That's great!
Yep, I printed the assembly guide. I hope it's as close to the actual kit as possible.
Do you have any more info or progress pics?
Cheers! T 👍
type3lover in the garage...
796 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·
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megasquirt...who has done it? Who wants to do it? I\'m doing it!!
gazman Seriously Crusin Dubber
101 posts · joined Jun 2007 ·
for what its worth i've always used Microtech's. i've fitted heaps of them and they are easy to fit and tune.
The V6 Lowlight, see the build at - http://osp.metrohosting.info/kombiv6.html
Ricks56 Casual Dubber
24 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·
I just had the 914 on the freeway for two hours, in the pouring rain, to get my VASS certificate.
I got some good datalogs on the way there, made some adjustments to the MSII while the engineer did his thing, and loaded the new maps for the trip home. It ran nicely, and just wants to get up and go.
Oil pressure was at 2.5 bar cruising, Oil temp 80C, and Cylinder head temp settled at 165C at 100kph (about 2550 RPM).
My timing map is loosely based on the Type 4 dizzy, and will get tweaked a bit as time goes on.
I get registered tomorrow!
I got some good datalogs on the way there, made some adjustments to the MSII while the engineer did his thing, and loaded the new maps for the trip home. It ran nicely, and just wants to get up and go.
Oil pressure was at 2.5 bar cruising, Oil temp 80C, and Cylinder head temp settled at 165C at 100kph (about 2550 RPM).
My timing map is loosely based on the Type 4 dizzy, and will get tweaked a bit as time goes on.
I get registered tomorrow!
Rick
1970 914
Fed & Fired by MSII/EDIS/GSXR TB's/LC-1
1956 VW Beetle Looks like a dog, purrs like a kitten!
type3lover in the garage...
796 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·
Sounds great Rick!
My MS-II kit has cleared customs and should arrive this week!!
Did you take a lot of photos of the build and installation on your car?
[ Edited on 9-7-2007 by type3lover ]
My MS-II kit has cleared customs and should arrive this week!!
Did you take a lot of photos of the build and installation on your car?
[ Edited on 9-7-2007 by type3lover ]
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Ricks56 Casual Dubber
24 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·
I think I posted most of what pics I have in this thread.
I finally got my 914 registered today, and put about six hours worth of driving in.
This thing has soooo much more get up and go than when it was was a 1911 running D-Jet.
The TB's only feel oversized when I coast up to a red light in second, and the light goes green. Then there is a bit of a flat spot. but taking of from a standing start feels fine, and everywhere else does too. I may need to look at the angles of the bell cranks...
I left the laptop at home today, and let the "Automatic Mixture Control" in the MSII do its thing. It seems to work quite well - although it pulled the VE table down to zero in two places, so I need to adjust the "Vertex Tolerance" down a little. The places that are going to zero are both in the over-run.
I noticed that the VE table was topping out at around 80%, so I changed my ReqFuel from 14.0 to 11.2, and scaled the table by 125%. It should make no difference, but the VE table will make more sense (to me, anyway)
The engine seems to be happy, max oil temp was 80C, cruising oil pressure is 2.5 bar, and CHT didn't go above 165C, though I wasn't pushing too hard - I'm only tuning 1200-4000 RPM at the moment.
What are you doing about a cable? Ready made, kit, or DIY?
I ran into a couple of issues with my home-made cable, I wrote down the ignition module wire colours in reverse, and spent an afternoon looking for spark! The MS support forums set me straight quickly, though.
What about ignition? What are you using?
I finally got my 914 registered today, and put about six hours worth of driving in.
This thing has soooo much more get up and go than when it was was a 1911 running D-Jet.
The TB's only feel oversized when I coast up to a red light in second, and the light goes green. Then there is a bit of a flat spot. but taking of from a standing start feels fine, and everywhere else does too. I may need to look at the angles of the bell cranks...
I left the laptop at home today, and let the "Automatic Mixture Control" in the MSII do its thing. It seems to work quite well - although it pulled the VE table down to zero in two places, so I need to adjust the "Vertex Tolerance" down a little. The places that are going to zero are both in the over-run.
I noticed that the VE table was topping out at around 80%, so I changed my ReqFuel from 14.0 to 11.2, and scaled the table by 125%. It should make no difference, but the VE table will make more sense (to me, anyway)
The engine seems to be happy, max oil temp was 80C, cruising oil pressure is 2.5 bar, and CHT didn't go above 165C, though I wasn't pushing too hard - I'm only tuning 1200-4000 RPM at the moment.
What are you doing about a cable? Ready made, kit, or DIY?
I ran into a couple of issues with my home-made cable, I wrote down the ignition module wire colours in reverse, and spent an afternoon looking for spark! The MS support forums set me straight quickly, though.
What about ignition? What are you using?
Rick
1970 914
Fed & Fired by MSII/EDIS/GSXR TB's/LC-1
1956 VW Beetle Looks like a dog, purrs like a kitten!
type3lover in the garage...
