MSPNP, MS3Pro, and Other Engine Management Solutions!

Understanding MS

MSPNP, MS3Pro, and Other Engine Management Solutions!   Understanding the MegaSquirt Engine Management System and choosing a system that is right for you: What the heck is a MegaSquirt? Where do I start? What do I need? How difficult is it to assemble a MegaSquirt myself? I have a (insert year, make and model here),…

The EFI Tuners Guide Chapter 4 – Electronic Fuel Injection Options – TBI, MPFI, SPFI, ITBs and DI

Updated September 2022 by Jerry Hoffmann Chapter 4: Electronic Fuel Injection Options – Throttle Body Injection (TBI), MultiPort Fuel Injection (MPFI), Sequential Point Fuel Injection (SPFI), and Direct Injection (DI)   What is your starting point– Factory EFI Takeover? Or Carb-to-EFI Conversion? First off, let’s discuss the different people and perspectives that you’re approaching this…

The EFI Tuners Guide Chapter 3 – Garbage In, Garbage Out:  The Three Stages of Success

Updated September 2022 by Jerry Hoffmann Chapter 3 – Garbage In, Garbage Out:  A properly installed, configured, and tuned Engine Management System makes all the difference (The Three Stages of Success) GIGO:  Garbage In, Garbage Out.  It’s a pretty simple principal.  Whatever you put into this type of project will absolutely play a role in…

The EFI Tuners Guide Chapter 2 – Why should you convert to Electronic Ignition Control?

Updated September 2022 by Jerry Hoffmann Chapter 2: Why should you convert to Electronic Ignition Control?  And what is a timing table?   Timing Tables and Advance Curves in a modern electronic ignition system versus the old school distributor and mechanical/vacuum advance.   What’s better and why?  That is the question. I’m going to do you…

Fox Body Mustang: Mass Air Flow vs. Speed Density – Which is better?

Isn’t Speed Density inferior and MAF the best tuning solution on a Fox Body Mustang? Nearly 30 years after Ford stopped production, the Fox Body Mustang remains insanely popular at the race track.  There’s probably no single chassis you see more of at the average drag race track, and there is good reason for that!…

DIYPNP V1.5

The DIYPNP board lets you build your own plug and play engine management systems. The core of the DIYPNP kit is a MicroSquirt module that plugs into an expansion ‘mainboard’ with on board circuits for many features, including direct coil control, boost control, knock control, and several general purpose inputs and outputs. You assemble this…

DIYPNP V1.1

The DIYPNP board lets you build your own plug and play engine management systems. The core of the DIYPNP kit is a MicroSquirt module that plugs into an expansion ‘mainboard’ with on board circuits for many features, including direct coil control, boost control, knock control, and several general purpose inputs and outputs. You assemble this…

Will 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…

MegaSquirt Carb to EFI Conversion – Part 2: Ignition Control

From Carb to EFI, with Ignition Control, on just a fistful of dollars… Objective of this Article This article will walk you through the process of installing a MegaSquirt EFI system on a classic carb’d vehicle attempting to go the least expensive route possible using junkyard parts and DIY ingenuity.  We’ll be using an MegaSquirt-II…