Megasquirt Kits- Group buy/build??

[anastosmotors]

i want one, and i am ready now or whenever the group is ready

Pete

[californiagting]

I,m in for a Megasquirt II. I need the ignition control for a turbo application.

[72GT]

Ok, count me in for the megasquirt kit. Also, I can solder other kits if anyone needs help.

[Hiro]

If nobody minds about a European intruder,
Then I'm with you for one "type I" kit.
Thanks!
Hiro from Paris, France.

[oklaopel]

Originally Posted by RallyBob Are we any closer here to getting a group buy together, or should we wait until after the holidays when people are a bit more solvent? Bob

You can add me to the list as well.

[nobody]

Unless my math is off or somebody wasn't serious that looks like 11 with everybody getting 1.

[Gary]

Well, it looks like I really need a Megasquirt now....

[RallyBob]

So Gary...humor me, what's the intended use? Your GT? The wagon?

[Gary]

Don't know... I was thinking wagon, but that red would look awfully nice in the GT.

[tekenaar]

Originally Posted by Gary Well, it looks like I really need a Megasquirt now....

VERY NICE work, but won't fit either 2.2/2.4 "raised port" head. Looking at the ports and the general manifold layout, it looks exactly like a '75 . . . different throttle, but still, not a 3.0 manifold conversion!

[Gary]

That's good 'cuz I don't own a 2.2 or 2.4 head.

It's supposed to be from a 3.0 Monza, modified to fit a 2.0 C.I.H. Throttle body looks like the 3.0.

[Tim240Z]

http://www.rs-autosport.com/

Great stuff and great guy....

[Marcus]

Here is what I have found so far with my poking around in an old VW field. The rabbits had a mechanical fuel injection setup with a throttle body that is a direct bolt up to replace the carb. The throttle body contains an insert because the engines where only like a 1.4 or 1.2 something. any way when you take out the insert, the throttle body flows the exact amount required for a 1.9.
I don't know if there is a way to install a TPS (Ththrottle position sensor) (It could likely be a home made sensor as it really just needs to have an Ohms reading.) or MAP sensor. or if it is possible to even make use of the stock intake manifold. Can someone explain what the purpose is to having the large air Reservoir in fuel injection? Keep in mind that the throttle body is also much smaller than a carb, and can there for take a rather tall spacer under it if it would help.

BTW there was an audi there that had a turbo 1.9 engine, and the throttle body was identical but the insert was not there.

My thoughts as far as the injectors is that a hole can be drilled in the intake manifold at an angle that puts the end of the injectors just into the head pointing at the valves.

[baz]

marcus for audi read VW its all a company called V.A.G. volkswagon audi group
lots of mix and match poss as they come from the same parts bins
also SEAT [spain] scoda[czech republic] and a little known german car co called porsche[ only for older mods before they went indipendant]
btw they do a very nice belt driven super charger called the G 40/60

[neuropel]

When I see stuff like this that I could use on my big block Dodge, it kills me to see how expensive similar Weber stuff is.

[mr. bill]

Originally Posted by nobody Unless my math is off or somebody wasn't serious that looks like 11 with everybody getting 1.

If it isn't too late, count me in for one.

[Rionart]

Must have been asleep at the mouse...missed this thread completely....if it's not too to late....can I get in on the group buy/build also?...(or is 13 not a good number?)

[svopel]

Put me down for one. I don't know which car it will go on ... but I'll find a car for it.

Ken

[neuropel]

Originally Posted by RallyBob Then maybe I could prep a bunch of fuel rails/injector packages with a modern TB and we'd have a nice 'bolt-in' programmable EFI system. Bob

Bob,
Would these fit just the stock 1.9 manifolds?

[RallyBob]

Originally Posted by neuropel Bob, Would these fit just the stock 1.9 manifolds?

EFI manifolds, yes.

[baz]

Originally Posted by neuropel When I see stuff like this that I could use on my big block Dodge, it kills me to see how expensive similar Weber stuff is.

you can use that on an opel but you will need to make your own manifold

[GTJIM]

Originally Posted by neuropel When I see stuff like this that I could use on my big block Dodge, it kills me to see how expensive similar Weber stuff is.

Looks like it is machined out of a billet - just run a band saw through the guts and use the LH side only on an Opel - only cost $75 to try that and it may be able to be adapted to an Opel standard carb manifold ........

[oklaopel]

Originally Posted by RallyBob EFI manifolds, yes.

so where do we stand on the group buy? This came up last month and several folks said yes to a group buy, including me, and I've not seen or heard anything since. Did the holidays put it on hold, or is there something happening behind the scenes? Does someone need the money to proceed? I would be willing to send money if I knew how much and where, but I can't help with the tech side as that is out of my league.
Who's in charge here?

[RallyBob]

As far as I know, no person has been singled out as being 'in charge' of the group buy. And the holidays were indeed partially responsible for the delays. I think the buy-in needs to be timed so that every one is solvent at the same time (easier said than done!). I have a project that needs a Megasquirt soon, so I may just say the heck with it and spend the extra 20 bucks and circumvent a group buy-in.

[tekenaar]

Originally Posted by GTJIM Looks like it is machined out of a billet - just run a band saw through the guts and use the LH side only on an Opel - only cost $75 to try that and it may be able to be adapted to an Opel standard carb manifold ........

And if run with low pressure (~12psi) injectors, this would essentially emulate an '80s TBI . . . better emissions control than a carb, but still moving a "wet" mixture in a non-optimal intake manifold.

The whole point of EFI is to avoid moving a "wet" mass around all the bends and curves of the intake! "Move only air and add fuel mix at valve (or now, direct into the combustion chamber)" is what FI is all about. Everything else is just another form of carb.

If you do want to use the "stock" intake, modified or not, a far better, less expensive option would be tuned Weber 38DGES! You're not going to improve anything here using the TBI approach. Best bang for the buck, IMO!