too have bought itbs from a zx6r. I'm getting the bits together to convert a 1973 series 3 land rover to run on a speeduino. I've gone for the ua4c flavour and to adapt a previously carburetor based engine I'm getting the rest of the bits needed.(trigger wheels, coil packs ect). I've noticed that alot of the videos revolve around adapting speeduino to already injected cars so I plan on documenting my journey on RUclips, watch this space. I've not done it before but I feel I've watched days worth of videos on other conversion, please keep the content coming as every one helps me out a little more, cheers
I will do Mike, I love getting the feedback as the videos do seem to really help people! I know what you mean about the other conversions, there could be more info on how to pull together a wasted spark setup using junkyard bits (maybe I should’ve put that in my video🤔). I would LOVE to see ITBs on a Land Rover! I think RUclips has enough Miatas and not enough original stuff! Go for it! Let me know when it’s out!
I've put a speeduino in my 1981 bedford cf motorhome to make it a bit better fuel economy wise. It was quite a project but its working and is fairly dependable.
@@MakingforMotorsport the hardest bit was to figure out a magnet holder for a trigger wheel to get the cam position. But all in all it was pretty straight forward iterations to get to a finished working vehicle. At the moment I'm still fighting a bit with my idle but I hope I'll get this straight with the idle valve I bought. By now I have a wide range of different car manufacturers incorporated. Fuel pump from a Mercedes, injectors from a VW passat, ignition coil from an Audi, idle valve from a BMW and so on. To get the fuel rail tight required some engineering and a few iterations until I fabricated some adaptors from Bosch ev2 to 8mm hose, t this gave me the flexibilities of a fuel rail made from hose as there is no fuel rail for my specific modified bedford intake available. I built all this fully reversible so I can always go back to carb and mechanical ignition.
I did a Megasquirt about 12years ago, went to do another about 2 years ago, got put off by the price and found Speeduino. I never had a Cinqy but I had a Seicento Sporting back in the day, what a car!!! I’d reckon the 500 is even better!
I welded my citroen c2 shafts inside golf mk4 by slotting on either side of the vw tube but not to the end so it didn't have a weak spot and welding throught the vw shaft into the c2 I'm putting over 300bhp through these for 6 years now no problem yet
@@MakingforMotorsport I went with the smd 0.4 and just made the harness myself. Its been going good for the past couple of months. The miata has been a trooper, I’ve screwed up so many times, and yet its still kicking on 14psi with 190k miles!
14psi???? It can take more!! 😂👍😬. I am really tempted by the idea of a miata, I think it’d really help the channel with something more road based to work on...
Wanting to do a twin charged m104 i6 in a w202. Don’t wanna rely on a piggy back or nothing. I wanna do it right but man $900 is dollars for me for a “ budget “ ecu is ridiculous. Thanks for the vid man
Oh my goodness!! I am so unbelievably interested in this!! I am dedicated to learn how to wire and tune my Z32 TT instead of dropping $1500+ on a haltech!! Can the speeduino support boost controlling and all the other tuning features a haltech would have??
One of my current projects is my 1992 ZX7R that I want to convert to efi. I was thinking of adapting the complete throttle bodies/ harness/sensors and ecu from an R6 since their power levels are similar.
I have a Speeduino on my E30 325i. I cheated and went for a plug and play that connects directly to the existing Motronic 1.3 loom. Added a wideband O2 sensor. Downloaded a base tune to get car started and TunerStudio with the auto tune upgrade. The fun really got started after I ripped out the stock induction setup and put in a set of RHD Engineering ITBs. Found getting the tune right a bit of a challenge as it was a steep learns curve, but it was my own fault. I just can’t leave anything alone 🤣
You just bought a free subscriber from me !! I'm going to be transplanting a 2.4 Duratec turbo( modded from a 2.5) into my 94 Ford Courier pick-up, this ecu will remove plenty of headaches.... And I like soldering too 👍
recently bought a CB Performance black box to fit to my aircooled vw. it's a dedicated unit for those engines but i had considered a speeduino. have zero experience with electrical/electronic anything so i chose the simpler option. however, i'm still curious and using one in the future is certainly not out of the question so this kind of vid is fantastic. one thing - i will not touch amazon with a bargepole. they kill local small businesses, treat their staff like slaves, encourage rampant consumerism and are massive tax dodgers.
Maybe an ECU isn’t the best place to start with electronics and I had messed about with arduinos before but I have used none of that experience... the knowledge needed is more around how to integrate different engine components....
If you want the absolute cheapest if your running the GM gen 3 LS engines you can use an obdxpro which cost 80 dollars or a vcxnano which is a little bit more with open source software pcm hammer and universal patcher or tunerpro alongside the pcm logger you can write and flash a custom tune to the p01 and p59 ecus. The cool thing about this is they have been reverse engineered so extensively that many different engines including different makes and different numbers of cylinders have been ran by these ECUs. My P59 is great but theres one big shortcoming. I can't tune it in real time. I had to rebuild my motor so I decided since my crankshaft was toast I added a forged crankshaft with a longer stroke, and a new cam. The limitation to no real time tuning is to update the tune I have to shut the engine off, flash the ecu then test it. Which i don't really want to do when I'm first breaking the engine in. So I think a real time ECU for break in to get things running acceptably is a need, but afterwards I hope I can export the tables from the standalone to the stock ecu and go back to logging. Didn't want to spend 500 dollars for a dyno break in ECU so thank you.
Are they better than hp tuners? I work at a junkyard and we have messed up vettes come in with ecu issues sometimes we have to put a carb on the thing and that doesn't work half the time
how was I not aware... coding my own car for this price while shooting flames at those hybrids behind me is a life long dream =). will be looking into this proper thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Yes! Now that, my friend, is a noble pursuit! I wish you best of luck and if you need help lightly toasting a prius, I'm here! (I'll come clean, my, main car is plug in hybrid, but it's a 330e and has 300bhp 😂😂😂
I looked into RusEfi when I first got my Speeduino, and it looks to have moved on significantly with some great features, but I had a history with an Arduino so I was comfortable... but it certainly looks impressive, the pre-assembled version looks like a match for a full commercial ECU
Loving this ITB series. Planning on building a new shape fiat 500 rat rod pick up truck and was tin king what to do with the engine. ITBs I think will compliment it great but management was my biggest Concern
I run speeduino for a few years. I was disappointed due to having problems with the drivers for the coils and it was not acurate when I was setting injector dead times. Now I got my standalone already built. There is gotta be somebody to build some with quality drivers and components.
