Hellen, Is possibly the easiest ECU to get started with. Developed by AndreiKA from Ukraine to be a plug-in solution. It’s not one board, but a framework to develop many boards using the same components. This can be seen on the Miata NB2 board. Each set of components is grouped together to be reused and rearranged to develop a plug-in solution for any car. Again some Hellen boards are 100% open from the schematics to the files needed to recreate the printed circuit boards. Some are developed for commercial sale and are based upon the rusEFI framework so some aspects remain closed to protect the creator’s financial interest.
If you are so inclined and have the proper skill set, rusECU is an exciting way to run your car’s engine economically and with great control.
Sources
rusEFI – home page
rusEFI – github repository
rusEFI – forums
rusEFI – wiki
rusEFI – Online
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I drove for Andrey from 2016 until 2018. We campaign the number 101 Miata in Lemons here in the Northeast. It was always a blast and the car just got better and better. One of the biggest upgrades of the time was getting the old 1.6 out and putting in a 1.8 VVT engine into the car. It drastically changed the dynamic of that Miata and the ECU performed almost flawlessly besides a hiccup during cold starts.?
It was really great to be apart of the research for Andrey and had a fun time wheeling for him. From day one I firmly believed in what he is trying to accomplish and we are in the current situation of getting our Miata running on a newer version of RUSEFI now. Keep it up Andrey the racing community really needs this!
The Miata is not the only RUSEFI car I have campaigned in. I was invited to run John Ceci’s Fore Escort that is powered by RUSEFI twice last year and we ended up taking a first place home at the Thompson Bracket GP here in Connecticut last summer. Goes to show that this ECU is extremely capable compared to all the options on the market.