The Wolf break points are there not to make the system any better but only to make the system look better from a paper spec than it's competitors. I don't know if things have changed overnight but I would not recommend a Wolf 3D to anyone based on my experience.Ĥ. I have owned Wolf EMS products before and I would not call the support brilliant. Who is he gonna turn to for MX-5 maps if he had a Wolf 3D?ģ. Fortunately some of my previous customsers stepped up and helped Joe Cool the other day with maps. Even for the Haltech, I cannot afford to support everyone, although I wish I could. I am no champion of the Link system in use by many miata users but for most end users, the installed knowledge base IS important. I would rather have 8 user selectable breakpoints than break points every 125 rpm.Ģ. Break points don't mean ****, because interpolation really makes the the break points almost meaningless. As I stated there are reasons that are very valid for making the statements that I made.ġ. Just maybe, just maybe, I have a reason for making the comments that I did, I don't need to own a V4 Wolf to evaluate it. If only I wasn't spending my money on suspension I might be able to find out if that's true or not. Given they're the same in AUD as the Link is in US$, (then factor in a 0.66c/$ exhange rate), I think the Wolf has potential to be a real winner. The only thing it lacks in comparison is a large experienced user base.īy all accounts the Wolf support is brilliant (eg the boss coming out on weekends to tune customers' cars etc), though that probably only applies because I live where they are made. The Wolf has vastly more break points in the map than the Link (like 4 times the rpm points and something like 3 times the load points).
The owner has raved about how good the Wolf is, and having seen a presentation of his car's DIY buildup I'm willing to trust him totally on this. The other car runs a Lexus V8 supercharged engine. It pulled perfect AFR's on a dyno day though. Not sure of the owners opinions, haven't had an opportunity to discuss it with him. One car runs an IRTB setup and so is a bit different to a pure PnP setup (it was a PnP board, but obviously the mapping is unique).
I know of two MX-5's that are running the Wolf V4 (which by all accounts is vastly better than the V3, so Mark until you have tried one please reserve judgment.) It will even do a good job of it.įocus on the benefits of the technology, not the technology itself. It will however plug into every miata out there from 1990-1993 and run the car. It won't run your water injection or intercooler spray, it won't even allow you to use a different map sensor or alternate air temp sensor. The technology alone is not where the beef is (except in certain instances) but rather the issue is does the unit run reliably in all situations (or at least repeatably.) The link ECU on these older cars is an excellent plug and play solution. I can't live with an 8 bit 4 MHz processor that's priced over $1,300! (Bad Answer.)
I'm a knuckle head and I think I can make more power with system Y? (Possibly a good or bad answer.) I need a system that I can adapt to my personal situation? (Good enough answer) There has got to be a solution to running my car with configuration X? (Good Answer)
No wiring to worry about trouble shooting. I don't see it being superior to the link as a PnP setup.ĭon't get me wrong PnP is great for the average enthusiast. The problem with PnP is that they cannot be expanded easily to handle unique installations, where the Wolf might have had a chance to show some of it's stuff. Is there a reason you would want this over a link which is also PnP? Support would be no better than those dealers so you would really be on your own. As for pricing there are only a few US distributors. I'm not a big fan of this ECU, I have not used the new V4 stuff, but there are better choices out there. PnP would be very nice but does anyone have info on pricing? Anyone have experience with it? Im looking at getting a stand alone for my turbo miata this winter.