Oh man, Duratecs LURVE some ITBs, SBD get 203bhp with ITBs, a decent exhaust manifold, bigger injectors and uprated rod bolts so you'll see good power with just the ITBs. I've done a series on ITBs if it helps but just get the tracts right and you'll be laughing! Best of luck!
Hopefully it works for you…. If you can get hold of parts from other engines in the same family as yours which were fuel injected (like trigger wheels etc) it makes life a lot easier…
I've had a pair of gsxr 600 throttle bodies stuck to a NA6 intake manifold on my shelf for almost a year now. Been wanting to pair my engine with some ITBs ever since I bought the car but most ECUs are too expensive, I've heard of the speeduino but I didn't know it was this good. Great video!
Excellent! You’ve gotta play with a miata! Look, there are better, faster ecus out there with more features and to be honest if I had the money way back when I got it (3yrs ago) I may have gone for a different plug’n’play option... but I didn’t have all the money but Speeduino meant I could still have the ECU! But for running a 4-pot Twin cam on ITBs it’ll do the job fine and still give you a few toys.... (Launch control anyone???????)
Hey Man! I have a Toyota Starlet P7. At the moment I'm rebuilding a 5EFE engine and designing a ITB for it. When everything is going fine with the engine swap I'm going to try to build this Speeduino too !
Great explanation. So far I have built a mini with megajolt, fitted emerald engine management and Jenvey tbs to two mk1 Zetec escorts, and just fitted nodiz to a Zetec mk2 on carbs. This vid has given me a bit more of a clue as to what I could do to my bay window 1600 camper. But first I need to look into how to setup the injection side without breaking the bank. Maybe I need to look at more of your videos. With the Ford’s and Minis everyone shares their experiences, but the air cooled VW scene is just much more secret, and too cool for helping each other from what I can tell. Thanks for the video, liked and subscribed as requested. Cheers.
Wow! You’ve done a lot, and I am insanely jealous of the Escorts! I had a Mk1 with a YB 10years ago but sold it to get a house deposit 🤦♂️ would love another one... for the camper, I mean an engine is an engine, not sharing just makes it harder! Are the VW guys into the performance tuning side? Do they do ITBs and such like the Ford boys? Maybe the knowledge just isn’t there?
I'd be looking to install one on my '88 Mitsubishi Starion 2.6 liter Turbo (all the injection stuff that's on there as stock is analog and practically "un-tune-able")
Glad RUclips recommended this. I’d like to see how you can get it to work with the dash in the car, rev counter etc. Now I want to get a car and this just to play ha ha.
@@MakingforMotorsport ha ha cool. I unfortunately don't know enough on electronics and sensors to get the cluster to work, yet. ESP when it comes to CANBUS.
@@MakingforMotorsport Yes i repostet it in the facebook honda community but nobody reacted positive. They dont believe that its good for this price. I will give it a try when i decide to buy an new ECU! For me this sounds perfect. :D
Thanks for sharing! The Honda community I think are well served with the Hondata unit and the standard ECUs are some of the most modifiable as far as I know. Plus there are a few well trodden paths which are proven, but that’s the same with any make of car....
@@MakingforMotorsport Sure but if i tune my civic and the Hondata costs nearly as much as the whole car.. i begin to question things. :D And i didnt knew that the standart ecus can be modified, thanks for that!
It depends on the model, it might not be the case anymore, I’m not really a Honda guy.... plus, with the standard ecu you are limited to the standard programming... so if it’s got an air mass meter you’ll be limited to using that....
It's great to see things on the lower end of the cost spectrum, but as a tuner I hate to see people think that this ECU is anything compared to higher-end ECUs. There's zero similarity and zero comparison. As long as people understand this I have no issue with speedyefi
I’d like to think people in general are smart enough to realise this isn’t a Motec rival. But I disagree, the “behind the scenes” maths and coding for this in SD mode is pretty much the same as every other ecu in SD mode, regardless of cost, and they all use microcontrollers of some sort so there is similarity and comparison. The key difference is that someone paying £1000+ for an ecu will also pay £250+ for a properly made loom and pay someone to install it all, so as a package it should have 100% reliability and if you have a problem you can ring a helpline (which you’ve already paid for in the ECU whether you use it or not!) whereas the diy’er has to get all of those things right themselves. I’ve said this before in a comment, but someone trying to push 3bar boost and run sub-8s with a £20k engine would be mad to use this.... but I’d be mad to put a £1000 ECU on my scrapyard engine....
New video now out! I solder, configure, install and run a v0.3.7 Speeduino against the clock! Did it take me 4 hours or 4 days? Come find out!
Is this good for engine-swapped classic cars ?
Makes me wonder if I could use this Speeduino to convert my 30 year-old 600cc Transalp V-twin engine to EFI.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your cadence.
Thank you, I appreciate your message! 👍
I'm an Electronics Engineer and I will be making one of these and I approve of this vid.
I like it! Cheers Sid!
It’s simple, you do a lot of research and go carefully and slowly. It really isn’t witchcraft, it’s simple. That said, if you are chasing 3 bar boost things can go wrong very quickly, for a standard na or “normal” turbo car, a wideband, some kind of knock detection (even if it’s your ear) and a systematic approach is all you need.
I will say though, the only way to get to absolute peak power is on a dyno, but on the road you can get to 98% I believe.
@@MakingforMotorsport I don't think I'll ever have a tubro-ed car and i am shooting for economy. I think an ecu like that will help me greatly
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Thank you so much! I'll be installing it on my old Citroen CX. Screen will be a 5' crt in the dashboard 70's style.
