morgan Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Okay so Matt at motorsport electronics has had my glanza for a while to do all the testing and development to create the ME221 plug in ECU for the starlets.First of all I would like to say how great the customer care is from both Matt and Alex, any questions I had while the car was with them they got back to me as soon as they could, anything they was doing they updated me, while the car was an the dyno Matt called me to let me know how the car was responding ect so a big thank you to both of them, they are really busy guys and it's nice to see them taking the time to help every customer as I have seen them do on there Facebook group ME users.On to the car, I was very impressed with how well the car started first time at 5am when it was pretty cold out, just like a factory car, no need to touch the throttle.Letting it idle, again just like factory, when the car was warming up the revs would go down accordingly and smoothly. Bipedal the throttle to make sure they would stay the same once warm and they did as well as the throttle response being quick and crisp.Driving the car is a big difference from the piggy back I had on before, low down the car feels so much more responsive, no smell of fuel like it was before (due to bad tuning on the piggy back with the FPR turned up way). When coming to a stop and you press the clutch the revs hold well and don't feel as if the car will stall and you can drive the car normal as if you would any car. In summery the car drives like it SHOULD do from factory with the added bonus of being able you tune according to your modifications and add features such as antilag, launch controle ect as well as log and diagnose with a laptop.I strongly recommend anyone with a piggy back looks in to the ME221, it will give you sure much more controle over your tune and you will pick up a bit of power everywhere.Thanks again Matt and Alex top work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5T4R7ET N/A Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 nice review, as you have experience with piggyback it looks like i will have to seriously consider this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgan Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 Piggybacks can get you pretty good results as a lot of people know but being able to have full controle over your tune is not only a lot safer but enables power all over the map. I was not expecting the car to respond much different with a standalone but no I know I would never go piggyback again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Id love to go stand alone but my emb works perfect. Couldn't justify spending out again. Cheers nick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Id love to go stand alone but my emb works perfect. Couldn't justify spending out again. Cheers nick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet__SR Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 (edited) Id love to go stand alone but my emb works perfect. Couldn't justify spending out again.Cheers nick.Aside from a WEPR kit, my GT will be running standard ish power. But with the ecu I can remove the silly fuel cut and if need be I've got the potential for more power. Edited February 25, 2017 by Starlet__SR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Depends what you want out of the car really! You can do a lot more than meets the eye with a standalone I've got What I want out of the car big power and lc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I've got What I want out of the car big power and lc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slo7899 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Can the me221 control the fuel pressure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
motorsport-electronics Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 No - thats the job of the mechanical regulator Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChaseWheatley Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) Would you do anymore group buys Edited June 10, 2017 by ChaseWheatley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
motorsport-electronics Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 If enough people would be interested, then yes. 10 would be the magic number Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maddox710 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 I'd be interested Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5T4R7ET N/A Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 ^^ Yeh set one up and then we will see what happens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChaseWheatley Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Yeah I'd definitely be interested Quote Link to post Share on other sites
motorsport-electronics Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Guys we are going to setup another group buy today Quote Link to post Share on other sites
motorsport-electronics Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Its up:http://www.ukstarletowners.com/topic/106915-2017-group-buy-me221-pnp-ecu/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
batbo Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Are there any more reviews from other people who've gone with the ME221 since these posts? Sound very nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxep Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Bought mine from the group buy, but still haven't fitted it yet. Hope it works :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
azerty Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Hello Morgan, Great write up. I have few questions related to your setup 1. did you need to buy the boost control unit ? 2. Do you still use the distri ? 3. Which map sensor are you using ? 4. have you activated launch control and antilag ? if yes, what is your feedback ? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
300cid Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Does it support automatic transmission? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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