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1.6turbokid 05-26-2014 09:37 AM

Converting Megasquirt to miata
 
I have a friend with a 5.0 mustang with megasquirt V1. He offered to sell me it for 80 bucks but it is for an old 5.0 mustang. Is it possible/worth my time to convert it to run on a 91 1.6 miata or should i just buy a plug and play for my miata?

supercooper 05-26-2014 09:50 AM


Originally Posted by 1.6turbokid (Post 1134408)
I have a friend with a 5.0 mustang with megasquirt V1. He offered to sell me it for 80 bucks but it is for an old 5.0 mustang. Is it possible/worth my time to convert it to run on a 91 1.6 miata or should i just buy a plug and play for my miata?

Are you awesome with circut boards and soldering, and following instructions??? lol

If not, You are better off buying one already built for your car

1.6turbokid 05-26-2014 09:56 AM


Originally Posted by supercooper (Post 1134409)
Are you awesome with circut boards and soldering, and following instructions??? lol

If not, You are better off buying one already built for your car

I was afraid of that. My wallet doesn't like that answer.. I am going to try and get a used one because that 800 dollar brand new is crazy!

Braineack 05-26-2014 10:31 AM

I've done a lot of conversions, but never tried to turn my ECU into a car!


it would take like 30min at most to convert it over to miata mods...then you need harness, but I'd do it for $80.

supercooper 05-26-2014 10:47 AM

I would Take Brain up on ^that offer.... that would make it the Cheapest Megasquirt ever attained in the history of Miata.... lmao
Damn good deal

1.6turbokid 05-26-2014 10:50 AM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 1134415)
I've done a lot of conversions, but never tried to turn my ECU into a car!


it would take like 30min at most to convert it over to miata mods...then you need harness, but I'd do it for $80.

Does the cars harness not work for this? I have a spare harness i could probably mess with. I would totally give you 80 bucks to help me out with this!

Ryan_G 05-26-2014 12:32 PM

I don't think he was offering his help for $80. I think he was saying if he could get a Megasquirt for $80 he would go through the trouble of converting it.

Onyxyth 05-26-2014 02:04 PM


Originally Posted by Ryan_G (Post 1134442)
I don't think he was offering his help for $80. I think he was saying if he could get a Megasquirt for $80 he would go through the trouble of converting it.

Yeah. He was just saying "For $80 it's probably worth it"

Though I'm not sure I agree for a MS1

1.6turbokid 05-26-2014 02:16 PM

What does a ms1 not have that ms3 has that you would actually need to run a turbo setup?

bmxfuel007 05-26-2014 04:07 PM

do some searching

found this in 2 seconds

Megasquirt Product Comparison

1.6turbokid 05-26-2014 04:38 PM


Originally Posted by bmxfuel007 (Post 1134480)
do some searching

found this in 2 seconds

Megasquirt Product Comparison

You are better at searching than I am. That makes me not want to get it

Braineack 05-26-2014 07:05 PM

I wasn't saying I'd modify it for $80.

I was saying: If I were in your shoes, I would buy a MS1 for $80 and modify it to work on my miata.


Does the cars harness not work for this?
how are you going to plug the mazda connectors into a db37 connector on the MS?

1.6turbokid 05-26-2014 07:29 PM


Originally Posted by Braineack (Post 1134505)
I wasn't saying I'd modify it for $80.

I was saying: If I were in your shoes, I would buy a MS1 for $80 and modify it to work on my miata.



how are you going to plug the mazda connectors into a db37 connector on the MS?

He told me it had the wires you just need to splice them in. He also told me it was a megasquirt 1 v1. I did not see that on the list of megasquirts i saw on the hyperlink from earlier.

Schuyler 05-27-2014 02:13 PM

1.6turbokid, read through this and see how much of it makes sense to you. That should give you a better idea of what you're getting in to.

How to MegaSquirt your Mazda Miata

flounder 05-29-2014 08:00 PM

I thought everyone talked you out of buying that piece of crap car?

1.6turbokid 05-29-2014 09:11 PM


Originally Posted by flounder (Post 1135290)
I thought everyone talked you out of buying that piece of crap car?

I ended up getting it and another miata. Parted the other one out and kept the motor and trans and all parts I needed and now I have 0 dollars invested. I have more parts to sell and still have 2000 budget because I made all my money back from the part out.

flounder 05-29-2014 09:16 PM

Touché.

Best of luck :cool:

1.6turbokid 05-29-2014 09:31 PM


Originally Posted by flounder (Post 1135309)
Touché.

Best of luck :cool:

I'll make a build thread soon. I still have more parts to sell and a running naturally asperated miata. The 2k is going to the turbo build. I only need fmic megasquirt injectors left.


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