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Old 06-23-06, 05:06 PM
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That one is also sexual

 
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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.
where is this other person yer talking about because its definitely not me. my car actually HAS torque
Old 06-23-06, 08:11 PM
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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).
No distributor to be found on my motor. Coils and plugs for each cylinder and the wires all go to the PCM. And yes, I know the intake elbow is slightly pinched at the moment


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
Old 06-24-06, 08:55 AM
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Jesus is the Messiah

 
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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.
Joey is awesome!
Old 06-24-06, 10:49 AM
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MegaSquirt Mod

 
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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.
Old 06-26-06, 04:39 AM
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Attack Gas Station!!!!

 
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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
Old 06-26-06, 07:35 AM
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Joey.. why didnt ya go with the SS lines and hoses?..
Old 06-26-06, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by CokeRx7
Joey.. why didnt ya go with the SS lines and hoses?..
Didn't need em. I have steel braided fuel line. It's under a lot higher pressure than the radiator and heater hoses. Wasn't worth the effort for something cosmetic. Besides, they might draw attention to the fact that I didn't paint anything under the hood before putting the motor in there
Old 06-27-06, 10:16 AM
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Lol..
Old 06-28-06, 08:34 AM
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Stainless oil lines are nice Same w/ fuel lines . . .

Specially the kind that can take Metho/Etho
Old 06-28-06, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Tofuball
Stainless oil lines are nice Same w/ fuel lines . . .

Specially the kind that can take Metho/Etho
My oil stays inside the motor, I don't have any oil lines





Old 06-28-06, 03:06 PM
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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)
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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)
I'd use one if I had something more than a mild cam. I had a remote-mount filter in the FC, I just haven't gotten around to it with the FD yet.
Old 06-28-06, 10:48 PM
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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)
Old 06-30-06, 03:02 AM
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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)
Old 06-30-06, 06:58 AM
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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
Old 06-30-06, 11:56 AM
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Boost in..Apex seals out.

 
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So ahhh...when should the July Fudd's meet be? Saturday July 15th, or Saturday July 22nd?
Old 06-30-06, 08:36 PM
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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
Zips hold my bumper on!
Old 07-01-06, 03:05 AM
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its funny how zip ties are cheaper at radio shack than they are at Advance Auto.. is there goin to be a Zip tie show off?.. i gotta take pics of my zip tied intake.
Old 07-01-06, 07:01 AM
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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 . . .
Old 07-01-06, 07:11 AM
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In Soviet Russia, You hold zipties on!
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All your zips are belong to us!
Old 07-01-06, 09:26 AM
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my e-fan is held on by super zip ties I found in my garage
Old 07-01-06, 01:08 PM
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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.
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Military zipties?

Those are called "Party Cuffs"...
Old 07-03-06, 06:05 AM
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. . .

that's more than i ever wanted to know about you, Theo. :P


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