I installed one on my Honda civic, it has been very fun to wire up and tune. I definitely learned a lot. 10/10 would do again.
Do you still retain regular functions like AC, stereo, etc‽ I assume they are on other harnesses/ecu’s‽
I'm in the US, using a speeduino on a l61 I'm swapping into a Pontiac Fiero.
I bought mine fully assembled for $120 from a Venezuelan living in Mexico. The support from around the world on this project is absolutely amazing.
An international effort! I've always loved the look of the Fiero, like a more aggressive Mk1 MR2, never been in one (they are very rare in the UK), With a good engine I bet it'd be a graet drive👍
@@MakingforMotorsport the Fiero gets a little international love, the big go to forum for the car is in run and hosted in the netherlands. Still not many across the pond. If you ever get to sit in one, one of the biggest surprises is how roomy they are inside.
Hmm, they seem quite small but at the same time American cars are a little larger than the European/Japanese equivalent, the Mk1 MR2 feels tiny inside!
@@MakingforMotorsport yes, the mr2 are very small inside in comparison. The Fiero was intended to have a shorter roof but GM executives at the time were tall and wanted to fit in the car. The roof was raised 2 inches from the prototype. There's a shop in the US that used to chop 3" out of the roof.
The design of the car was revolutionary. In 84 it was the safest car in the US only to be dethroned by volvo in 85. The car was the first with a full space frame that was adopted by the Corvette in 1996. Another thing that was unique is the body mounting was extremely precise, the mounts for the body were resin filled blocks, the whole frame went into a giant mill and drill machine that milled the mounts off at the perfect z hight, then drilled at the precise x,y so you could take the body from one and fit it onto another with no fitment issues throughout it's entire production.
The Fiero was limited by budget in some ways, the engineers still managed to do some unique stuff.
I'm gonna buy one for my v8 fiero after watching this can u recommend a low cost throttle body
Man i found the Speeduino on the internet a couple years ago. Everything to do with it was just links to dead ends and paragraphs written in languages i couldnt read. Its so cool someone pursued this and developed it to this point.
I like the way he thinks! I'm not cheap, I'm frugal, and I like to keep money in my pocket for a change. Great video.
You get it! If the choice is going cheap or not doing it, there is no choice! Plus, in motorsport is always nice to beat the guy who spends $$$$$ when you spend $$!
@@MakingforMotorsport if time is money you could argue it cost the same as the $$$$ boards because you have to do so much extra setup, so it does have a catch that catch is setup time.
Edit: I would rather spend the extra time.
@@nottobay6768 To be honest. It's about a hour of soldering. If you come in with a plan 1-2 wiring setup. Tuning probably takes the longest out this depending on the person and how well they know their vehicle.
@@donovan2697 exactly but for some people, especially those that would have to learn to solder I could see it being for the extra for those people, but not me.
@@nottobay6768 the problem I have with the time is money argument is with what would you otherwise be doing? If your answer is sitting around watching TV or something similar, your time is essentially free. If you would otherwise be learning how the engines functions and how to control it, your time is invested in that same goal which is essentially free too.
It's only when you would otherwise be doing something productive that you cannot do at the same time that it would be money. For instance, you wouldn't consider helping your child with homework as time equals money. But yiu would consider not being able to do so as a loss. Watching this 12 minute video is not 2 tenth of an hourly rate you would otherwise earn unless you stopped earning to watch it.
On the other hand, there can be costs associated with time outside of you earning. For instance, paying for insurance and license fees for a car you cannot drive. Maybe toss storage space in there as well. But if you were already incurring those costs but had to save for the more expensive solutions, it pays in savings to diy the cheap.
I guess the point is that time can equal money but it doesn't always. Especially when the time is spent on a hobby.
Turbo charging a 2.2 S10 and tunning has always been my concern, thanks to your video ..that's a thing of the past ...
❤😂
I was wondering how long it would be before an Arduino-based engine management solution appeared. Not gonna lie, I thought this would have been a thing at least 5 years ago for how long the Arduino platform has been around.
It has been a thing for a while, I think more like 6 or 7. It’s amazing what some smart people can do!
Project has been round since 2013 and growing all the time :)
@@Speeduino hi Josh, hope your happy with the video, the Speeduino is too good not to talk about! 👍
@@MakingforMotorsport Loved it, really quality production! Keep up the great work.
@@Speeduino that means a lot, cheers 👍
Having built and run a few Megasquirt ECUs, you have my attention! I’ve never heard of this ECM. This is great!
I built an MS1 about 14years ago... great for the time but this was a much easier build and has everything I need! 👍
This product is about to gain even more traction with the OBS Ford tuck crowd. A lot of Fox Body Mustang and OBS Pickup owners are having trouble finding replacement EECs (what Ford called a PCM back in the early 90s) as time goes on. I know Speeduino won't work for MAF equipped vehicles, but the older O2 sensor-only rigs can use this setup easily.
It's not o2 sensor only. Difference is MAP or MAF
currently working on a speeduino NO2C setup for a honda grom with a CBR250 engine swap. loads of fun!
I’ve had to Google what Honda Grom is and it looks fantastic! It’s like a Fireblade and a Monkey Bike had a baby! Loving it! 👍👍👍
I have a NO2C in my Spada with the daughter board added.
Nice piece of kit. Weaver is a great guy to deal with too.
@@MakingforMotorsport shame they are garbage performers.
Great video and clear introduction to Speeduino. More people need to know about this gem and not be scared off by having to solder. It's a lot of components but individually are about as easy as soldering can be.
I'm so close to firing up my 1979 Toyota Cressida with Speeduino and ITBs. So far the experience has been identical to setting up megasquirt. I've even referenced the megasquirt manual when the speeduino wiki lacks information such as hooking up some engine components.
I also highly recommend spending the little bit of extra money on the advanced Tunerstudio and Megalog Viewer. Its a one time purchase and totally worth it.
