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it wires right in to the factory wires depending on your setup. check out the site for more info.
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ASCD RA hood, 1.6rr's, aluminum driveshaft, 383, AFR 195's, CC306 cam, Hooker long tube headers dual 3" to Mufflex3.5", Holley Stealth Ram portmatched to 1205 gasket, AFPR, Megasquirt, plus a 3000 stall and shift kit.ET street radials on formula wheels and billet specialties street lite fronts.
What I want to accomplish is keep the stock ECM ( 165 w/ MAF) But I want the Mega squirt also . Is there a way to have them both ? I just want to buy it plug it in and go ( disabled after a work place accident and can;t really do much now ) . I seen there is a wireing harness you can buy ??? Will it just plug into the stock ECM and the Mega squirt? Also this will be for a turbo'd setup that need boost managment ( like fuel changeing vs. boost)
What I want to accomplish is keep the stock ECM ( 165 w/ MAF) But I want the Mega squirt also . Is there a way to have them both ? I just want to buy it plug it in and go ( disabled after a work place accident and can;t really do much now ) . I seen there is a wireing harness you can buy ??? Will it just plug into the stock ECM and the Mega squirt? Also this will be for a turbo'd setup that need boost managment ( like fuel changeing vs. boost)
thanx all
Why would you keep the stock ECM (MAF) and install a Megasquirt (MAP) ? Also, if you really want something that you just plug in, frankly, Megasquirt is not for you. It's a very DIY product.
I just read the previous posts and they say you can buy one built already . Then there is also a harness you just plug in. I already have a prominator PRO , I just want some boost managment. What makes this harder than the Prominator install. I maybe misinterperating the post that said you can buy a already built harness ?
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1989 10:1 353 L98Edlebrock base and runners ( really ported)ZZ4cam ,1 3/4 SLP shorties 083 heads ...cleaned up andstuded w/1.52 rr , LT4 valve springs and retainers and a 3 angle valve job
suspension mods (Hotchkis LCA's PH bar, KYB shocks and struts)
T-5 3.73
T-62 turbo to be installed next ...Exhaust clip ...gota let it load.... http://media.putfile.com/My-exhaust-clip
There is prebuilt generic harnesses's but nothing specific for out cars, check out http://www.bgsoflex.com/megasquirt.html for more info. Hope this helps but we will help as much as possible.
well I have alot of reading to do now I appreciate the link .
BTW Do our ECM's have only one bias resistor or two ? I have the 165. If I have only one I can piggy back it tp the stock ECM it says on that site.
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1989 10:1 353 L98Edlebrock base and runners ( really ported)ZZ4cam ,1 3/4 SLP shorties 083 heads ...cleaned up andstuded w/1.52 rr , LT4 valve springs and retainers and a 3 angle valve job
suspension mods (Hotchkis LCA's PH bar, KYB shocks and struts)
T-5 3.73
T-62 turbo to be installed next ...Exhaust clip ...gota let it load.... http://media.putfile.com/My-exhaust-clip
I maybe misinterperating the post that said you can buy a already built harness ?
The previous poster had it correct that there is nothing specific available (that I've seen) for plug-n-play installation into a thirdgen.
The harnesses that you're reading about are usually just a bundle of wires that are presoldered and assembled to the DB-37 connector. The other end of the wires are bare -- ie, no injector/TPS/CLT/IAT/IAC connectors. Places like diyautotune.com and rs-autosport.com sell these Megasquirt-releated wiring products. In another post a year or so ago, I think S10Wildside said he could make a harness with the injector/TPS/CLT/etc connectors, but the other ends would be bare (and need to be soldered into a DB37 connector), Or you buy both the MS harness and one like S10Wildsides and splice them together. Either way, there's work involved.
I see . So basically them connections you listed are all that have to be dealt with ? I still am reading on it a bit for now .
__________________ PROJECT UGLY DUCKLING
1989 10:1 353 L98Edlebrock base and runners ( really ported)ZZ4cam ,1 3/4 SLP shorties 083 heads ...cleaned up andstuded w/1.52 rr , LT4 valve springs and retainers and a 3 angle valve job
suspension mods (Hotchkis LCA's PH bar, KYB shocks and struts)
T-5 3.73
T-62 turbo to be installed next ...Exhaust clip ...gota let it load.... http://media.putfile.com/My-exhaust-clip
Power
Ground
Injector +12v
Injector bank 1
Injector bank 2
Throttle position (TPS)
Coolant Temp (CLT)
Inlet Air Temp (IAT, sometimes referred to as MAT, Manifold Air Temp)
O2 sensor (narrowband or wideband)
RPM input (tach input)
Optional: Ignition output signal (if controlling ignition timing) and IAC (Idle Air Control). IAC only works for the MS-II processor.
