megasquirt and EECIV?

[Simmo]

a friend of mine has offered to build me a megasquirt on my hunt for horsepower. has anyone run a megaquirt in an ea-ed before? i wanna run a big cam and i know i need a chip/computer but i cant have my car off the road for days at a time.

[niko]

get the manual 1st

[Simmo]

yeh 2 weeks mate

[Damo]

ok i'll bite, what the hell is a megasquirt ? if it's like NOS then yeah, run it. :hihi:

[BoZZa17]

im guessin it sounds like extra injector like a micro fueller for a turbo setup?
i dont see how you'd gain much power from it?
maybe burn bit of extra fuel?

[Qwikcorty]

its a DIY efi computer, alot of people use them in the US.
http://www.megasquirt.info/

[Age182]

stuff that goto the site, its a waist of time

[Simmo]

how so?

[stockstandard]

are you talking megasquirt (fuel only) or megasquirt2 (fuel + ignition).

Here is some info on MS2 from another forum.

MS-II. Cost approx $250-$300, extra looms/cables - DIY
Pros: Very cheap, 12x12 3D fuel and spark tables, (capability to go up to 24x24) user definable RPM/MAP points, Alpha-N (throttle) or MAP tuning, 24Mhz processor, wideband support, can be configured to use any temp sensor, datalogging, off-line auto-tuning, realtime tuning, 3 loadbands for wideband closed loop, stepper motor control, enormous support, capable for tuning up to 250kPa (21 Psi boost), full set of compensation tools (battery voltage comp, barometric comp, either at start-up or continuous, air temp, coolant temp) Dual table for fuel and spark (i.e. you can run two sets of injectors used at different stages, say 1 set used below 3000RPM and one set used above 3000RPM) Very stable windows, unix and linux tuning software, rev limiter, traction control.

Cons: DIY construction takes time and is not suited to a lot of people, banked injection, traction control is crude at this stage and analyses engine RPM to determine wheel spin.

AFAIK there is at least 1 person using this on a boosted e-series

I looked into it. Seems like it will the same as any other aftermarket ECU to install. The software looks easy, if not a little too simplistic.

[sphell]

I really don't think there would be any benefit on the fuelling side of things unless you were making so much power that your injectors were maxed. It could possibly make a small difference with the ignition but even then it seems a bit crude...the above info says it only has 12X12 (or 24X24 optional) user definable points. Not really enough IMO. Unichip has 128X128 and the full aftermarket ECU's have even more.

[Simmo]

i dont want to run boost or anything. just though it would be a good thing to have since the normal eec cant handle very big cams. i really wouldnt be altering much at all. just mixtures and idle things i tihnk.