Mike, great comment, summed up all the things I editing out of my video! Pinned!
mega squirts used to come on pieces like that back in the day.
The soldering doesn't bother me at all, it's how to know where to wire it in and how to set it up. I only want to control a monopoint injection on a 900cc.
There are plenty of guides out there, it’s simpler than you fear! Give the manual a read through, it covers most of the requirements 👍
@@izzzzzz6 Wiring is incredibly daunting. I've only installed one megasquirt and one Speeduino so I don't have extensive knowledge. But here's some tips.
Break it down. Worry about each engine component separately. Figure out your injector. Then your spark. Then your crank trigger. Order doesn't matter but one at a time really helped me. Research one at a time and how it needs to be wired correctly (high/low impedance injectors, crank sensor hall/VR internal/external pullup, etc.)
Make a wiring diagram or chart. Super helpful to refer back to. When wiring my Speeduino I had a chart with columns like "harness wire colour" "what its for" "where it goes on ecu" then a checkbox once each was fully wired.
Most importantly is write things down, start a binder, make notes. I'm fairly disorganized so I struggled here but it payed off.
I looked at a lot of videos on the speed dueno and this one was the most succinct and best and clearest presentation and simplest to understand.
Just added one of these to my MX5 and had it professionally tuned. The Speeduino isn't that well known down here in Australia so my tuner had to spend a bit of time getting to know where some of the features were in Tunerstudio. Once he had, he told me that this ECU was as good as any of the more expensive units frequently used down here with all of them cost more than 4x what I paid (including shipping from the US to Australia). I'm definitely happy with my decision to go with the Speeduino.
That’s great to hear, I am convinced that a properly build and installed Speeduino, on the right type of engine, is a match for most other units! Really glad it’s worked out well for you!
That's cool, been thinking about slapping a maxpeedingrod gt2871 on my Miata 1.8. This speeduino would work, as long as I find a tuner right?
he lied to you, most plug and play units will leave the speed duiono in the dust, how fast is a arduino cpu. thats right they are very slow, and it is precisely that lag in cpu speed that creates glitches, get a plug and play unit they are the stress free way to go, sure they cost a bit more but your saving on grief and failed projects and so on ???
Brilliant video! Easy to understand, no crappy background music, and a salient message for me - just do it! 😊 Thank you.
Paul 😎
Just a quick tip for the wire block a good idea would be to use wire ferrules. They prevent the strands from spreading out and lead to a cleaner install overall
Aboslutely right, I keep looking at them but then I want a proper ferrule crimper, then I look at the price and go.... nah, i'll be right!
@@MakingforMotorsport They're not that expensive. But if you do decide to get one, skip the square ones. There are also crimping tools with a hexagonal crimping pattern that results in a much rounder crimp that's easier to install into screw terminals or circuit breakers. I bought mine on Amazon a couple of years ago, it was a brand I never heard of (Preciva), but it works great and I couldn't be more satisfied. Just checked, and a similar one from the same brand goes for £22.39 right now.
Going speeduino on my 240z L28ET for GM injectors and GM coil on plug ignition. Such an underrated system.
Nice! Next video is i'm gonna put another one together...
awesome, this will be on my to buy list. Though I will go with a prebuilt as I know my hands are not steady enough for soldering normal components, much less surface mount.
I have a Datsun 280zx or a Nissan S130 Z. I’m planning on turbocharging it. It may be a bit high compression but I’m running low boost, good cooling, and good efi to mitigate for that. I was looking to get a Megasquirt Diy kit and run Ford EDIS and mod the trigger wheel a bit. But now that you mention this, this is a whole different animal. This changes everything. Thank you
Have a look into it, I had a MS1ex back in the day and this is cheaper, easier to put together and does the same thing….
0.4.4 running a 91 volvo 240 as sequential everything with ls3 coils.
Nice! Old skool car with modern tech!
@@MakingforMotorsport next step is a borg warner t5 swap and ford 8.8
@@Tachikoma69 wonder if this would run my 98 volvo s70 t5 b5234t9 swapped with hybrid turbo. Running dw300 pump on dw800 injectors 3.25" maf but id like to go speed density. Currently managed by modified Bosch m4.4.
@@ogfromutube9649 t5 or t6? Either way, you can run both engines with what ever combo you want. If running a drive by wire, you will need to revert to drive by cable. Not yet supported unless you get a standalone.
@@Tachikoma69 its the t5 2.3 20v. Cable throttle used rn block and head but the older style intake and tb. Drilled cams for rotor plate til i go cop. Its tuned by vast now and he did great job but everytime i change something i have to bother him. Just swapped to 800c as i maxed out the 468cc greens.
I am building a turbo D16, My first big engine build. at first iwas terrified about the wiring side of things. after watching this and a video on wiring looms, i feel alot more calm and collected. i look forward to putting together my own speeduino and learning about tuning! :)
Just wanted to stop by and say how much I'm enjoying your videos, your style of presenting is fantastic
Your project has inspired me to give Speeduino and ITBs a go! I've got an old Pontiac V8 that will make a cool test bed!
Cheers buddy, that’s great to hear and I’m glad your enjoying them 👍. Next video about to drop (if ur considering a Speedy you may find it interesting 🤔)
Thank you so much for this upload. I took the plunge and bought a speeduino. I’m halfway through the soldering (very therapeutic lol). This is a very doable project for the budget-minded enthusiast :-)
Omfg. Fallen in love. Thank you so much. That digital dash is what I had been looking for with regards to the MS as well. Looks like this one is on the money. Whoop whoop!
If you need to practice soldering, I highly recommend using old, defunked flat screen TV or Laptop. The circuit boards in those are perfect learning tools. You might even end up repairing it.
You've got new subscribers! Can't wait for another speeduino!
