patsmx5

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swimming108, I sent it again. giryan, I sent you both as well.

swimming108

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thanks, patsmx5 you really are going out of your way for us on this one! I still have not gotten it so i am just going to completely blame yahoo on this one, it has done this to me before when i have emailed stuff to myself from my school account. it usually shows up a few days later. Completely random misfortune, but bull **** none the less.

i am sorry to ask this of you but could you try my student email since yahoo is being dumb? jrgoldbach@credit.hagerstowncc.edu
thank you so much for all the help you have given me thus far!
cheers
-Jared-

giryan

received, many thanks.
I'll forward to Jared, sent.

swimming108

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ok, there is a definate problem on my end. i just don't understand why my email is not working. so i opened a new one... jrgoldbach@gmail.com

I hope you guys can forgive me for the inconvenience and please forward me a msq file or two.

Thanks
-Jared-

WestfieldMX5

I wouldn't mind receiving that .msq either

Swimming108, it's hard to see in the pic you posted, but did you do the CMP/CKP mods to JS8? (or to JS10?)
If I'm starting to understand this thing, than to me it looks that the CMP/CKP mods are not necessary at all as they are for a 90-97 CAS.

Also, Abe's circuits replace the entire opto circuit and going by your pic, you built all circuits (even VR?)

swimming108

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f_devocht i have them on the js8 i believe (not sure, will check when i get home from school), and you are probably right about that being nessicary only for the 90-97. when i built it i did it according to brainy's big diy post. and i couldn't find anything specificaly stating what is appropriate for 99-00, so i just did this as a starting point untill i can figure out what is best.

Yes i did build the VR circuit but i used jumpers so that i am not using it. i know that it is completely useless to me at the moment, but i did it anyway for fun

patsmx5

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here they are

swimming108

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wow, thank you so much. i am sorry that this was so much of a hassle for you patsmx5. i will now resign to my bat-cave to study these files.

yes f_devocht i do have the IAC1A line connected to the JS8 pin (The pin itself).
This is what my board looks like now with 2 relay control mod kits (Fans and VICS) and a EBC mod kit.
cheers,
-Jared-

swimming108

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has anyone had success with the stock cam and crank signals from the 99-00? if so how do you have your ignition wired into your board, and what do your tach and ignition settings in MS look like?

I have been looking at using the circuit proposed by drytoast in https://www.miataturbo.net/forum/t25789/#post305857, but i am honestly having a hard time understanding it completely.
ooh well, i think i will try it and see what happens.
Thanks,
-Jared-

WestfieldMX5

Thx for the msq, Pat.

Jared, they definitely need to go to JS10 instead of going to JS8. I made the same mistake. However, I'm pretty sure they are not needed with the 'new' input circuits (be it Abe's, Jason's or drytoast's).
I completely removed the 1K and 470R resistors and capacitor to JS8/JS10.
Instead I built Abe's circuit on the VR area of the board (see my reply in Abe's 40% thread, here's the circuit). It's ABe's circuit, but I reordered the components so they fit in the VR area. .

I did do the ignition output mods of course (the 2 x 330R to IGN and IAC2B)





Since my failure of getting RPM readings in step 55 of the build, I haven't done further testing with the megasquirt. I'll try again when the MS is completely finished. Waiting on a couple of NPO capacitors for the input circuits :(.

I left out R37 and R38 because I broke one of the pins while bending it. Might try to install them again if the area is not being taken up by other mods. No longer have the double sided tape though. Don't know if it's ok to install them without contacting the heatsink.

Don't forget to put a dab of silicone on the crystal.
Did you install the flyback diode for the TIP120? I don't see it in your pic.

Want to do constant VICS, fans, barometric correctoin, launch control, waterinjection and knock detection. Haven't checked yet if there's enough outputs even to do all this. First 3 are necessary, the other ones would be nice to have.
I haven't decided on boost control. Probably never going to use it, unless it helps spoolup maybe.

Haven't looked into software settings at all. First want to get a grasp on the hardware, software comes later