Maryland guys!
That one is also sexual
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From: Columbia, MD
Originally Posted by f1blueRx7
heh, Congrats!
now i can spread pictures of my kid through the thread cause we have another dad that owns an rx7.
now i can spread pictures of my kid through the thread cause we have another dad that owns an rx7.
Originally Posted by muythaibxr
yeah, until MS3 comes out, which is quite a while down the road, it's going to be hard to use whatever that engine comes with stock...
UNLESS, that engine comes with GM DIS, in which case, as far as I know, the MS can treat that engine's ignition module just like an HEI module from the old distributor days... if that's the case the current code could do it no problem.... even MS2 could do it.
But yeah, if you're able to fully tune the stock PCM without switching to a full standalone, then I'd say stay with the stocker... but if there are limitations you can't get around or anything like that, then go with the MS or any other full standalone for that matter (MS will be significantly cheaper though).
UNLESS, that engine comes with GM DIS, in which case, as far as I know, the MS can treat that engine's ignition module just like an HEI module from the old distributor days... if that's the case the current code could do it no problem.... even MS2 could do it.
But yeah, if you're able to fully tune the stock PCM without switching to a full standalone, then I'd say stay with the stocker... but if there are limitations you can't get around or anything like that, then go with the MS or any other full standalone for that matter (MS will be significantly cheaper though).
Here's the HPTuners page if you want to dig into what it does. I haven't gotten the latest update since I bought the software last year but they're included, I just have to contact them and get a new disk in the mail, I believe. You can d/l the manual from that page if you're curious to see how the software compares.
http://www.hptuners.com/products.html
Jesus is the Messiah
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From: Silver Spring, MD
Originally Posted by Crash Test Joey
I'm just going to leave it on my trailer for the weekend and then drop it off probbaly Tuesday if that works for Jason. Lot easier than unloading it and loading it again.
MegaSquirt Mod
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From: Maryland
ahh ok, some of the 4 cylinder GM engines with COP can be used just like an HEI module... I knew you didn't have a distributor, I was just saying that some of GM's ignition modules look just like HEI modules to the PCM/ECU.
This isn't one of them it appears though.
This isn't one of them it appears though.
Attack Gas Station!!!!
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From: Catonsville, Maryland
for anyone who is interested, I will be prepping my van for megasquirt v2.2 using MAPdot for acceleration enrichment and stock dizzy for ignition.
if all goes well it will idle
if all goes well it will idle
Originally Posted by CokeRx7
Joey.. why didnt ya go with the SS lines and hoses?..
Originally Posted by Tofuball
Stainless oil lines are nice Same w/ fuel lines . . .
Specially the kind that can take Metho/Etho
Same w/ fuel lines . . . Specially the kind that can take Metho/Etho
Jesus is the Messiah
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From: Silver Spring, MD
Hey, no knocking oil coolers
They are great for increasing the life and effectiveness of your engine oil, especially for towing engines.
Also you can just cut and crimp the lines and add a better inline oil filtration system (what I'm doing on the vanagon)
They are great for increasing the life and effectiveness of your engine oil, especially for towing engines.
Also you can just cut and crimp the lines and add a better inline oil filtration system (what I'm doing on the vanagon)
Originally Posted by Tofuball
Hey, no knocking oil coolers
They are great for increasing the life and effectiveness of your engine oil, especially for towing engines.
Also you can just cut and crimp the lines and add a better inline oil filtration system (what I'm doing on the vanagon)
They are great for increasing the life and effectiveness of your engine oil, especially for towing engines.
Also you can just cut and crimp the lines and add a better inline oil filtration system (what I'm doing on the vanagon)
Attack Gas Station!!!!
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From: Catonsville, Maryland
I got my van running MegaSquirt now. It's running amazingly on RPM based fuel enrichment, but whenever I go to use MAP based enrichment so that I can save on gas, it bogs out and doesn't accel at all. Any thoughts? (I think I fried my wideband O2 sensor, so I'll be picking up another one of those -- fscking backfires)
Attack Gas Station!!!!
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From: Catonsville, Maryland
here are some piccies of the megasquirt location
Full view of megasquirt mounting location and engine compartment.
A closer look at how I mounted the MS unit.
The MAP location. (this hasn't been finalized yet since i'm currently looking into TPS solutions)
Full view of megasquirt mounting location and engine compartment.
A closer look at how I mounted the MS unit.
The MAP location. (this hasn't been finalized yet since i'm currently looking into TPS solutions)
Jesus is the Messiah
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From: Silver Spring, MD
Originally Posted by Crash Test Joey
GOD zip ties are so sexy!!! I buy them buy the thousands! You should have seen my zip tie license plate frame when I needed to have the front tag on the car 
Jesus is the Messiah
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From: Silver Spring, MD
On the 'vert:
My intake is held in place by zips
my bumper is held on by zips
Wiring harness held in place by zips . . .
On the TII:
The reverse light switch electrical assembly is held in by zipties
The the split air pipe is held in by zipties
the throttle cable is held in place by zipties . . . .
My zipties are held in by more zipties . . .
My intake is held in place by zips
my bumper is held on by zips
Wiring harness held in place by zips . . .
On the TII:
The reverse light switch electrical assembly is held in by zipties
The the split air pipe is held in by zipties
the throttle cable is held in place by zipties . . . .
My zipties are held in by more zipties . . .
I use the military zipties (~3ft long) to hold my exhaust in place. Works great and looks good too.
I also use them to hold my Master Brake cylinder in place and keep it from leaking.
I also use them to hold my Master Brake cylinder in place and keep it from leaking.
