Search Results for: Crankshaft Position Sensor
Adding a camshaft position sensor and a crankshaft position sensor to an older engine
Many engines from the 1990s and later already have enough sensors to fully support sequential fuel injection. But what if you’re converting an older carbureted engine to EFI, or want sequential injection on an engine with an early bank to bank EFI system? Sometimes, you may be able to get an easy bolt-on solution from…
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The beauty of crank-fired Wasted Spark ignition
You’ve either heard the term ‘Wasted Spark Ignition’ or seen it in the Megasquirt ignition settings in TunerStudio, but sometimes the concept can be tricky to grasp. If you’re running an aftermarket engine management system however, it’s something you should make sure to understand and use to your advantage. What makes Wasted Spark better than…
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Greg Banish’s Ignition System Remix
Greg Banish, Calibrated Success Our gasoline (and ethanol flex fuel!) engines rely heavily upon their ignition system for proper operation. The process of making power begins with the spark inside the cylinder lighting off a chain reaction between fuel and air molecules that releases heat and increases cylinder pressure well beyond the normal compression work…
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Things you shouldn’t power from the fuel pump relay
The fuel pump relay (or a second relay wired in parallel if you are worried about too much current) can be a handy source of power for other devices. The fuel pump relay can help isolate noise from coils and injectors from the main ECU power. And powering a wideband O2 sensor controller from the…
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Project Pareto: How Ignition Timing is The Most Effective Change
This week returning guest blogger Greg Banish of Calibrated Success joins us to discuss ignition timing. Learn about how ignition timing is THE most important factor in engine performance.
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Idle Hands do the devil’s work – Idle Tuning and Control
Greg Banish, Calibrated Success Idle tuning and control often seems to be an afterthought on some tuning projects. The devil’s work, it seems. Worse some try to do it too soon without nailing other important aspects of the calibration and get hellish results, only to curse the controller. Proper idle tuning and control can be…
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TunerStudio MS is POWERFUL tuning software for the MS3Pro, MSPNP, MicroSquirt and Legacy MegaSquirt ECUs!
TunerStudio and is comprehensive engine tuning software that allows users to modify and optimize the performance of MS3Pro and MSPNP Engine Management Systems as well as the MicroSquirt EMS (and our old school kit-style MegaSquirt systems as well) All of our standalone Engine Management Systems allow users to fully control the engine and ignition of…
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Tina Pierce has a new ride! 1966 Chevy Nova
The Fastest Woman in Oklahoma! If you’re a fan of big engines, fast cars, and straight up drag racing then you have probably heard of Tina Pierce. Tina has had a need for speed since the age of 8 but her family wasn’t necessarily a racing family. She would blast down the streets on a…
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