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Testing the waters - if we made bolt on trigger wheel kits...

Discussion in 'EFI Tuning Questions and Engine Management' started by Matt Cramer, Feb 11, 2015.

  1. Matt Cramer

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    ...what would you want them for? We're looking into offering our trigger wheels modified to fit specific applications, along with bolt on brackets for our crank sensor. These could be used with MegaSquirt or other standalone ECUs.
     
  2. 99TTGT

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    4.6L FORD mod motor stuff
    to F.A.S.T. or BS3.

    i get ask all the time about this kind of setup.

    i wonder how much abuse will this setup could take out of a X275 mod motor...?
     
  3. wesk

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    Was this in response to the same question? Mod Motor fords already have 36/1 crank wheels and 1 pulse per cam rev cam syncs. Almost everything works with that already. I think fast requires their ignition box, but almost everything else should be fine.
     
  4. racerron67

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    302 351 small block Ford
     
  5. 99TTGT

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    I fab up a home made DIZZY setup in 2000 ,running a MSD box with a base tune for a 351W..

    Just wondering if they came out with something NEW & Cool.!<so I can to drop some weight from the nose>

    here is a closer look:

    2014->

    2010->
     
  6. Steve O.

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    X2. 351W
     
  7. ffr3247r

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    For sure on the SBF. I had someone fab something for me when I built my car. Would have bought from you when I bought my megasquirt
     
  8. ss496

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    385 series BBF....been looking into this for my jet boat

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    Would love to see one for a BBC too for my chevelle
     
  9. Matt Cramer

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    Precisely - the idea was to put modular motor style crank triggering on other engines, not the other way 'round. :)

    But we have several options that could fire a distributor from a modular motor crank trigger, if that's what you'd like to do.
     
  10. sean

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    Are there options for small and big chevies yet? Also cam triggers to work with megasquirt. Getting the 36-1 and the cam trigger to work on an old 500 cadillac was the worst part of the megasquirt conversion IMO.
     
  11. Matt Cramer

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    Currently we only stock "some fabrication required" wheels, although the MS is compatible with third party trigger wheels from other sources.
     
  12. turbo66

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    Biggest prob I had with your 36-1 wheel was the slots went too far into the middle, mounted up in lathe and machined center out and welded in locating ring for the balancer I have, took hours as the wheel became very fragile with the guts cut out of it. Works fantastic now though, less than .001" OOR with sensor at .008" clearance, timing is awesome
     
  13. Matt Cramer

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    You're not the only one to mention that. We added a no-slots option in late 2014 for those who need to drill more material off the center.
     
  14. racerron67

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    that's the kind of wheel I ended up buying after wrecking the first one with the slots in it after drilling a hole in the middle for the harmonic balancer bolt. the whole thing ended up egg shape
     
  15. Rodeheaver

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    I would think a stock wheel from a ford mod motor would be pretty easy to make work say between a damper and accessory pulley.
    I have a question for you guys about this subject, Im used to all the fast brand efi stuff we use so this MS stuff is new to me. When we set up a fast ecu, on a chevy we just buy a dual sync dizzy and only use the cam sensor out of it, and a crank trigger for the crank sensor VR and on a sbf or bbf we take an msd dizzy and break off 7 of the 8 reluctor teeth and use that for the cam signal and a crank trigger for the crank signal. This is the only good way I have found to run huge (150-225) injectors on the street is to make it an sefi deal. Now this MS ecu stuff seems to me that most of you guys only run a crank sensor VR and thats it, and no cam sync! Is this working ok for you all? I am so tempted to try and use an msd dizzy with the good old magnetic pickup in the dizzy for the VR signal and no cam sync and see what happens. On the other hand As I think about this MS stuff more I want to try just using an 36-1 crank sensor from a mod ford motor and no cam sync. Has anyone tryed this? Also, my last inquiry. When setting you crank sensor, I am used to setting the sensor up at 50 btdc on #1 cyl. is this how you all so it on an MS ecu?
     
  16. turbo66

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    I wasn't happy with batch fire with only 95lb squirters used msd dist with one tooth for cam sync and sequential
     
  17. Rodeheaver

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    Turbo66 is this with an MS ecu? And if so what crank sensor are you using? thanks
     
  18. turbo66

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    Ms3x 36-1 wheel and sensor from diy autotune
     
  19. Rodeheaver

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    How are you setting up the wheel? Are you using the empty slot (no tooth) as your 0? Where are you setting your 0 mark to pass the crank sensor? ?? Btdc?
     
  20. Rodeheaver

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