Technical Articles

Note-- these are here to help guide you and provide information.  As with anything involving electronics, computers, and cars bad things can happen without proper research and planning.  Do your homework.  We cannot be responsible for any of your actions or their results whether based on this information or not.  Be smart, and be safe... and for goodness sake, don't blow your car up!

There are more articles to come... check back soon!

• MegaSquirt Installation Writeups

From DIY Plug-n-Play setups to starting from scratch to build your own harness, and from factory EFI conversions to MegaSquirt to carb-to-EFI conversions.  These articles are being gathered from around the web to give examples of how people are implementing the MegaSquirt ECU on various vehicles.  Some contain very detailed technical information and wiring diagrams, some are more general in nature.  If you know of an article that should be featured here email me a link at websales@diyautotune.com.

• Documentation for DIYAutoTune.com Hardware

  Here you will find manuals for devices which were either designed by DIYAutoTune.com and other hardware we sell that are not official Bowling & Grippo products. Instead, they are supported through DIYAutoTune.com directly.

  • Mustang 5.0 PNP kit

  • MSPNP plug and play ECUs (external site)

  • DIYPNP build it yourself plug and play system

  • DIYBOB adapter boards

  • Zeal Engineering Daughterboard

  • DIYAutoTune.com 36-1 Crank Trigger Wheels

  • DIYAutoTune.com Nissan Optical Bolt In Trigger Wheels (new!)

  • QuadSpark Ignition Module (new!)

  • JimStimX Assembly and Usage Guide (new!)

  • VVTuner variable valve timing controller

• Other DIYAutoTune.com Tech Articles

  Various MegaSquirt tips and tricks, as well as some articles related to other items in our lineup.

   

  • Carb-To-EFI Conversion: One Step at a Time - 1977 Chevy Nova with SBC 350

    • Carb-To-EFI Part1: GM TBI Fuel Only
    • Carb-To-EFI Part2: Ignition Control 
    • Carb-To-EFI Part3: MultiPort Fuel Injection (MPFI)  
    • Carb-To-EFI Part4: Turbos  (coming soon)

  •  How-To: Setup TunerStudioMS   (new!)

  •  MegaSquirt Ground Pins   (new!)

  • How to Adjust the MegaSquirt VR Trim Pots (new!)

  • Secrets to Getting a Smooth Idle (new!)

•  How-To: Setup Base Ignition Timing  

• Installing MegaSquirt in Parallel with the Stock ECU

• Installing an Innovate Wideband and Gauge on a Buell Motorcycle (or any motorbike really)

• MegaSquirt and related Technical Videos / How-To's

• Taking your MegaSquirt to the Dyno

• Road / Track Tuning your MegaSquirt Engine Management System

• Will the MegaSquirt work with my stock ignition system???

• Using Bosch BIP373 coil drivers with Megasquirt

• Troubleshooting MegaSquirt Communications Issues

• Common MegaSquirt Modifications

• Measuring and Calibrating your Coolant (CLT) and Intake Air Temp (IAT) sensors

• MegaView Kit Assembly Instructions

• Customer submitted tech articles

  Tips, tricks, and cool installations sent to us by our customers.

   

  • Modifying a GM DIS coil pack base for direct coil control

  • EDIS on an early Ford Bronco

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