Not to say that it would be impossible to use a laptop as the brains of an efi setup, but all the work it would take makes it very impractical. The reason some cheap 16Mhz processor can do it better than say an 800mhz laptop is that there is absolutely no overhead or gimmicks on the side. The megasquirts cpu can count on every cycle to its specific purpose. In a laptop (or desktop etc), every piece of hardware and software is taking dibs on processor cycles. This would make it very difficult to maintain the timing precision required for fuel injection. Also imagine if youre primary means of transportation were only as reliable as Winblows XP. If you want a keyfob type disabler, you could embed a critical component of the megasquirt, such as the 5v voltage regulator, into a keyfob and mount a plugin for it somewhere...