Anyone running a Brucato ACU? Do you feel it does what it says it does?
Anyone running a Brucato ACU? Do you feel it does what it says it does?
Post your question on scream & fly. A lot of guys running brucatos on there.
There are a few guys on here that are (or have been) running them as well. Let's see if we get him some responses on this website....
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Yes it works.
Gambler 2200 / PRoCraft 180 / Roughneck Jet / Mercury 250XB, 175 / Evinrude 50
ran one a few yrs., gave me great fuel economy as it allowed me to adjust flow rates so it wasnt running fat, i would not hesitate to run another.I think it saved me 10-15% on gas compared to stock ecu on a 225 pro max
I have been running the Brucato ACU since 2006, like the above post , it has allowed me to "clean up the mixture low mid ,and high speed.
runs very well on my stock 1996 200 efi.
still running with zero failures .
i have been running one for a few years on a 200 promax and also a 260 with no problems. it doesn't run fat like the stock ecu does. to me it was a very noticable difference as soon as i put the acu on and started the motor, the motor sounded a whole lot crisper. the throttle response was better, also gained 200 rpm on the top side. i would recommend them. Tony and Linda are great people to deal with and will go above and beyond to help you out.
ALLISON XB2003
MERCURY 260
So were both you and hirks running one with the remote steamwheel so you could adjust your fuel mixture while running?Originally Posted by heybaylor
ALLISON XB2003 - 225 PRO MAX
no I had dual exhaust probes with a gauge, I set the acu based on temps and did visual plug checks for rich/lean.
No, I cleaned it up with small adjustments ,followed by ,sound /speed/sparkplug reading /water temp. etc
don't have a easy button
Are most of you guys running the Brucato ACU or the Brucato PCU? I thought only the PCU could use the steamwheel?
Gambler 2200 / PRoCraft 180 / Roughneck Jet / Mercury 250XB, 175 / Evinrude 50
the deluxe/advanced ACU with the wiring pigtail is for the steamwheel,works really well on the older 2.4 lasers and bridgeports,PM's,,,,,,,,,,the PCU is the the performance programmable unit with software management options.
I didnt have a steam wheel, just pulled the cover and manually adjusted the settings on the small adjustment dials for each perameter
I've built a few 200 EFI's that are using the Brucato ACU and most have had good luck with the transistion...I find they work best on 225 Pro max.. Dunno why !
Jay
Last edited by Jay Smith; 05-29-2014 at 07:57 PM.
Tony and Linda are great people, I had no luck at all with the ACU, (two of them) for my 200 EFI. Tony refunded my money and I ended up getting the stock ECU re-programed by Simons. Works great now. Before anyone suggests I am bashing or didn't know how to set up the ACU, I hauled it half way across Texas to see Jay and Scott Jordan for expert help. Was determined it was the ACU after a full day trying to figure out why this motor was not performing like it should. Something about it just didn't like my 200. If I had a Promax 225, I think Brucato has those dialed in perfectly. Even though the ACU didn't work on my motor, I was very impressed with the customer service by Tony and Linda and trying to get it figured out, then his willingness to give me a refund.
Chris's report is 100% accurate. The only thing that made his JSRE modified 200 "light up" was the addition of the stock recurved Simon ECU... Could not keep #4 injector from flooding with the ACU attached tried 2 of them , the Mercury box as said lit it up !!!!!Linda an Tony worked with him until they refunded his money .. As always Brucato best service after the sale on the planet...
Jay
My 93 XRi 150 was randomly shutting off at wot like switching the key off or pulling the kill switch.
I’d come to a stop, shift to neutral and it’d fire right back up. Sometimes it would be fine for the rest of the day, sometimes it would do it 4-5 more times that day.
Sent them my ECU and they said the fuel pump driver was on its way out and the ECU was shutting down in a protection mode.
Installed their ACU back in 2019 and it’s been fine ever since and never ran better!
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