Gang, one of the most important parts of my build has come in...The infamous Autronic SM4...I got it from TNT Motorsports in California, an authorized dealer for Autronic. The SM4 is not cheap, but it is by far, one of the very best in quality, features, flexibility, and reliability of any stand-alone engine management on the market...That is why I bought it.
It will work with the stock ignition system, or convert to CDI, if I want to. It will work with variable valve timing, and it offers traction control. It has a built in MAP sensor, so no MAF to deal with, and it has probably the best and easiest Auto-Tune feature of any ECU on the market. It offers very precise control of injectors and ignition angle at very low or high rpm or manifold pressures. This unit ensures excellence in how the engine operates at low or high rpm, so idle is also very smooth, even with the 96 lbs injectors I am installing...I could go on, but go their website if you want to know more...I am not selling the unit, I am just telling you a few of the many reasons why I "bit the bullet", and bought this ECU for the V8. Plus, several Aussies have used this very unit to control their Forced Induction Lexus 4.0 liter V8's, with great success...So that means there are several Fuel and Timing MAPs already in existance to start off with a Base Tune, before fine tuning. I will be able to literally upload the MAPs to the SM4 after installing it, and start the car and drive away within less than an hour of doing so. The car should start up, idle, and drive smoothly on the street. For boosting, I will still put the car on the dyno, to review the Fuel MAPs and to fine tune the Timing MAPs.
TNT drop shipped the manual, the sensors, and the harness to Joshua at Phoenix Tuning so he can work his "wizardry"...He now has both harnesses for the PCS ECU which controls the transmission, and the SM4. Plug-N-Play Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BTW, I saw my baby today...The engine bay is painted...Sweet!!!!!!!
No more dings and scratches from the poor quality workmanship of the previous shops who did not take the pride in their workmanship to be more careful about how they worked under my hood...Deep, dark, gloss Black
I did not have my camera, but pics to come soon...
More to come...
Ryan
My Relentless Pursuit of Perfection...
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As this thread progresses into the cataloguing of the final steps of my project completion, I will reveal the many names of the masterful companies and manufacturers that have worked closely with me to bring this project to successful completion. There really are some great guys and companies out there....You want to know who they are? Subscribe to this thread and follow closely...You will see after it is complete...
Powertrain Control Solutions builds the best Automatic Transmission ECU on the market!! I am excited to add this to my project car. I am now even more convinced that this is the way to go instead of a 6 speed swap...A BL built A340 transmission and a PCS controller...
