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Installing a DIYAutoTune.com Crank Trigger
This article covers how to install the DIYAutoTune.com trigger wheels. You can use a variety of sensors with these; we’ve tested them with both Ford and GM VR sensor pickups. We recommend mounting the trigger wheel in the same orientation that Ford used on their EDIS installations when using these trigger wheels on a 4,…
Read MoreUsing DIYAutoTune.com’s Revised Pattern Nissan Optical Trigger Discs
Converting your Nissan distributor to a more MegaSquirt friendly design Many Nissans used a distributor or CAS with a set of four or six inner slits and 360 outer slits. Current MS3 firmware supports the SR20DET, RB series, and VG30DE/DETT trigger wheels, but MS1 and MS2 are only able to use this type of trigger…
Read MoreHow to Use MegasQuirt With the PerTronix Ignitor
If you haven’t already, please read the ‘disclaimer’ at the top of the parent page here. Updated 1/16/2014 Taking control of the timing with a Pertronic Ignitor The PerTronix Ignitor is a small, self contained ignition module that replaces breaker points. PerTronix also offers ready to run distributors that come equipped with the Ignitor. If…
Read MoreMeasuring To See Which DIYAutoTune.com Crank Trigger Is Right For Your Engine
Last Updated: 11/01/2007 This article covers how to measure your crankshaft pulley in order to fit it with a universal 36-1 trigger wheel. There are a total of five measurements at most that you will need to make to determine what parts you will need to order to fit your engine. If you have a…
Read MoreHow to MegaSquirt Your Water Cooled VW
If you haven’t already, please read the ‘disclaimer’ at the top of the parent page here. Applications: VW used quite a number of ignition systems on their water cooled engines. This article covers the Hall effect distributor with four teeth, used on most of the ’80s era inline 8V and 16V motors. Later VWs used…
Read MoreWill the MegaSquirt work with my stock ignition system?
Last Updated: 2/4/2015 Table of Contents Fuel-Only Implementations Fuel and Spark Control: Standard Distributor Based Ignition Systems Fuel and Spark Control: Other Distributor Based Ignition Systems Going Distributorless: Stock Vehicles with the Ford EDIS or GM DIS Ignition systems Going Distributor-less: Wasted Spark and Coil On Plug (COP) Systems Going Distributorless: Wasted Spark Conversion the…
Read MoreHow to Megasquirt Almost Anything Using a DIYAutoTune.com Crank Trigger
The Megasquirt can work with many stock ignition systems without changing the sensors. However, there are some cars where the sensors either do not work with standard Megasquirt code, or might work but there is not any documentation readily available about how to make it work. And sometimes the stock sensors just don’t support what…
Read MoreHow to MegaSquirt Your Vehicle With Vintage Mopar Ignitions
MegaSquirt for vintage Mopar ignitions If you haven’t already, please read the ‘disclaimer’ at the top of the parent page here. Engines covered: Pre-TBI LA series (small block) V8, all B and RB (big block) V8, and all slant six engines when equipped with electronic distributor Types of Mopar ignition systems Chrysler offered these engines…
Read MoreHow to Use Megasquirt With MSD Pro-Billet Distributors
If you haven’t already, please read the ‘disclaimer’ at the top of the parent page here. Updated 1/17/2014 Types of MSD distributors MSD offers several types of distributors. Here, we’ll focus on the familiar billet distributors, the kind with two wires coming out. MSD calls this a magnetic pick-up, but it is commonly referred to…
Read MoreCarb to EFI: Other ignition control alternatives
Objective of this Article In Part 2 of this article, we covered how to take control over the ignition on our 1977 Chevy Nova. We opted to get a HEI distributor out of a van in the local junkyard. This is a pretty straightforward option if you’ve got a Chevy V8. But what if you…
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