I'm planning on putting in my megasquirt fairly soon... Anybody know and hints on configuration (good starting values) for a 5.0 TPI
I have a decent map for a 350, play with the required fuel and it will be pretty good for your car to get going. Whereabouts in mass are you? I'm in the attleboro/providence area.
I'm ordering a Megasquirt II pcb 3.0 as soon as I get out of school. I already bought the engine. It came with a stock harness, but I figured it might be better to start fresh with something that I can more easily configure.
the engine is an 89 5.0 TPI out of a GTA.
I am currently in North Dartmouth, MA... I'm a mechanical engineering student at UMass Dartmouth. When school is out, I live in Townsend, in the Lowell- Fitchburg area.
At this point, my main concern is seperating all the ecm wiring from my dash wiring. i have a berlinetta, so everything is very specific and a bit funky. This is one of the reasons I want to go with the megasquirt. I think I will start by pulling out the ecm and extracting all the wiring from the main bundle. Does anybody know how the berlinetta tach signal reaches the dash? it is important for me to preserve the tach functionality (even if it reads incorrectly ) because I don't want a dead tach on the dashboard. In an 85, how intermingled are the ECM and Cabin wiring harnesses? I am no stranger to automotive wiring and am not leery of rewiring the engine at all. However, i would prefer to not have to tak out the entire dash assembly to rewire it. Thanks!
The best thing you can do is go on ebay and find a factory service manual for your car it's the best way to figure out the factory wiring mess I could not have done my megasquirt without one.
well on my car which is a 91 and a firebird all the engine harness went through the firewall on the passenger side inside the fender and all the other crap ( interior, cruise, lighting, etc.) went through on the driver side, not sure if yours is the same but hopefully this will be a little help.
I have a decent map for a 350, play with the required fuel and it will be pretty good for your car to get going. Whereabouts in mass are you? I'm in the attleboro/providence area.
I got the megasquirt and assembled it. It is on my bench right now going though a "burn in period"... I figured it would be appropriate to let it run for a few days outside the car to weed out any problems.
Do you still have your 350 tune? I would love to have a baseline to tune from!
3 days running, not a hiccup yet. I have the MS II v 3.0, already played with the tune to compliment my target engine... .Now just to get it actually in the car so that the EGO can work it's magic to my cruise MAP zone.
Getting ready to wire everything up. What did you fellas do about the purge solenoid?
I assume it functions off of a PWM signal.
In that case, I should probably block it off. I am interested in other ideas however.
I have a dumb question has anybody here put a megasquirt in a 165 ecm car using the factory wiring and if so how much of a pita is it if they could share any experience it would help me out greatly
Alright guys heres a biggie that i need some serious help with ... the only way i know to do this is to tell you what im doing and you tell me what i need to do/and get from diyauto ..
1986 Mazda Rx-7 V8 swap ( 88 5.0 roller ) custom upper intake with 75mm throttle body ( runing a throttle positioning sensor , not map or maf ) 347 stroker ( forged internals) ssautochrome T-60 Turbo
i already have a brand new Dell laptop so im good there but i need to know what to get as far as my Megasquirt , and if there is tuning maps for this kind of set up .... im hoping to run about 20 to 25 psi and crank out around 700HP ... i know its alot to ask of you guys but ive read many many post and you guys know what your talking about ...thanks in advance
Thanks for diggin up this thread; It bring s back memoies!
I ran the whole summer on the MS with no problems.
AS for your setup, there are many many people running your setup on MSEFI.com. You should talk to Jim, he will set you up with a base map. You will also need the MS and a wideband. The megasquirt with the wideband will tune itself. You specify an AFR ratio vs map and RPM, and it will change the VE table to match the AFR you specify. Jim can also set you up with a good baseline AFR table.
After that, it is just street tuning.
You should get the MS-II v 3.0 (DIYautotune)
Stimulator
Wiring harness
Wideband
LOTS of time and patience. I had a great deal of fun making my megasquirt. it took about an 8 hour saturday to get the board constructed. They sell a surface mount version if you would rather not do the soldering yourself, but I found it to be very educatuional, worthwile, and cost-saving to do it myself.
another question he fergot was what are you using this car for strictly track car, street/strip, road coarse? it sounds like your wanting to run Alpha-N which is what it's called without a Map or Maf but the megasquirt comes with an onboard map. But everything else toehead said sounds right on the money.
