EFI systems?

[Rob Andrews]

1) I don't like MTM's kit.  Their setup is pricey, and I'm just not a fan of
what they have done.  I don't like the external wastegate setup, etc.  For
the money, I could do an APR or PES setup with EFI and get the same and more
power for less money
2) APR Stage 3+ and beyond is not out there.  And from what I gather, they
aren't going to have it out there for awhile.  Their too focused on other
projects to even worry about Stage 3+ or stage 4 programming....trust me.
Don Istook pulled his partenership with them because it basically boiled
down to them going to 3 races, have 2 software programs made and that was
it.  Now that is from what Don posted on AW.  So, if a racing team gets only
that much support, Id imagine, it'd be a while before I say a Stage 4
program for me.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: TM [mailto:t44tq at mindspring.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 9:43 PM
> To: randrews at sbcglobal.net; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: EFI systems?
>
>
> Rob-
> Why bother? Are there limitations to the Bosch EFI that I am unaware
> of?
>
> MTM has A4 1.8Ts that are over 400hp w/ stock engine
> management systems
> (not the software inside, of course).
>
> The biggest problem w/ custom EFI setups is the tuning- some of the
> systems
> like the Haltech have so many parameters that can be tweaked
> that if you
> don't have a good technician versed in the EFI system along with the
> facilities
> to properly tune the EFI, you'll have a hard time getting the stuff
> running.
>
> IMHO, you're better off dumping several thousand dollars into
> something
> else
> that will gain more power, such as APR Stage III+ to start
> off with, or
> MTM's
> 380hp kit.
>
> Taka
>
>