Anyone using Megasquirt yet?
10-17-2005, 06:32 AM
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Anyone using Megasquirt yet?
Well, I've been reading up on Megasquirt lately. I'm strongly considering using it on my VQ in the future. It's a full standalone ECU for dirt cheap. http://www.megasquirt.info/
It would of course allow any changes to timing and fuel that you could ever want. So it would be great for NA or FI setups. Wiring it is simple, tuning it would be my biggest challenge.
I've got a lot of learning to do about it but it looks like changing to a Ford coil pack setup my be necessary (easy enough, cheap too).
Any thoughts?
allen
It would of course allow any changes to timing and fuel that you could ever want. So it would be great for NA or FI setups. Wiring it is simple, tuning it would be my biggest challenge.
I've got a lot of learning to do about it but it looks like changing to a Ford coil pack setup my be necessary (easy enough, cheap too).
Any thoughts?
allen
10-17-2005, 09:26 AM
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Try contacting a guy named etx on my350z.com. It sounds like he has some experience with MS and was thinking about using it on his Z...
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?t=128632
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?t=128632
10-17-2005, 10:10 AM
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I don't believe it requires a cam sensor, it does need a crank sensor. I believe you'd have to mount the trigger wheel on the front pulley and mount the new sensor next to it and ditch the stock front and rear crank sensors.
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10-17-2005, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by allen22
I don't believe it requires a cam sensor, it does need a crank sensor. I believe you'd have to mount the trigger wheel on the front pulley and mount the new sensor next to it and ditch the stock front and rear crank sensors.
allen
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Originally Posted by Megasquirt website
Sequential injection requires:
at least as many injectors as you have cylinders, with one dedicated to each cylinder (i.e., not a 4 injector TBI on a 4 cylinder).
as many injector drivers as you have cylinders,
and also requires a camshaft position sensor (a crank sensor is not adequate for a 4-stroke cycle engine).
at least as many injectors as you have cylinders, with one dedicated to each cylinder (i.e., not a 4 injector TBI on a 4 cylinder).
as many injector drivers as you have cylinders,
and also requires a camshaft position sensor (a crank sensor is not adequate for a 4-stroke cycle engine).
It looks like more of an educational/training tool than something you would put on your daily driver. I didn't see any mention of feedback control so I guess it is fulltime openloop.
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