Warren G
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anyone used it before? going to buy a one soon
for people who dont no what it it..
http://www.mtechautomotive.co.uk/v3.htm
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Butler
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Its about £270 pre-made isnt it?
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Robin
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Would you buy Tesco value bread?
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Butler
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MegaSquirt-II-2-Engine-Management-ECU-MegaStim-2-2_W0QQitemZ250193747555QQihZ015QQcategoryZ122139QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Warren G
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quote: Originally posted by Robin
Would you buy Tesco value bread?
depends how much money i had at the time
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Warren G
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basicaly what i want to no, do i need a knock sensor? as i have two diffent types and dont which to fit! (singlw wire and two wire ones )
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Robin
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1 wire, by the looks of things
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Robin
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although it will accept either, as long as it matched the knock sensor module you're using ()
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Warren G
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quote: Originally posted by Robin
although it will accept either, as long as it matched the knock sensor module you're using ()
this is what i need to no! where did you get that info from robin?
the 2 wire one is just shielded, but sends different signals to the single wire one, as i have tried swapping them before!
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jr
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why not go for mbe etc ? similar price ?
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deano87
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If this was a youporn.com link, the thread could be a whole lot different.
Excuse my ignorance, but wtf is a megasquirt?
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Robin
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Internet Warren, just a quick google search, both types of sensor came up in different threads, so I guess either can be used.
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Warren G
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quote: Originally posted by jr
why not go for mbe etc ? similar price ?
how much is mbe?
doesnt have the same diy interface as megasquirt, plus theres a place in canterbury that i think maps megasquirt, so £300 for ECU + loom, and say 4hours mapping at £25ph = £400 for managment mapped
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Hamish
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quote: Originally posted by deano87
If this was a youporn.com link, the thread could be a whole lot different.
Excuse my ignorance, but wtf is a megasquirt?
stand alone engine management
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jr
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mapping is surely more than £25 an hour ?
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deano87
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quote: Originally posted by Hamish
quote: Originally posted by deano87
If this was a youporn.com link, the thread could be a whole lot different.
Excuse my ignorance, but wtf is a megasquirt?
stand alone engine management
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Robin
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£25 an hour? must be good mapping then
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jr
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was gonna say, im gonna be budgeting around £400 to map my car
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Warren G
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well there hourly rate is £25ph, and they map megasquirt, which isnt that hard to map anyway, most people do it them selves using the auto tune.
but then to get a better map, you need a rr
£400, on a less than 1mb file, seems to much for me! plus i like the diy bit
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jr
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i like the diy bit, but i know where my limits are
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Robin
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I'd give most things a shot, but mapping an ECU isn't one of them.
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Warren G
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quote: Originally posted by jr
i like the diy bit, but i know where my limits are
i like to find where my limits are and id give most things a go
http://www.megasquirt.info/megatune.htm
you never no what you can do, unless you try!
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jr
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i just dont like the idea of my expensive engine beeing at risk from me entering the wrong data in the wrong field
hence the expert doing it
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Superlite Ltd.
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Mechanic down the road is using megasquirt on his mk1 golf 1.8 20vT conversion. Hes very impressed with it so far.
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RobHayes
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I had MBE, and I had a bash at mapping it myself, alongside an experienced engine builder who has years of experience with carbs etc.
Its definately NOT easy, but with a bit of patience you can get it running ok
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