Well that's weird. I did test the TPS (at the yellow wire hanging out of the Motec connector) with the key on, and got a nice, linear signal out of it. I have the data written down at home, but I think it produced something like 0.5v to 3.9v (this is before the divider) which is a pretty normal range.
So I know that the TPS itself is working, and that it's wired properly at least as far as that bullet connector. I didn't have a chance to test the signal all the way through to the 10 pin connector (for the new box) by the time we had to wrap up and vacate, but that's a pretty simple connection. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1007012)
Well that's weird. I did test the TPS (at the yellow wire hanging out of the Motec connector) with the key on, and got a nice, linear signal out of it. I have the data written down at home, but I think it produced something like 0.5v to 3.9v (this is before the divider) which is a pretty normal range.
So I know that the TPS itself is working, and that it's wired properly at least as far as that bullet connector. I didn't have a chance to test the signal all the way through to the 10 pin connector (for the new box) by the time we had to wrap up and vacate, but that's a pretty simple connection. |
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Originally Posted by cordycord
(Post 1007027)
As we left the track, we were silently swearing MSD...
I could hardly believe it when I saw that box sitting there for the first time, but there's no way in hell I'm going to start digging deep into that undocumented maze. Catfish needs some new hotness in its life: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1367357719 |
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1007040)
What sort of trouble was it giving you?
I could hardly believe it when I saw that box sitting there for the first time, but there's no way in hell I'm going to start digging deep into that undocumented maze. Catfish needs some new hotness in its life: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1367357719 I've got a MegaSquirt in my office now, and it will be going on a nice clean 1.8 engine. In fact, it will be going into the first production frame for the Catfish, so in essence I've been saving the MSPnP for the real thing...Attachment 75243 |
Originally Posted by cordycord
(Post 1007073)
so in essence I've been saving the MSPnP for the real thing...
So I assume that for the production cars you are planning to retain a significant portion of the OEM harness from the donor? |
Originally Posted by cordycord
(Post 1007009)
That's a picture of the baffle we made just for Laguna Seca. They have some rich neighbors there who have been trying to close down the track since 1978. Really. So you've got a track that generates tens of millions of dollars for the local economy, allowing them to offer services to everyone, and a couple of jackasses with AlGore complex want to ruin it for the rest of us...:crx:
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Same shit at Lime Rock. The local church has been trying to close it since day 1 (in all fairness they were there first). No racing on sunday & strict sound limits almost every day. My miata BARELY passes and I don't even consider it that loud.
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If God wasn't a fan of loud, he wouldn't have started the universe with the big bang.
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Protip: he didn't ;)
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Protip 1.) Second Law of Thermodynaics says that the likelihood of an organizing event like the creation of the universe happening on it's own without outside intervention is approximately 0%
Protip 2.) It's rude to push atheism in some dude's build thread. |
Yep :)
*edit: just to be clear, I was implying that God created it, but without the big bang. ok ok back on topic lol |
Ok, ignoring the big bang theory (show included). If He wasn't a fan of loud, he wouldn't have the option of ripping a planet's atmosphere off at the speed of light from a star going supernova. As sound is a function of pressure, it's the highest theoretical "sound" that could exist. At least at standard temp/pressure.
Pretty sure any of the above would violate both MRLS and Lime Rock's sound limits. :D |
Originally Posted by czubaka
(Post 1007153)
Ok, ignoring the big bang theory (show included). If He wasn't a fan of loud, he wouldn't have the option of ripping a planet's atmosphere off at the speed of light from a star going supernova. As sound is a function of pressure, it's the highest theoretical "sound" that could exist. At least at standard temp/pressure.
Pretty sure any of the above would violate both MRLS and Lime Rock's sound limits. :D At least with electric we'll have torque. :) |
Originally Posted by cordycord
(Post 1007159)
We'll all be racing to the whine of electric motors in a few years anyway,
It is impressive. And right now, we're still in the Model T era of high-capacity battery technology and polyphase electric drivetrains. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1007164)
This is not an entirely bad thing. Have you ever witnessed the driver of a Tesla Roadster punching it off the line from a stoplight?
It is impressive. And right now, we're still in the Model T era of high-capacity battery technology and polyphase electric drivetrains. |
Originally Posted by cordycord
(Post 1007167)
Luvs me some torque, but add to it the chest-thumping sound of combustion and it's intoxicating.
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Originally Posted by cordycord
(Post 1007159)
We'll all be racing to the whine of electric motors in a few years anyway, and will only be able to hear the wail of a rotary or the massive sound of a Can Am car in fuzzy recordings on the History Channel.
At least with electric we'll have torque. :) Like the indy 500 needs to do something drastic to be relivant again. Electric/hybrid is the answer. go 500 miles on x amount of fuel, as fast as you can. no rules, whoever has the best system will win. Make the tech to where it can trickle down to road cars again.
Originally Posted by cordycord
(Post 1007167)
Luvs me some torque, but add to it the chest-thumping sound of combustion and it's intoxicating. Can't wait to go back to Laguna Seca in July for the MotoGP race. :)
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Originally Posted by cordycord
(Post 1007167)
Luvs me some torque, but add to it the chest-thumping sound of combustion and it's intoxicating.
The demonic whine of a massive PWM-based inverter driving a really high RPM brushless motor into a gear-reduction box when you really hammer on it ain't bad, though. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1007275)
Yeah, that's one bad thing.
The demonic whine of a massive PWM-based inverter driving a really high RPM brushless motor into a gear-reduction box when you really hammer on it ain't bad, though. |
spot on.
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