Thanks for subscribing👍
Thanks for doing this video. I have a 1980 FIAT 124 spider 2.0L that I have built up for auto crossing. I am installing ITBs off a 2004 CBR600RR and want to do away with my distributor. I was trying to decide between the Speeduino and the Megasquirt. this video was perfectly relevant! Thanks!
please document your journey! i have a 1986 X1/9 that i'd love to put one of these into
Very cool! I built a megasquirt v1 years ago back when it was only a solder kit. Currently running some projects on arduino based samd21 boards like the qtpy. Super powerful for $6. And m5stack esp32. Looking for something like this for my hopefully soon kswap starion.
Oh Jesus! A Starion?? 😍😍😍 I’m gonna go look at some pictures....
Just what I need! I’m rebuilding a Fiat X1/9 with a Fiat Uno Turbo 1.3 engine and I’m currently looking for a replacement for the standard and old ECU.
Have a look into it further but this would do the job well I think! 👍
Hell yeah! I might buy a speeduino just to use on my stock bmw m30 engine
Haha!! Why not? The modifications you don’t actually need are always the best ones!
a very compelling and good solution! I bought a complete plugnplay Ecu solution for my volvo. 1600£ total with injectors, wideband, sensors, ecu with BT and complete wiring harness. its nowhere near this level of cheap. but for an "of the shelf" item its as good as it gets in terms of price. ^
for those wondering. DRE ECU is the manufacturer.
Hey, great to see you using Speeduino, and thanks for the mention in the Video :D
A few small recommendations before you get too stuck in with your tuning.
Update your firmware to the latest.
There are some features in versions after yours that make running ITBs easier, mainly ignition based idle control.
I use that on my personal project., ruclips.net/video/EfR-dr7fOW0/видео.html
Also, if you are using TPS as your load, make sure you have an axis cell for 0, and I would use about 5 cells going up in single increments (1,2,3,4,5) at the bottom of the table.
A small throttle change in this region has a big impact.
Good luck with your project, SUBBED!
I’ve thinking about updates for a while but i already have the functionality and value the stability above everything (don’t want to mess with it), it’s been running my wasted spark for about 2-3years....
I do like the sound of ignition based idle control, I’ve got a retard dip in my table at idle and if it drops in revs I get abit of advance to nudge it back but that’s not ideal, (less than perfect idle and it’s taking up a speed column), I will look at it 👍
So seeing as I am going to be messing with it, it’s likely a good time to update. And 🤫 on the Load axis break points, that’s basically the next video 😂😂😂
I'm researching for a aftermarket basic ecu for a 4x4 jeep project. F....iing zj brunt up a third stock one due to the faulty security system. So I'm gonna scrap that entire system which means rewiring the whole car. Thanks for all the info!
84 Yamaha Radian 600, converted to EFI.
This video has been popping into my suggested feed for ages, finally got around to watching it, now I wish I watched it a year ago… just wish speeduino worked with diesels…
You bet i'm gonna get ITB's for my engine, Renault Clio F7P with ITB and Speeduino, going to be amazing! :D
Lots of revs, all the BRAARRP!!!! Nice 👍👍👍
I’m just getting started with a Speedunio unit. Thanks for the video
No problem 👍
id love one that could run a 6 without batch fire. i have dreams of a cheap Subaru EZ30 swapped car.
People are doing it, and you can use the Teensy to get more channels but it's just not as easy as the standard Speedy...
In the middle of building a supercharged classic mini with a. Webber 45 style throttle body and this may be the ecu option that fits my budget
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Thanks buddy!
Same here, 👍
@@TheProchargedmopar cheers!
I've got a speeduino running my Micra powered mini on ITBs and it's excellent
Gotta love an engine swap mini, just watched your Croft video... that goes well and sounds lovely! 👍
How the hell do you only have 2k subs? Just added one more
Love this! Had you watched this 4 days ago i would’ve had only 800! But seeing some growth now! 👍 thanks for the sub... I’ll keep the vids coming!
now approaching 7k ;)
I went for the Link Plugin ECU for my Altezza when I put ITBs on. It really is plug'n'play, so it couldn't have been simpler. The Altezza uses a BEAN network for a lot of the car, so the Link plugin ECU has an extra board on it to do the can bean translation. This meant I could use everything on my dash and keep it very OEM looking. A really good benefit of the Link ECU is the support that comes with it, whether on the Link ECU forums, the FB pages or direct contact. If there are any issues or queries, you get a really detailed answer usually within minutes from a Link employee.
When I get a more project oriented car, I'll definitely be giving the speeduino a go
Yeah Link seems to be the name of the moment with lots of integration, I remember your post on the ITB and your install sounded top notch, especially if you can integrate into the BEAN network and CANBUS. Trying to integrate anything into that and continue the stock features would be a massive headache...
This video helped me decide which ECU to go with. My UA4C kit came in the mail today. I’m using it to run a VW 1.8t in my 54 Beetle.
Excellent! The UA4C seems like a good option, the surface mount components give it full pro feel… best of luck!
Brilliant an you've got the Wallace and Gromit nervous grin/grimace down pat complete with trembling hands - love it!
You should see me with some Wensleydale….
@@MakingforMotorsport 🤣
Jenvey Dynamic itb for the cyclone engine im building up. I have been using MicroSquirt for the fuel/ignition system with some I/O from an open source software. Kinda did the trick you described with the ampseal header and soldered the day away.
I'm currently rebuilding the 7mge in my 87 supra. Looking to upgrade the ignition system to a coil on plug system for easier repairs in the future
I've got a Jeep 2.5 4 cylinder that I am stroking to 3.0. I'm also modifying a 351 Cleveland head on top of it. I'm making a custom cam for it. I want to run individual stack injection. I might go carburetor and just need to control the spark.
Yesterday I went to Santapod with my Corrado with a r32 engine running on Speeduino happily ran a 13.4 @100 mph which is comparable to the same car running the stock management considering I am not currently controlling the VVT and the intake changeover valve I am happy, it helps that I have previous MS2 and MS3x experience (and already have the tunerstudio upgrade) there are a few things that are not currently supported but for the money it works really well.
Sounds like it’s going well! Have you done all the tuning on it? I have used a MS years ago and when I came to get another one I couldn’t believe how much the prices have gone up... especially an MS3x, great functionality but it’s nearly entry level money for a name brand!
