Mounting the MS in a 1.6L (passenger footwell)
03-28-2009, 10:35 AM
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Please don't copy this method without giving me credit:
Believe it or not the only problem I've had so far is accidentally shorting two pins on the header on the MS2 daughterboard when I covered it with the carpet. The car ran fine unless I loaded megatune, then it immediately died. That caused some head-scratching.
Believe it or not the only problem I've had so far is accidentally shorting two pins on the header on the MS2 daughterboard when I covered it with the carpet. The car ran fine unless I loaded megatune, then it immediately died. That caused some head-scratching.
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03-28-2009, 07:05 PM
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yeah just for fun i tried to mount it 'stacked' as shown in one of the pcitures but there's no way that's going to fit for me :(
I have a wiring / electrical question.. i made a 'quick disconnect' for my wbo2 out of a 1/8" stereo headphone extension cable, 8ft long.
Once i wired all that up, i had to adjust my lambdasensors file so that the gauge and megatune would agree again.. prior to that, it was 100% accurate.. Today a friend came over and re-soldered a couple of joints in case i screwed something up, but that didn't make it go back to normal.
Would the length of the wire affect the base voltage? Would i be asking for the same kind of issues on all the other inputs if i extend hte length of the DB37 harness?
Is that stereo headphone extension just really shitty wire or something??
I have a wiring / electrical question.. i made a 'quick disconnect' for my wbo2 out of a 1/8" stereo headphone extension cable, 8ft long.
Once i wired all that up, i had to adjust my lambdasensors file so that the gauge and megatune would agree again.. prior to that, it was 100% accurate.. Today a friend came over and re-soldered a couple of joints in case i screwed something up, but that didn't make it go back to normal.
Would the length of the wire affect the base voltage? Would i be asking for the same kind of issues on all the other inputs if i extend hte length of the DB37 harness?
Is that stereo headphone extension just really shitty wire or something??
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03-30-2009, 08:43 AM
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Please don't copy this method without giving me credit:
Believe it or not the only problem I've had so far is accidentally shorting two pins on the header on the MS2 daughterboard when I covered it with the carpet. The car ran fine unless I loaded megatune, then it immediately died. That caused some head-scratching.
Believe it or not the only problem I've had so far is accidentally shorting two pins on the header on the MS2 daughterboard when I covered it with the carpet. The car ran fine unless I loaded megatune, then it immediately died. That caused some head-scratching.
Fixed my short yesterday, but not the fans. :(
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03-30-2009, 08:52 AM
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For the analog signal, it shouldn't make a difference. The current passing through the analog output is laughably small, and assuming you tied the shield to ground, I wouldn't expect it to be picking up any noise.
Now if you're trying to pass power through the cable, or you're using it as the primary ground, then I can see some issues. Those headphone cables are typically made from astoundingly thin wire, and you'd see some voltage drop across it if you're trying to pass any meaningful amount of current.
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03-30-2009, 09:55 AM
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This is just the analog output line between the WBO2 box and the MS, right? IOW, the WBO2 sensor itself is not riding this line? Is power for the WBO2 also passing through this cable?
For the analog signal, it shouldn't make a difference. The current passing through the analog output is laughably small, and assuming you tied the shield to ground, I wouldn't expect it to be picking up any noise.
Now if you're trying to pass power through the cable, or you're using it as the primary ground, then I can see some issues. Those headphone cables are typically made from astoundingly thin wire, and you'd see some voltage drop across it if you're trying to pass any meaningful amount of current.
For the analog signal, it shouldn't make a difference. The current passing through the analog output is laughably small, and assuming you tied the shield to ground, I wouldn't expect it to be picking up any noise.
Now if you're trying to pass power through the cable, or you're using it as the primary ground, then I can see some issues. Those headphone cables are typically made from astoundingly thin wire, and you'd see some voltage drop across it if you're trying to pass any meaningful amount of current.
That's the one thing i didn't do, is test the voltage once it's all hooked up..
Also, i think that this issue is affecting MLV too right?? Because megatune uses the lambdasensors file to get the formula to convert volts to afr, but megatune has an actual table, so if i changeed the lambdasensors, the table remains unaffected and therefore my MLV AFRs are all going to be off... i guess i'm goign to go disconnect the extension when i get home tonight.
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03-30-2009, 02:05 PM
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03-30-2009, 03:48 PM
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03-31-2009, 09:35 AM
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or anywhere there's a flat surface with a void behind it to mount the usb port...
If you notice my USB cable, I did have to perform surgery on it to make it male/male, I'm gay like that.
If you notice my USB cable, I did have to perform surgery on it to make it male/male, I'm gay like that.
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