Thanks Dave and Rick for talking about a car related topic. I'm interesting in checking out MS as well. Dave, you still live in NE Ohio? Maybe I can check it out sometime. Walt In case someone didn't notice we even had a "please remove me from list" post...All the politics have taken the fun out of that as well.
http://www.personal.kent.edu/~wbainey/CHEVELLE.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Studly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, October 24, 2004 2:17 pm Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] EFI update > Hey Rick, > > The short answer on bench-checking is yes, you can. You assemble the > Megasquirt in a circuit-by-circuit basis. At the end of each > section, there > is a test procedure so that you know your work up until that point is > correct. It's all covered in detail in the manual. Also, there > is a > seperate board called the Stimulator that can be plugged into a > completedMegaSquirt. The Stimulator basically mimics the signals > the various the > sensors put out. If you buy a MegaSquirt, spend the few extra > bucks for a > Stimulator. > > You're considering one those LT1 intakes, eh? I know there are > folks who've > done it successfully, but I guess I'd just like to see one in > person. The > upside is that LT1 setups are *cheap*. I'm not exactly sure why, > but I saw > several at Carlisle and on ebay for under 200, complete. I wasn't > ready to > try something like that for my first EFI project. > > I finished my engine harness last night. I need to install a > fuseblock and > fuses for the fuel pump, injectors, o2 sensor heater and I'm done > electrically. Then I all I have left is the o2-sensor-bung into > my header, > and plumb the fuel system. I would be really happy if I can make > it idle by > Halloween. > > Hey Rick (or other TPI swappers), what did you use for a throttle > cable?The carb one is way too short. Third-gen Camaro/Firebird? > > -Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Schaefer > Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 10:42 AM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] EFI update > > > Sounding good Dave. Appears that you have a winner. Question - How > do you know the Megasquirt is right?? Do they give a test > procedure? Not doubting your work, just wondering if the > MS can be "bench checked"? I'm still loking at a converted LT1 > intake with megasquirt for my camaro. > > > On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:22:49 -0400, Dave Studly > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's more tedious than really hard. My soldering skills before the > project > > consisted of soldering some small wire leads to electric motors > for remote > > control cars when I was a kid. So, I was no expert. And I got my > > MegaSquirt right the first time with no real problems. It did > take me > about > > 10 hours to build, though. The manual that those folks put > together is > > outstanding, and if you read it thouroughly, you should have > few, if any > > problems. > > > > I have all the major components for this project and I'm still > well under > > $1000. (800 or so, I think). Not bad for fully programmable EFI > from> scratch. > > > > -Dave > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Capt Crunch > > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:56 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] EFI update > > > > Sounds like a nice project Dave. How was it putting everything > together on > > the Megasquirt? I have heard that it isn't a real joyful task. > > > > Mike > > > > >From: "Dave Studly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: The Chevelle Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: [Chevelle-list] EFI update > > >Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:42:57 -0400 > > > > > >Well, since the list is quiet, I'll post an update on my EFI > conversion.> > > > >I've got my MegaSquirt sitting on the transmission tunnel > inside my car, > > >and > > >I wired up the power and RPM/vacuum inputs while the carb was > still on to > > >verify my power setup and that RPM was correct. Everything > checked out. > > > > > >I yanked the Performer RPM/Holley 750 off Monday night. I mock- > assembled> >my > > >TPI unit and set it on the block and put the distributor back > in so I > could > > >see how everything fit. Took a bunch of pictures along the > way. Not > much > > >clearance using a large-cap HEI. > > > > > >Tonight I started trimming the wires on the harness to the > right length > and > > >adding the sensor connectors in. If I ever do one of these > again, I'm > > >gonna > > >buy a factory harness and modify it, as I think that would > probably save > a > > >bunch of time. RPM, TPS, Coolant, and Inlet-Air-Temp > connections are all > > >done. I still need to hook up the injector harnesses I put > together,but > > >after mocking it up, I might decide to re-do those. They > didn't turn out > > >as > > >good as I had hoped. I'm aiming to have an orgranized, compact, > > >low-profile > > >wiring package. > > > > > >Next step is to yank the intake base off and have a machine- > shop correct > > >the > > >middle four bolt holes since I bought an 87-up base, instead of > an 85-86. > > >And then I need to finish porting the plenum. Note sure how > far I'm > gonna > > >go with that. I'm at least cleaning up the ridge behind the > throttle-body > > >openings. > > > > > >I need to pull the passenger side header so I can put an O2- > bung in there > > >and then wire up that sensor. Hopefully I'll get to that this > weekend.> > > > >-Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Rick Schaefer > > > >