@@MakingforMotorsport yes I did all the tuning still needs a little work in the warmup areas and part throttle but its more than drivable I towed my trailer tent and did the 300 mile round trip without issues, The prices have gone up (as have everything) I helped a friend pick a new ecu recently for his fast road car and he was interested in going ms3x and in the end he went for an EMU classic as it was similar price wise to an ms3x and had DBW support which he was keen on... I have my MS3x on my mk2 golf drag car (pb of 9.95@146)
That EMU classic seems like a great choice, definitely better than a similarly priced Link unit, they need to increase their marketing budget! Sounds like you’re well into your VWs, sub 10 in a FWD is going some, is it a turbo? (1.8T?)
@@MakingforMotorsport yes its a 1.8t with a hx52 although I am building a new engine for it as I keep lifting the head on it (lower compression and o-ringed the block) I was quite impressed with the EMU range although the datalogging is more awkward vs the ms3
For now, being interested in computers and tech mods, I want to learn about how ECUs work. I’m currently driving a decent 216 Ford Focus SE standard kit but i’m interested in possibly making tech mods and stuff for it sometime down the road. So I want to learn how the computer works and controls the engine, this video seemed like a decent step in that direction.
Can you do a more in dept video showing exactly how to do the blue tooth and tablet setup? That's awesome!
this is awesome. So nice to see more ppl using speediuno. I decided to put ITBs on my s52 powered e30 and took a chance at using a speeduino (pasi board) ECU and i haven't looked back. Car runs very well thanks to my buddy Dwight from @DCwerx who got me all setup with a tune. This year i plan on adding a better flowing exhaust system and maybe trying out some longer trumpets for my ITBs.
S52 in an E30??😍😍😍😍 now that’s my kind of car! I’ve watched a lot of Dwight, he does some good content and knows his stuff (unlike me!)
@@MakingforMotorsport thanks. the quality of your videos is something I can only aspire to
Cheers Dwight, but you know the score about how long it takes! (This was my 2nd stab at this video). But Your knowledge and enthusiasm for the project always shine through on your videos... they are invaluable - stick at it 👊
I’m busy with 52mm itbs on my dc5 type R , been watching quite a bit of your stuff , very awesome
Thanks bud! VTECs were made for ITBs! Match made in heaven!
Great information!! I'm working on converting my 72 Jaguar XJ6 S1 from carbs to ITB's. This solves one part of the puzzle. Cheers!
Sounds like a great project! I have a series on ITBs aswell, I used motorbike ITBs, they are fantastic for the money!
@@MakingforMotorsport Yes, good info, I've watched it. I've found a company in Australia that sells itb's with the same bolt pattern as the side draft Weber's. 😃 My remaining challenge is air filters and either wasted spark or coil on plug ignition.
Hey I'm loving the videos, top job. I commented on your 3d printed inlet manifold video as I too have bought itbs from a zx6r. I'm getting the bits together to convert a 1973 series 3 land rover to run on a speeduino. I've gone for the ua4c flavour and to adapt a previously carburetor based engine I'm getting the rest of the bits needed.(trigger wheels, coil packs ect). I've noticed that alot of the videos revolve around adapting speeduino to already injected cars so I plan on documenting my journey on RUclips, watch this space. I've not done it before but I feel I've watched days worth of videos on other conversion, please keep the content coming as every one helps me out a little more, cheers
I will do Mike, I love getting the feedback as the videos do seem to really help people! I know what you mean about the other conversions, there could be more info on how to pull together a wasted spark setup using junkyard bits (maybe I should’ve put that in my video🤔).
I would LOVE to see ITBs on a Land Rover! I think RUclips has enough Miatas and not enough original stuff! Go for it! Let me know when it’s out!
I've put a speeduino in my 1981 bedford cf motorhome to make it a bit better fuel economy wise. It was quite a project but its working and is fairly dependable.
Excellent, I love to hear about people using them practically! What was the hardest bit for you on the install?
@@MakingforMotorsport the hardest bit was to figure out a magnet holder for a trigger wheel to get the cam position. But all in all it was pretty straight forward iterations to get to a finished working vehicle. At the moment I'm still fighting a bit with my idle but I hope I'll get this straight with the idle valve I bought. By now I have a wide range of different car manufacturers incorporated. Fuel pump from a Mercedes, injectors from a VW passat, ignition coil from an Audi, idle valve from a BMW and so on. To get the fuel rail tight required some engineering and a few iterations until I fabricated some adaptors from Bosch ev2 to 8mm hose, t this gave me the flexibilities of a fuel rail made from hose as there is no fuel rail for my specific modified bedford intake available. I built all this fully reversible so I can always go back to carb and mechanical ignition.
@@DrZoidbergism excellent, now that’s a proper installation! It’s always a lot easier when you can reach into the parts bin for the engine. 👍👍👍
@@MakingforMotorsport yes that is right. The easiest is to modify an already fuel injected engine.
Omg, I needed this six years ago when I still had my Fiat Cinquecento!
I did look into MegaSquirt, but never had the ponies to cough that up :)
I did a Megasquirt about 12years ago, went to do another about 2 years ago, got put off by the price and found Speeduino. I never had a Cinqy but I had a Seicento Sporting back in the day, what a car!!! I’d reckon the 500 is even better!
I loved the 500, had the sporting as well!
Sadly, I parked it in a canal :(
I finally found an ecu I can afford for my first gen neon project. Thanks for the information on these speduino ecus
More people mapping their own cars is more good for me! 👍
I welded my citroen c2 shafts inside golf mk4 by slotting on either side of the vw tube but not to the end so it didn't have a weak spot and welding throught the vw shaft into the c2 I'm putting over 300bhp through these for 6 years now no problem yet
Nice, sounds like a good solution… I do love it when people say not to weld shafts…. And people do with no issues at all!
I have a turbo miata running on a speeduino 0.4 and absolutely love it for the price!
A turbo miata! I am sooo tempted by a miata to play about with... did you do diy or PnP?