I've got to chime in on this one. I just bought my MSII V3.0 Monday, and just got it all put together last night. I had a few hickups, but the MegaManual has an INSANE amount of info. Im still a little confused on wiring a 6A and 8pin HEI with a VR trigger instead of Hall, but thats another thread.
Also just wanted to give a HHUUGGEE thumbs up to DIYAutoTune!!! Come to find out, they're just down the road from me. So I went by to pick up my kit and while I was there I was talking with some of the R&D/tech guys there. They were even telling me that they are working on a Foxbody 5.0 plug-and-play converter. Guys were awesome, very knowledgeable, very willing to help out with any problems, all around just a great company with a great product.
I cannot say from experience what the main differences are, but from my experience with just the MS, it's an amazing amount of tunability for the money!! if you get the MS2, you can control fuel and spark, 2 stage nitrous control (I believe that's still in the beta version right now), "auto" tune capabilities based off volumetric efficiency tables, set rev limits, and alot of other tuning parameters that I cannot even begin to understand. Honestly though, if you are even slightly interested, start reading HERE. It might look complicated at first, but if you have a good understanding of how a motor works along with fuel injection and ignition components, the MegaSquirt can be your best friend.
Another pro: if you're driving down the road and feel that you need to change the timing a little, or adjust your fuel map a bit, just pull over, turn motor off, tune, burn, crank'er up and you're done. All tuning can be done from inside the car, no need to buy an expensive tuner or take the ECM out to hook up to your computer or any crap like that. Just get a cheap laptop and that's all you'll need. Again, this is my first DFI ECM Ive had, but so far I feel no reason to choose any other. Ive got less than $400 in my setup including the ECM itself (I had to assemble, which was kinda fun and educational), stimulator (hooks up to ECM when you want to tune it outside of the car), and wiring harness with labeled and color coded wires. Cant ask for more for that kinda money!
That sounds great, I have an 86 truck that had an 86 TPI, it never ran right so I replaced everything, still don't run right. Time to do something about it! What system do you have, I know there are alot of versions out, I want to control it ALL.
MegaSquirt II V3.0 motherboard. Thats what Im running currently with the 2.88 code.
Not to get off topic too much, but what do you mean you cant get it running right? Id find the source of the problem first. Otherwise when you install the MS you wont know if you tuned something wrong, or if there is a sensor that needs to be replaced. Just a good overall idea to put the MS on a good running motor, less headaches in the end.
EDIT: If you've got your casting number, go to www.mortec.com , they've got all kinds of head and block casting numbers that should help you figure out what youve got. There's other ways of telling, but to me this is the easiest
I have had the truck for about two years, when I got it the harness looked like a rats nest, so for the next month I straighted out the harness and got it running. It ran ok but the idle was rough but power was good. After taking it to many shops I have changed All the sensors, still has a problem. Then I changed the cam, intake (Holley stealth), harness, distributor, injectors, now I drove it and got a code 45 rich exhaust. I started looking for diagnostic software and ended up here.
I have posted on "what's wrong", I will figure it out first, I thought that megasquirt would show values to diagnose my problem with, thanks for your input.
ehh, its hard to say. I would imagine that the MS would help you in diagnosing you problem, but Id still say try to fix your problem first, or at least find out the cause, then install MS. 99% of idle problems Ive had with my cars have been some sort of vaccum leaks. Broken/disconnected hoses usually, I even had one incident where the carb flange was slightly warped causing a vacuum leak! I had to double stack the gaskets to fix that one.
When I still had the original TPI intake I checked several times for vacuum leak, I used a vacuum gauge and it read 10-12 inch, I thought that was low. Last resort I changed the intake and the throttle body, still low vacuum.
If memory serves, I think stock TPIs pull about 18" at idle? I cannot remember, maybe someone can correct me. If that's the case, you've got a leak somewhere. Check to make sure all hose barbs are either hooked up to good vaccum lines or capped off. Let us now how it turns out
Didnt you say you put on a stealth ram? Make sure ALL the ports on the back of the upper plenum are either sealed off or are in use. DId you put on any sort of RTV or gasket between the upper and lower plenums?
I don't think you're supposed to use any RTV between the base and the plenum. Maybe just a little gasket bonding stuff to keep the paper gaskets from sliding around.
Ive talked with a few guys who didnt wanns wait 2 days for Summit or whoever to ship the gaskets, so they just RTVd them I used the gaskets on mine, RTV gets messy sometimes
I appreciate the link . 
I used the gaskets on mine, RTV gets messy sometimes 