796 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·
Congrats on getting your car on the road Rick!
To answer your questions:
I am using the relay board so I just need to make my own cable from the ECU (which will be under the rear seat) to the relay board (engine bay).
For ignition I am using the inbuilt coil driver to drive a magna efi coil, and am starting with a modified magna efi dizzy.
To everyone else, an update...
I received my kit yesterday morning. Spent about 5 hours on it and then another 3 hours today and it's all assembled and tested. Everything worked first go too!!
I am using the stim board for testing and the megatune software on my laptop.
Yes I am absolutely stoked so far. The kit was spot-on down to the last detail and I would recommend the glens garage kit to anyone interested in doing this themselves.
Next "mini project" will be making the loom and then fitting megasquirt to the car.
Still lots to sort out.
Cheers! Toby :thumb
[ Edited on 11-7-2007 by type3lover ]
To answer your questions:
I am using the relay board so I just need to make my own cable from the ECU (which will be under the rear seat) to the relay board (engine bay).
For ignition I am using the inbuilt coil driver to drive a magna efi coil, and am starting with a modified magna efi dizzy.
To everyone else, an update...
I received my kit yesterday morning. Spent about 5 hours on it and then another 3 hours today and it's all assembled and tested. Everything worked first go too!!
I am using the stim board for testing and the megatune software on my laptop.
Yes I am absolutely stoked so far. The kit was spot-on down to the last detail and I would recommend the glens garage kit to anyone interested in doing this themselves.
Next "mini project" will be making the loom and then fitting megasquirt to the car.
Still lots to sort out.
Cheers! Toby :thumb
[ Edited on 11-7-2007 by type3lover ]
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Rota_Motor
Former member ·
I am also very interested for a MS setup, for several seperate projects 😉
just interested, what do you guys run for a temp sensor input on an aircooled VW?
usually its a coolant temp probe, but no coolant in a volksy.
I am thinking of using EA falcon CFI TBs x2 in Danielles beetle (starting 1600TP until I build something bigger) but I think the injectors may be too big.
just interested, what do you guys run for a temp sensor input on an aircooled VW?
usually its a coolant temp probe, but no coolant in a volksy.
I am thinking of using EA falcon CFI TBs x2 in Danielles beetle (starting 1600TP until I build something bigger) but I think the injectors may be too big.
Ricks56 Casual Dubber
24 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·
For Coolant Temp, I'm using the Cylinder Head Temp sensor that was standard on D-Jet equipped cars. My heads don't have the tapped hole, so I used an adapter that has a 6mm thread, used as a sheetmetal screw into the head. I *think* that's a Type 3 part.
It isn't critical, because it only meters the warm-up phase. My warm-up ends at 60C, so anything above that is just read straight from the tables.
I have over 3000 km on this setup now, and it's working great!
It isn't critical, because it only meters the warm-up phase. My warm-up ends at 60C, so anything above that is just read straight from the tables.
I have over 3000 km on this setup now, and it's working great!
Rick
1970 914
Fed & Fired by MSII/EDIS/GSXR TB's/LC-1
1956 VW Beetle Looks like a dog, purrs like a kitten!
rufbug Seriously Crusin Dubber
127 posts · joined May 2003 ·
gday chapss, whats the cost outlay from scratch.
very interested in applying to my 2276 vw. carbies are
driving me nuts at the moment.
cheers Rufbug
Seen the cost must have missed a page, that sounds like a great deal, who cares about time, its all fun and games.
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[ Edited on 6-9-2007 by rufbug ]
very interested in applying to my 2276 vw. carbies are
driving me nuts at the moment.
cheers Rufbug
Seen the cost must have missed a page, that sounds like a great deal, who cares about time, its all fun and games.
[ Edited on 6-9-2007 by rufbug ]
[ Edited on 6-9-2007 by rufbug ]
type3lover in the garage...
796 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·
Rufbug it is cheap compared to any of the "name brand" EFI computers.
I think I paid around $450AUS for the MS2 V3 EFI kit, stim board(a must for testing) and the relay board delivered from the US.
I have not yet decided on a "coolant" temp sensor but have seen a few options that others have used.
Updates due very soon...
Cheers! Toby 👍
I think I paid around $450AUS for the MS2 V3 EFI kit, stim board(a must for testing) and the relay board delivered from the US.
I have not yet decided on a "coolant" temp sensor but have seen a few options that others have used.
Updates due very soon...
Cheers! Toby 👍
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Kai.A. Fahrvergnugen
915 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·
any progress mate?
i was mightily impressed by what i saw a few weeks ago!
chatchya soon....
kai
i was mightily impressed by what i saw a few weeks ago!
chatchya soon....
kai
dekkerboy Slammed & Awesome Dubber
96 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·
Ms2 is a great ecu i have one, you can get them from diyautotune.com