@@MakingforMotorsport I went with the smd 0.4 and just made the harness myself. Its been going good for the past couple of months. The miata has been a trooper, I’ve screwed up so many times, and yet its still kicking on 14psi with 190k miles!
14psi???? It can take more!! 😂👍😬. I am really tempted by the idea of a miata, I think it’d really help the channel with something more road based to work on...
I'm looking into doing this sort of thing but using raspberry products instead! Thanks so much
the tablet in car with viewable tuning studio is the coolest thing ever
It is my favourite bit of the whole build, who needs a laptop? And I can data log whenever I am driving 👍👌
what a legend this man knows what everybody is really about
Well thanks “Alotta”, 😂👍
Wanting to do a twin charged m104 i6 in a w202. Don’t wanna rely on a piggy back or nothing. I wanna do it right but man $900 is dollars for me for a “ budget “ ecu is ridiculous. Thanks for the vid man
Engine selected - 2.3 Ford Duratec
Chassis selected - Mazda 121
Fuel Management selected - Speeduino
Big engine + small car = Good times 👍👍😂
" you can tune your car while drinking a beer" Ok then, that's the one feature I was looking for. Sold
Imagine designing an entire modern car for the cheapest possible price (and decent quality) using all off the shelf parts
I have 2001 (USDM) Lexus GS300 all stock 2jz ge and this video has made me want to turn it into a sleeper
That’s quite the machine! Gotta love a big straight-6!
Oh my goodness!! I am so unbelievably interested in this!! I am dedicated to learn how to wire and tune my Z32 TT instead of dropping $1500+ on a haltech!! Can the speeduino support boost controlling and all the other tuning features a haltech would have??
One of my current projects is my 1992 ZX7R that I want to convert to efi. I was thinking of adapting the complete throttle bodies/ harness/sensors and ecu from an R6 since their power levels are similar.
I'm building my own wet nitrous system for a small engine on my channel.
I dig stuff like this man keep rocking!
👍 cheers. (Gold Strike for the win!)
I have a Speeduino on my E30 325i. I cheated and went for a plug and play that connects directly to the existing Motronic 1.3 loom. Added a wideband O2 sensor. Downloaded a base tune to get car started and TunerStudio with the auto tune upgrade. The fun really got started after I ripped out the stock induction setup and put in a set of RHD Engineering ITBs. Found getting the tune right a bit of a challenge as it was a steep learns curve, but it was my own fault. I just can’t leave anything alone 🤣
Ooooh…. 6cyls sucking straight through ITBs. Me likey!
You just bought a free subscriber from me !! I'm going to be transplanting a 2.4 Duratec turbo( modded from a 2.5) into my 94 Ford Courier pick-up, this ecu will remove plenty of headaches.... And I like soldering too 👍
You like soldering??? I may have a job for you 🤔😂. 2.4turbo, sounds like big power 👍
recently bought a CB Performance black box to fit to my aircooled vw. it's a dedicated unit for those engines but i had considered a speeduino. have zero experience with electrical/electronic anything so i chose the simpler option. however, i'm still curious and using one in the future is certainly not out of the question so this kind of vid is fantastic. one thing - i will not touch amazon with a bargepole. they kill local small businesses, treat their staff like slaves, encourage rampant consumerism and are massive tax dodgers.
Maybe an ECU isn’t the best place to start with electronics and I had messed about with arduinos before but I have used none of that experience... the knowledge needed is more around how to integrate different engine components....
I've been running an NO4C Speeduino on my daily turbo D16z6 civic for the past year, thumbs up from me
Excellent, the NO4C looks like a great solution, I don’t remember seeing it when I bought my first speedy but it’s basically what I am running now..
@@MakingforMotorsport UA4C even!
Ha!!! Yeah, I meant the NO2C! 😂
If you want the absolute cheapest if your running the GM gen 3 LS engines you can use an obdxpro which cost 80 dollars or a vcxnano which is a little bit more with open source software pcm hammer and universal patcher or tunerpro alongside the pcm logger you can write and flash a custom tune to the p01 and p59 ecus. The cool thing about this is they have been reverse engineered so extensively that many different engines including different makes and different numbers of cylinders have been ran by these ECUs.
My P59 is great but theres one big shortcoming. I can't tune it in real time. I had to rebuild my motor so I decided since my crankshaft was toast I added a forged crankshaft with a longer stroke, and a new cam. The limitation to no real time tuning is to update the tune I have to shut the engine off, flash the ecu then test it. Which i don't really want to do when I'm first breaking the engine in. So I think a real time ECU for break in to get things running acceptably is a need, but afterwards I hope I can export the tables from the standalone to the stock ecu and go back to logging. Didn't want to spend 500 dollars for a dyno break in ECU so thank you.
Are they better than hp tuners? I work at a junkyard and we have messed up vettes come in with ecu issues sometimes we have to put a carb on the thing and that doesn't work half the time
how was I not aware... coding my own car for this price while shooting flames at those hybrids behind me is a life long dream =). will be looking into this proper thanks for bringing this to my attention.
Yes! Now that, my friend, is a noble pursuit! I wish you best of luck and if you need help lightly toasting a prius, I'm here! (I'll come clean, my, main car is plug in hybrid, but it's a 330e and has 300bhp 😂😂😂
I've already build a few.
Loads of Mx5 owners couldn't be wrong
May try to look up RusEfi
I looked into RusEfi when I first got my Speeduino, and it looks to have moved on significantly with some great features, but I had a history with an Arduino so I was comfortable... but it certainly looks impressive, the pre-assembled version looks like a match for a full commercial ECU
Cool! That was in my mind for some years! I am glad someone had the knowledge to make it! I will definitely get one!
I am glad it got made too! Best of luck with it 👍
Loving this ITB series. Planning on building a new shape fiat 500 rat rod pick up truck and was tin king what to do with the engine. ITBs I think will compliment it great but management was my biggest
Concern
You just got a viral video. I hope you'll keep it up. I really love the content and the personality of yours. Quite cool. Greetings from France !
