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what is Megasquirt and how do i use it?! video series

Discussion in 'DIY and Junkyard Turbo Tech' started by denmah, Sep 30, 2012.

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  1. denmah

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    damn that thing is sick! two gt45s?
     
    denmah, Oct 15, 2012
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  2. blkchevyz

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    you mentioned waste a spark... is it firing all 8 coils at once? or does it do it in pairs or something?
     
    blkchevyz, Oct 16, 2012
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  3. Drac0nic

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    You are firing the cylinder 360 degrees out from the one on the power stroke. This is actually fairly common. Systems such as ford EDIS and gm DIS do this.
     
    Drac0nic, Oct 16, 2012
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  4. blkchevyz

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    gotcha, i remember a few gm cars having that, the north-star motors i believe.
     
    blkchevyz, Oct 16, 2012
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  5. slow8.0

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    What is the part# for the micro2? The only microsquirt I found only runs up to 4 injetors.
     
    slow8.0, Oct 16, 2012
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  6. atomicsix

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    There is a microsquirt(cased), this means it has it's own case, and the were two of those. The older one with the metal case, and the new one with the plastic case. the set up here is a plastic cased microsquirt.

    Then, there is the microsquirt module, basically a microsquirt designed to be used in a design of your own, application.

    The microsquirt module, will do more than the cased microsquirt, but the cased microsquirt is weather proof, and less of a DIYers system.

    This harness, and this application on the LSx, is limited to the new version 3 of the (cased) microsquirt.

    http://www.diyautotune.com/catalog/microsquirt-engine-management-system-ecu-only-p-519.html

    It is wasted spark, and bank fire injectors.

    With

    all the normal stuff,and

    boost control
    dual o2 inputs
    plus a couple selectable inputs and outputs.
    It also comes with can bus expandabilty


    The other megasquirt/microsquirt/EMSpros all will do the LSx platform in some function, but the new vr circuit in the new plastic cased microsquirt makes this install much less problematic.
     
    atomicsix, Oct 16, 2012
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  7. HPbyGD

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    Hi Guys
    How about using a knock gauge to trigger a retard in the MicroSquirt ? I use a knock gauge on two stroke motors that I build. This knock gauge http://www.knockgauge.eu/content/blogcategory/22/41/ which also sells on e-bay has the option to either have a ground or 0 to 5 volt output. The ignition that I use it with will use the ground signal to retard the ignition what ever I program into the ignition. If possible it would add a margin of safety to the motor.

    Gary
     
    HPbyGD, Oct 18, 2012
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  8. denmah

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    &feature=youtu.be[/url]

    a little more today, 13 minutes of farting around
     
    denmah, Oct 21, 2012
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  9. Disney Lincoln

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    STICKY! STICKY! STICKY! STICKY!
     
    Disney Lincoln, Oct 22, 2012
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  10. bluefunk2

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    YES!
     
    bluefunk2, Oct 22, 2012
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  11. brianj5600

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    Is MS1 and msd 6010 getting close to MS3 money?
     
    brianj5600, Oct 23, 2012
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  12. Hahns5.2

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    They're about on-par. $157+300 vs $468.
     
    Hahns5.2, Oct 23, 2012
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  13. Disney Lincoln

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    The nice thing is the 6010 is a plug in deal. Be nice to see the differences between the two options laid out.
     
    Disney Lincoln, Oct 23, 2012
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  14. brianj5600

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    brianj5600, Oct 23, 2012
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  15. denmah

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    its no more than 550 for MS1 and 6010 running.

    for a lsx youll be over 800 dollars to get it going on MS3x with lots of wiring.
     
    denmah, Oct 24, 2012
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  16. jfive

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    These are very helpful. I would like to see in a video how to log and read the logs.
     
    jfive, Oct 29, 2012
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  17. taco33150

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    thats awesome!!!you have to solder all those resistors into the box it sounds like..could they be bought already done..?
     
    taco33150, Nov 25, 2012
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  18. taco33150

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    how is this compared to the other standalone efi systems?/
     
    taco33150, Nov 25, 2012
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  19. turbofreek

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    Subscribing
     
    turbofreek, Nov 26, 2012
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  20. TTF/Ken Staff Member

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    Just an FYI, there's a feature on the site, it's active but no menu item for it, which is the "Media Library." It's a place where we can put up a library of videos hosted via Facebook and other services, so TTF users can easily find what they need without hunting through stickies, doing thread searches, etc. I've put the videos into this library. You can see it here:

    https://www.theturboforums.com/media.php

    I'll be adding a tab later this week for it after I get more videos into the system.
     
    TTF/Ken, Nov 26, 2012
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