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Another noob introduction and a question
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My name is Aidan, I'm from Oregon and am starting to do some research for a turbo build. A few months ago I bought a Red 1990 and have since done some basic upgrades on it. Roll bar, bilsteins with coilover sleeves, torsen lsd, etc. but am starting to put together a turbo build. The plan is to get together parts throughout the year (its my senior year at college) and to put it all together next summer. I got a turbo from a buddy for a good deal, its a td04 16t from a Volvo and am planning on doing a Megasquirt diy build. Here's where my question comes in. I have spent a bunch of time researching Megasquirt, the different versions, what I need etc. I am a electrical engineering student so I am fairly competent at soldering, wiring, etc so at first I was looking at the diypnp. But the I started to realize I could do more with say a MS3x. But this is where I am confused. Is the only difference between the diypnp and say the unassembled MS3x board the fact that the diypnp comes with a connector and wiring instructions. Can I do the same thing by following something like this: 90-97 MS3 | Frank's Westfield MX5 90-97 MS3 |
Thanks for reading and glad to finally stop lurking.
Aidan
My name is Aidan, I'm from Oregon and am starting to do some research for a turbo build. A few months ago I bought a Red 1990 and have since done some basic upgrades on it. Roll bar, bilsteins with coilover sleeves, torsen lsd, etc. but am starting to put together a turbo build. The plan is to get together parts throughout the year (its my senior year at college) and to put it all together next summer. I got a turbo from a buddy for a good deal, its a td04 16t from a Volvo and am planning on doing a Megasquirt diy build. Here's where my question comes in. I have spent a bunch of time researching Megasquirt, the different versions, what I need etc. I am a electrical engineering student so I am fairly competent at soldering, wiring, etc so at first I was looking at the diypnp. But the I started to realize I could do more with say a MS3x. But this is where I am confused. Is the only difference between the diypnp and say the unassembled MS3x board the fact that the diypnp comes with a connector and wiring instructions. Can I do the same thing by following something like this: 90-97 MS3 | Frank's Westfield MX5 90-97 MS3 |
Thanks for reading and glad to finally stop lurking.
Aidan
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It's a little confusing, but here is a good thread to read. Curly breaks it down pretty well in post #9. https://www.miataturbo.net/megasquir...squirts-80002/
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It's a little confusing, but here is a good thread to read. Curly breaks it down pretty well in post #9. https://www.miataturbo.net/megasquir...squirts-80002/
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Are planning on boosting your 1.6 or doing a swap(you should)? That might factor pretty heavily in your decision making. In either case, consider something from Reverant: https://www.miataturbo.net/ms-labs-m...ms-labs-69930/
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Are planning on boosting your 1.6 or doing a swap(you should)? That might factor pretty heavily in your decision making. In either case, consider something from Reverant: https://www.miataturbo.net/ms-labs-m...ms-labs-69930/
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If I understand correctly its more in the 500$ range instead of $900 unless I'm missing something.
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I've been lurking for quite some time, but finally bought a turbo and have committed to the project so i figured I might as well post up an introduction. Right now I'm really stuck on the MS3 vs DIYPNP debate. I'm leaning towards DIYPNP because of the clear instructions, where MS3 I am lost for where to even start. But then I found Frank's post here: 90-97 MS3 | Frank's Westfield MX5 90-97 MS3 | and that made me reconsider the MS3. It seems to come out to a similar price as the DIYPNP. Any comments other than the sequential fuel is king i see everywhere? Can't sequential fuel be run with the DIYPNP too?
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