Being Brave...My Megasquirting Buy/Mod Thread
02-02-2007, 11:08 PM
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Leave the stock ECU for idle if nothing else. I haven't heard of anyone getting MS to control idle as well as the stock setup. Like most things, it sounds as simple as solder this and wire this. Save the extra work for things the stock ECU can't do, like WI and boost control.
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02-03-2007, 03:00 AM
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Leave the stock ECU for idle if nothing else. I haven't heard of anyone getting MS to control idle as well as the stock setup. Like most things, it sounds as simple as solder this and wire this. Save the extra work for things the stock ECU can't do, like WI and boost control.
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02-03-2007, 04:45 AM
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Some of you guys just don't get it at all. Getting the idle to work with the Megasquirt is FUN, hell just playing with anything on Megasquirt is FUN.
There are a few to many 'customers' around here and not enough DIYers.......
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02-03-2007, 12:45 PM
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Not quite. No doubt you guys have been doing great stuff. Your info was basis for the majority of my install. Unfortunately, I hear way too many guys getting into MS nuts-deep and bailing, spreading bad juju.
My position is that for the majority of folks, it is less frustrating to start simple and work up. I was fuel for 2 weeks, then spark, then turbo'd. The progression made it really easy to spot errors. The original poster isn't sure if he needs his AFM or not, so I'm not sure if he needs to be concerned about getting every last bit of functionality out of the MS first run.
To reclaim my DIY status, I'll start up boost control on my $600 junkyard turbo kit using a $5 JY solenoid.
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02-03-2007, 01:19 PM
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I personally never even had to read the megamanual. The DIYautotune.com kit comes with all the parts in seperate bags with the locations they need to be soldered. That takes the longest. Then you just need to look through the stickys and perform the miata specific mods. Thats my 2cents.
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02-04-2007, 05:35 PM
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where's all the breaking new ground gone on here
PnP this and PnP that. It's not really in the spirit of MegaSquirt 
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02-04-2007, 05:38 PM
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I personally never even had to read the megamanual. The DIYautotune.com kit comes with all the parts in seperate bags with the locations they need to be soldered. That takes the longest. Then you just need to look through the stickys and perform the miata specific mods. Thats my 2cents.
my 2 pence
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02-05-2007, 03:55 AM
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MS is for the first variety of people. EM/EMU is for the second. All the other ECUs are for the rest. I didnt buy my MS because it's cheap, because it ain't cheap once you add everything up (at least not here in Europe). I bought it because it's open (open architecture, open source), there isn't a vendor lock-in and there's a great community - plus all the great features.
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02-05-2007, 06:58 AM
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Dude, I'm 6'4, I don't fit under the dash either and I've got no garage to do the wiring in. That's why I bought an extension harness from Boomslang (www.boomslang.us) and made all the required splices and cuts on that extension harness in the comfort of my room. Check the pics.
Jim
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