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Dad you are exactly right. The cost on this controller - programmed and out the door - is less than half of what you would pay for the stand-alone ignition I used to put on the Ford Focus engines. and, this thing does the complete job, it runs the whole engine!
But its not just the up-front cost savings. I seem to be having a hard time fully explaining how much money this system saves the average racer on a week-to-week basis but those ongoing expenses are what can really drag a program down. First off, think in terms of rebuilding your engine once every 3-4 years instead of what you are doing now. That right there is huge. Then on top of that, our rebuild costs are less than half of what the average convetional engine is (heck you can get a brand new long block for ~ $3k...) Finally things you would not normally think about like fuel and oil actually save you quite a bit with this engine. Oil is expensive these days, and instead of changing it every race, we use good oil and tun it 6,8 or more races. That saves hundreds of bucks right there. And fuel - it's $5 a gallon out here - the same good engine maagement that keeps methanol out of your fuel also creates a more efficient engine that consumes far less fuel than conventional engines.
I really feel like this program is the best kept secret in Midget Racing. And I'd sure like an opportunity to show more folks what this thing can do because engines like this one will be what saves the sport IMO.
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