m10 engine management

[new2bmw]

Hey guys, I have quite a few turbo parts collected for my m10 but i still need to look at some engine management or so i have been told. I am wondering what i should be looking for? i know there is mega squirt, but what are some other options? I am tight on cash so i am looking for something that isnt to hard on the wallet. Not sure if you guys would know where to look for something used even. I am only looking at getting maybe 180-200HP nothing too wild, if anybody has any suggestions or info please let me know. cheers and thanks

[Hey_You]

Really...megasquirt is the most viable option. You really shouldn't be looking elsewhere. Why you may be asking. Because if you take a different route, then you will be on your own for tuning, and will have to pay a lot to find someone that can tune it. Megaquirt can do anything you will need it to for your build (as I am building a turbo m10 as well and will be using megasquirt). There is a lot of support for Megasquirt and many people on this site can assist/give guidance on what's involved. You can find used megasquirt systems, or new ones that people have given up on. The only other cheaper option I can think of is finding a distributor with a retard canister (under boost) and run that with a raising rate fuel distributor. But...you will never have the smoothness/consistency of a good tune, and I hear that setup is tricky to tune to begin with as you often have to choose between having a good idle, or having enough fuel under boost.

[Jaxx_]

megajolt and carbs?

If you go megasquirt I have a base MSQ for you.