Merci beaucoup!
Thank you for sharing this! I would love to update my vw type 4 engine.
I run speeduino for a few years. I was disappointed due to having problems with the drivers for the coils and it was not acurate when I was setting injector dead times. Now I got my standalone already built. There is gotta be somebody to build some with quality drivers and components.
Interesting, where the coils transistors taking too much current? What external driver are you using?
Currently working on a manifold to stick ITBs on a 2.0 Duratec ST150. Very helpful videos!
Oh man, Duratecs LURVE some ITBs, SBD get 203bhp with ITBs, a decent exhaust manifold, bigger injectors and uprated rod bolts so you'll see good power with just the ITBs. I've done a series on ITBs if it helps but just get the tracts right and you'll be laughing! Best of luck!
Hm almost convinced ..... Let me looking in to it 😉
I was wondering if an Arduino could be used for a car engine controller...know I know!
Going to check this out...👍👍👍
I have a 2006 Chevy cobalt Lt which has a factory ecu that has been orphaned by most tuner software so a standalone is almost required.
Unfortunately there are a lot of OEM ECUs which you can’t play with… this’ll work but it ain’t the job of 5mins to fit 😅
Speeduino is the future
I have an 88 volvo I'm looking to motorcycle carb swap buy started looking at retrofitting efi then found your video for a stand alone
Hopefully it works for you…. If you can get hold of parts from other engines in the same family as yours which were fuel injected (like trigger wheels etc) it makes life a lot easier…
I've had a pair of gsxr 600 throttle bodies stuck to a NA6 intake manifold on my shelf for almost a year now.
Been wanting to pair my engine with some ITBs ever since I bought the car but most ECUs are too expensive, I've heard of the speeduino but I didn't know it was this good.
Great video!
Excellent! You’ve gotta play with a miata! Look, there are better, faster ecus out there with more features and to be honest if I had the money way back when I got it (3yrs ago) I may have gone for a different plug’n’play option... but I didn’t have all the money but Speeduino meant I could still have the ECU!
But for running a 4-pot Twin cam on ITBs it’ll do the job fine and still give you a few toys.... (Launch control anyone???????)
Hey Man! I have a Toyota Starlet P7. At the moment I'm rebuilding a 5EFE engine and designing a ITB for it. When everything is going fine with the engine swap I'm going to try to build this Speeduino too !
Great explanation. So far I have built a mini with megajolt, fitted emerald engine management and Jenvey tbs to two mk1 Zetec escorts, and just fitted nodiz to a Zetec mk2 on carbs. This vid has given me a bit more of a clue as to what I could do to my bay window 1600 camper. But first I need to look into how to setup the injection side without breaking the bank. Maybe I need to look at more of your videos. With the Ford’s and Minis everyone shares their experiences, but the air cooled VW scene is just much more secret, and too cool for helping each other from what I can tell. Thanks for the video, liked and subscribed as requested. Cheers.
Wow! You’ve done a lot, and I am insanely jealous of the Escorts! I had a Mk1 with a YB 10years ago but sold it to get a house deposit 🤦♂️ would love another one... for the camper, I mean an engine is an engine, not sharing just makes it harder! Are the VW guys into the performance tuning side? Do they do ITBs and such like the Ford boys? Maybe the knowledge just isn’t there?
I'd be looking to install one on my '88 Mitsubishi Starion 2.6 liter Turbo
(all the injection stuff that's on there as stock is analog and practically "un-tune-able")
Ooh a Starion 😍😍😍 I would love one, there’s something about box arches!
Glad RUclips recommended this. I’d like to see how you can get it to work with the dash in the car, rev counter etc. Now I want to get a car and this just to play ha ha.
I’d love to but I don’t have a car for that either, my mini is.... stripped back...😂
@@MakingforMotorsport ha ha cool. I unfortunately don't know enough on electronics and sensors to get the cluster to work, yet. ESP when it comes to CANBUS.
@@harryperfors2224 yeah, same here... I need a road worthy project car I think!
@@MakingforMotorsport looking forward to seeing it, ha ha
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar
Thats what every budget tuner is looking for! Well thats really awesome!
I am just spreading the word! Not enough people know about them!
@@MakingforMotorsport Yes i repostet it in the facebook honda community but nobody reacted positive. They dont believe that its good for this price. I will give it a try when i decide to buy an new ECU! For me this sounds perfect. :D
Thanks for sharing! The Honda community I think are well served with the Hondata unit and the standard ECUs are some of the most modifiable as far as I know. Plus there are a few well trodden paths which are proven, but that’s the same with any make of car....
@@MakingforMotorsport Sure but if i tune my civic and the Hondata costs nearly as much as the whole car.. i begin to question things. :D And i didnt knew that the standart ecus can be modified, thanks for that!
It depends on the model, it might not be the case anymore, I’m not really a Honda guy.... plus, with the standard ecu you are limited to the standard programming... so if it’s got an air mass meter you’ll be limited to using that....
It's great to see things on the lower end of the cost spectrum, but as a tuner I hate to see people think that this ECU is anything compared to higher-end ECUs. There's zero similarity and zero comparison. As long as people understand this I have no issue with speedyefi
I’d like to think people in general are smart enough to realise this isn’t a Motec rival. But I disagree, the “behind the scenes” maths and coding for this in SD mode is pretty much the same as every other ecu in SD mode, regardless of cost, and they all use microcontrollers of some sort so there is similarity and comparison.
The key difference is that someone paying £1000+ for an ecu will also pay £250+ for a properly made loom and pay someone to install it all, so as a package it should have 100% reliability and if you have a problem you can ring a helpline (which you’ve already paid for in the ECU whether you use it or not!) whereas the diy’er has to get all of those things right themselves.
I’ve said this before in a comment, but someone trying to push 3bar boost and run sub-8s with a £20k engine would be mad to use this.... but I’d be mad to put a £1000 ECU on my scrapyard engine....
Thanks for the video mate. Definitely going to dabble into this.
It’s great fun! Best of luck! 👍