Anyone here running MEGASQUIRT for engine management ??

tominizer · 04-28-2008, 12:34 PM

Just curious if anyone here is running that system ? Thoughts/feedback would be appreciated.

It's more of an interest thing right now for me but in the not too distant future, I will be going to stand alone. Just not sure which one .............. and more importantly, is the issue of local tuning support. I know with the MEGASQUIRT setup, a basemap to at least get up and running is available, but it will ultimately require dyno time and tuning.

Cheers,

FuryriderX · 04-28-2008, 03:53 PM

w0rd

been running it for maybe 6 months now. only engine mod is 33lb injectors. (i know they're huge, but its waiting for the supercharger)

tominizer · 04-28-2008, 03:58 PM

Fury, who did the MS build for you and the programming maps???

Aveman · 04-28-2008, 06:06 PM

Running MS2 V3.0 put about 4K on my 2.7i with it.

Built it myself, ordered the kit from diyautotune.com. The map I just used other peoples and tweaked them. There is a bit of a learning curve but in terms of tuning it's just a VE table like most other stand alones.

Furious · 04-28-2008, 06:18 PM

check out the FI section on BF.C lots of faithful guys running all different versions of MS.

FuryriderX · 04-28-2008, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tominizer

Fury, who did the MS build for you and the programming maps???

rs4pro3 on e30tech. i did all the maps myself. i have the pwm idle hooked up as well, with the glens' garage board.

i've done 2 megasquirt setups now, on my car and on a buddys.

if i was to do it again, id definitely build the board myself. theres an adapter board available for the 55pin motronic, its basically a solder-in, then connect with a relay cable. i have the jimstim too, which i used to fix a few problems on my buddys board, so i can test the boards properly.

if anyone wants, id be happy to build a megasquirt and load a map in that'll definitely get the car started/running well.

tominizer · 04-29-2008, 08:27 AM

I was talking to rs4pro3 actually on www.s14.net as he has built a board for the E30 M3, but just doesn't have a car to test it on. His build goes inside the E30 M3 OEM ECU casing. It's kind of slick, but he's not local, nor has he found a car to test it on yet. And I hate being the mule being so far away. IF I was to walk down the road, I was looking for someone with MS experience................. like lots of it.

FuryriderX · 04-29-2008, 07:31 PM

mine is inside the ECU casing as well. i fit everything inside, including the glens' garage PWM idle board.

i dont see how the m3 would be a whole lot different, its still cap and rotor, you probably would have to run alpha-n for idle at least, because of the ITB's, but if you ran a vacuum runner between all of them, you might be able to use MAP.

naturally aspirated, there's no reason not to use alpha-n, because no extra air is getting forced in.

good thing about a plug and play system is that you can always revert easily. is the m3 TPS variable? or a switch? if it was variable, then that eliminates another change.

it may be a straight-up plug and play. you never know. is the m3 dme different than the normal e30's? pin-wise?

NOTORIOUS VR · 04-29-2008, 08:34 PM

To the OP, if your car is an E30 check out http://e30tech.com there's tons of info there about MS. Even if it's not an E30 you might want to check it out, it's at least a very BMW specific forum. There are people there running it with M50/52 swaps as well.

Another DIY ECU you might want to look into is VEMS. It's a little more complicated, but the hardware is much better. Either way do a lot of research before committing to anything. Another persons solutions isn't always the correct solution for you.