anglia4 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Sorry, whats the MSnS manual? I feel dum dealing with this stuff haha its out of my comfort zone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 sorry by msns (megasquirt and spark) I mean ms2/extra it's the newest code that runs on the same hardware and is what most people run as it has lots more features, is more developed and works better than the "oem" bowling and grippo code which is super old now. latest version is 3.4 I think http://www.msextra.com/manuals/ms2manuals/ http://www.msextra.com/doc/pdf/html/Megasquirt2_Setting_Up-3.4.pdf/Megasquirt2_Setting_Up-3.4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Ah right yup those are the manuals I have downloaded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Yeah I dont think many people would even bother using anything but the ms extra code. There is also a good helpful forum for Extra efi however its been now shown that there are some pretty damn knowledgable fellas on this forum to help out 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lith Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I've had limited exposure to them but from what I've seen and read I think they're potentially hugely overrated, a dude whose fairly serious Skyline build I am going to be tuning may end up going with the MS3Pro after a few conversations we've had - the spec looks awesome for what it offers. I think a lot of the issues people have with them are user error, they are actually reasonably "advanced" in terms of capability etc and I think a lot of people don't get their head around what needs to be configured to make them work properly - I've picked up the tuning for a car which had already been "running well" on a MS3 and on first glance through it I spotted a number of things which weren't quite on the money, hard to say whether fucks not given or if they just didn't realise what it all meant, but either way I'll always embrace ways of making a setup which "goes well" go even better Will be doing a dyno tune on it this weekend, looking forward to getting more intimate with it. Baha! I just realised I said "OVERRATED" here, I meant underrated. Oops! Did my first dyno tune using a MegaSquirt this weekend and it performed flawlessly, I guess there isn't too much to say if it was a fairly standard tune. Was an LS2 with a bigger cam and boltons, and everything went smoothly. I found the software really intuitive to use and everything was really consistent. Seemed much like using a "generic" wire in Link, there are even lots of starting points you can get for the MegaSquirts so even the "from scratch" idea is probably less relevant these days. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Jason's Torana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lith Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Yep Thing should be pretty feisty, now - sounds angry as hell though was never a slouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted October 6, 2015 Author Share Posted October 6, 2015 best place to get a threaded hall effect sensor? most donor car spec ones are molded to fit a specific area, but i see heaps of custom ecu installed using nice threaded universal ones but cant find the source! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 http://www.diyautotune.com/catalog/hall-effect-threaded-body-crankshaft-position-sensor-p-489.html this one was the go to threaded sensor, but it appears that it out of production or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 damn, possibly part of the reason why it seems harder than expected to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Super easy to get. This is the one that Tom and I used on our respective cars with no trouble. http://nz.rs-online.com/web/p/hall-effect-sensors/7659328/ You can get different ones for cheaper off eBay I found but unsure about them, but that one from rs definitely works mint so might be worth spending the $60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtrail Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I'll normally use the GT101 hall effect sensors. There flanged how ever. Just check the data sheets to make sure you have the correct minimum tooth area or at high rpm they'll get all weird on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted October 7, 2015 Author Share Posted October 7, 2015 Sweet as, stupid Google didn't bring up any of the above posted items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I think RS do the GT101 or a similar flanged 1-bolt one too good thing is you will get it the next day more or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Just saw that Megasquirt EGT amplifier box8 input channels for EGT probes and can output all as individual 0-5v or to a canbus.Friggen sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 link? dang perfect for tuning your undynoable drag monster by the sound of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 http://www.diyautotune.com/catalog/canegt-channel-thermocouple-interface-p-542.html I'm keen to be able to monitor EGTs when I go 2 injectors per cyl, because there's a much greater chance of a cylinder running lean if one injector gets clogged or wiring fault or something.And it will be interesting to see how this relates to ignition timing etc. On the Motec basetune for 3SGTEs they add more fuel and pull a little timing on cyl 3 for safety purposes as it runs the hottest.So it would be interesting to see EGTs across a tune that's equal on all cylinders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 I think RS do the GT101 or a similar flanged 1-bolt one too good thing is you will get it the next day more or less. Thing is, since I'll be mounting it inside a distributor housing, I have no way to get the gap between sensor and trigger wheel right without having a threaded body sensor. But it looks like rs components have a good threaded item anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Yup that cherry item I posted is legit, just know that you need to add a pull up resistor to get a super clean signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 ive already got the pullup resistor made from when i got confused and thought the points setup needed a pullup too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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