Integrating Megasquirt into stock ECU case
02-28-2008, 07:35 PM
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I have the same thing planned for mine, except instead of soldering the wires directly to the board, I have a male D37 connector which I'm going to solder to the board so that the socket is vertical. I'll be putting holes in the sides for the D9 (for the tuning cable), and the custom D15 connector I'm using for things such as the wideband O2 sensor input. It should result in something clean and factory-looking.
I bought the stock ECU for $20 - I've already looted its connector (for my plug and play harness), a few diodes and a few resistors. Makes sense to use the case too, really.
I bought the stock ECU for $20 - I've already looted its connector (for my plug and play harness), a few diodes and a few resistors. Makes sense to use the case too, really.
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03-18-2008, 12:21 PM
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Update
It Lives!!
The three wires in the foreground is the serial connection. I have added a 3/32 panel mount phone jack which will then be mounted somewhere on the dashboard. I am using the Innovate DB9-to-2.5mm stereo serial cable for communication.
Loaded 029y4 and hand-copied most of the MSPNP 9093 w/o AFM settings.
That's a Thinkpad 600 that I bought for 60 bucks recently. 10 years old and runs like a top, much better than my Lenovo 3000 piece-of-junk.
Look ma, no AFM flapper:
Why? Cause there's something else inside
Its hard not to notice the vacuum line coming straight out of the AFM
Can't wait to get the whole shebang on the car and see how it runs.
The three wires in the foreground is the serial connection. I have added a 3/32 panel mount phone jack which will then be mounted somewhere on the dashboard. I am using the Innovate DB9-to-2.5mm stereo serial cable for communication.
Loaded 029y4 and hand-copied most of the MSPNP 9093 w/o AFM settings.
That's a Thinkpad 600 that I bought for 60 bucks recently. 10 years old and runs like a top, much better than my Lenovo 3000 piece-of-junk.
Look ma, no AFM flapper:
Why? Cause there's something else inside
Its hard not to notice the vacuum line coming straight out of the AFM
Can't wait to get the whole shebang on the car and see how it runs.
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08-11-2008, 08:58 AM
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That's exactly what The Pipefather did. The MAP sensor is in the AFM case, and it runs back through the stock wiring. The reason a vacuum hose is run external to the AFM case is that the AFM is not typically placed in a location which sees actual manifold pressure. It is almost always located before the throttle plate, thus whether you are FI or NA, it's not a place where you can take a MAP reading.
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08-11-2008, 09:09 AM
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That's exactly what The Pipefather did. The MAP sensor is in the AFM case, and it runs back through the stock wiring. The reason a vacuum hose is run external to the AFM case is that the AFM is not typically placed in a location which sees actual manifold pressure. It is almost always located before the throttle plate, thus whether you are FI or NA, it's not a place where you can take a MAP reading.
oops.
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01-08-2009, 12:42 PM
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I know this is an old thread, but thought I would share something I saw on another board regarding this...
Megasquirt for STS2 Miatas - Mazda Forums
The adaptor fits inside the stock ECU housing as does the MS. However, the MS does require a small bit of trimming. The design of the board allows the MegaSquirt to use the Miata's VAM in place of the MAP sensor. Everything so far is bench tested and working properly with a MS plugged in. I just need to finish assembling the MS board that will be used in tuning.
Megasquirt for STS2 Miatas - Mazda Forums
The adaptor fits inside the stock ECU housing as does the MS. However, the MS does require a small bit of trimming. The design of the board allows the MegaSquirt to use the Miata's VAM in place of the MAP sensor. Everything so far is bench tested and working properly with a MS plugged in. I just need to finish assembling the MS board that will be used in tuning.
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01-08-2009, 12:54 PM
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Hah, cool.
None of that is actually needed though. I have it running on my STS2 miata using the stock AFM. Some code changes were necessary, but nothing too complicated. That board just makes the wiring a bit simpler.
None of that is actually needed though. I have it running on my STS2 miata using the stock AFM. Some code changes were necessary, but nothing too complicated. That board just makes the wiring a bit simpler.
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01-08-2009, 01:04 PM
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The board would be cool if it were designed for some extras like the EBC mod and fan control and such. Otherwise integrating into the case for a typical MAP sensor install is really easy and requires little to make it fit.
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01-08-2009, 01:40 PM
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It will appeal to the same crowd as the MSPnP; those who don't want to do any wiring or building, just to buy an off-the-shelf assembly and plug it in, and are willing to pay a premium for this.
I'd wager that these folks constitute a majority of owners, given DIY's success with the PnP series.
I'd wager that these folks constitute a majority of owners, given DIY's success with the PnP series.
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03-12-2009, 05:32 AM
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Out of intrest, did your buy a new connector (yellow one) or butcher the one out of the stock ecu? Just that here in the UK its not easy to get hold of the female ECU plug (the yellow one), but I dont need my stock ECU so wondered if its easy enough to remove that one?
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03-12-2009, 12:00 PM
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The main point of that board was to get around certain "any modification to the ECU is legal as long as it fits in the stock case and does not use any additional wires" types of rules that some racing classes have. So it wouldn't have EBC (no series I can think of has both that sort of wording and allows turbo Miatas) or allow a MAP sensor.
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