megasquirt advice,

markmills2000uk · Post by **markmills2000uk** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:31 pm

hi im just half contemplating a megasquirt set up,just wondering are they interchangeable between engines,if i sold my engine a few yeard down the road when tax is too high would i be able to put it on say a renault v6 as well,

Post by **katanaman** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:39 pm

Its programmable so yes you can put it onto just about any engine you want from 1 cylinder up.

markmills2000uk · Post by **markmills2000uk** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:48 pm

excellnt,i found one on ebay in usa
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MEGASQUI ... enameZWD2V
is that what i want,
im still going to get my hotwire system working first though,i wont let it beat me,lol

Post by **katanaman** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:05 pm

depends what code you want to run if that's any use to you. Not sure what the MS2 all does. Alternative is http://www.extraefi.co.uk/products.htm uk based so better support Philip is also a member of this forum. Another alternative is VEMS which another member Richard can help you out with or http://www.vems.co.uk/

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:59 am

Hi markmills2000uk,

I'd say that'll run your RV8 just fine. Two things worth looking at though: a wideband O2 (lambda) sensor to help fine-tune those maps, and it would be worth asking the seller about triggers and ignition control on your V6 if that's a future plan (fuel only is fairly easy, which is what the hotwire EFI does).

Thanks for the nod katanaman - fwiw, we also sell the wbo2 gauges with voltage output so that other ECUs can use 'em. TechEdge is Aussie and Innovative also sell wideband controllers, but ours does more stuff.

Cheers,
Rich

Post by **katanaman** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:30 pm

thats what I mean by what code he wants to run as in if he wanted full ignition the ebay one isnt going to do it as is. As more engines are digital ignition now it isnt as future proof.

jwriyadh · Post by **jwriyadh** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 3:50 pm

markmills2000uk
I would not contemplate buying MS in any of it's guises from the US, speak to Bill Shurvington and/or Philip Ringwood here in the UK. Local knowledge and support is very useful.
The e-bay item shown will control fuel and ignition as is, but you would be better to discuss your requirements with the people above who will be aware of current and near-future capabilities.

jw

Post by **katanaman** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:07 pm

jwriyadh wrote:markmills2000uk
I would not contemplate buying MS in any of it's guises from the US, speak to Bill Shurvington and/or Philip Ringwood here in the UK. Local knowledge and support is very useful.
The e-bay item shown will control fuel and ignition as is, but you would be better to discuss your requirements with the people above who will be aware of current and near-future capabilities.

jw

That's Philip's site I posted above.

Just to make things clear since you look to me to be a novice at EFI, the MS in the states will control ignition but only via a dizzy I.E one coil so for a rover it will do the job. The ones that Philip makes can be supplied to run up to a V12 without a dizzy on wasted spark. Worth considering if your possibly going to change the engine as like I said before more modern engines don't have dizzy's so it leaves the field open to you. The Vems as Richard states comes fully loaded with mullty coil support as well as wideband support all of which are add ons to the MS. This is aimed at Mark by the way not jw.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:54 pm

I bought my Megasquirt fully assembled from Bill Shurvington who posts on here

good price, very well put together and a very helpfull bloke.

Mark