In article <25ae83fa0cac8c8c34667ca4230@news.dakota-truck.net>,
kevin14@surewest.net (Kevin S) writes:
>
>
> Has anybody experimented with the Civinco Emgine Management System? Is there
> any interest in the system?
>
> http://www.civinco.com/eng_funkar.html
>
>
> Ever since my Dak erroniously got the "death flash," I've been trying to
> find a way to get the lost power and mileage back.
>
> MegaSquirt can't handle all of the chassis controls that are integrated into
> the PCM, and does not do OBD-II.
>
> The FAST system requires custom wiring (not easily swappable), does not do
> OBD-II, and is not smog legal in CA.
>
> I've seen the Civinco systems in action among the Volvo crowd (300+ HP from
> the 2.5L 5 cyl. motor) and *may* be able to get them to work with us on the
> other Dodge PCM's. Basically, the Civinco piggyback controller goes between
> the factory PCM and the engine. It uses the factory sensors & injectors,
> and the signals from the PCM, to tweak the ignition and injection however
> you wish. It allows the use of a laptop to create custom fuel maps, and
> stores the custom programs on sim cards that can be hot-swapped (i.e. 89
> octane program, race gas program, towing program, etc.). The PCM is still
> completely functional, it just never sees the altered fuel or ignition maps
>
> I am pretty set on making something work to get what I want out of my Dak.
> The question is - is there enough interest to work on a prototype for the
> Dodges/Daks???
>
> Kevin
MS will work on an OBDII vehicle. Most of the people I know that have put MS on
their vehicles maintain the existing PCM as well. MS just controls the fuel,
etc.
All standalone systems will have problems from an emissions standpoint. Just
about every OBDII emissions test I know of will fail one due to codes being
thrown, regardless of the actual emissions.
I've never heard of the civinco system myself. I plan on running MS on mine,
although it is only a 92. I know of at least one other person who is going to
be running MS on an RT, but that one is going to be a beast anyway.
Check out the MS stuff on dak-dur. DIY recently became a sponsor over there.
they should be able to point you in the right direction.
Kevin
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