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How to Use a BMW Motronic 55 Pin Adapter Board
If you haven’t already, please read the ‘disclaimer’ at the top of the parent page here. Updated 2/5/2008 Warning: This document is a work in progress. It is not complete, and some of the directions are filler text from other products. Do not use this article until it is complete! What does this board do?…
Read MoreJamesl’s Original ‘MegaSquirting Your MR2’ Article
(Warning! This article, and the setup discussed, focuses on the 1987 Toyota MR2 with the stock 4age engine and stock VAST ignition system. I do NOT know if this setup will work with any other car or any other model year of the MR2 – it definitely won’t work with cars using Toyota’s ESA…
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 MoreHow to MegaSquirt Your Mazda Miata
Please read the ‘disclaimer’ at the top of the parent page here. This documentation is for using the MS1/Extra firmware version 029v or later, MS2/Extra 3.3.1 or later, and MS3 1.2.4 and later. Plug and Play Solution available here. How to MegaSquirt your Mazda Miata Application: 1990-1997 Mazda Miata, or later models by…
Read MoreHow to MegaSquirt Your Mazda FC RX-7
If you haven’t already, please read the ‘disclaimer’ at the top of the parent page here. The mods for using MS2 and MS3 on an RX-7 are a bit more complicated than many, but we’ve been working with Ken Culver to put together a daughterboard that makes this installation a paint by numbers exercise. It…
Read MoreHow to MegaSquirt Your Honda or Acura
If you haven’t already, please read the ‘disclaimer’ at the top of the parent page here. Simplified spark output and VTEC control circuit schematic Models covered: All 1992-2000 Civics, Del Sols, and Integras 1992-2001 Prelude 1992-2002 Accord four cylinder models Some, but not all, OBD0 Hondas also work with this article. This covers many of…
Read MoreHow to MegaSquirt Your Dodge Neon or Other Car With the Chrysler 420A Engine
Updated 6/1/2018 Applications: This works for the first generation Chrysler / Dodge / Plymouth Neon (both SOHC and DOHC motors), second generation Diamond Star cars (Mitsubishi Eclipse or Eagle Talon) with the 420A motor, and several other applications of this motor such as the various “cloud cars” (Chrysler Cirrus, Plymouth Breeze, and Dodge Stratus) in…
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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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MegaSquirt Troubleshooting 101
Today’s “Technical Tuesday” article is brought to us by one of our own in-house QA techs Carl Eichel. Through his experience as part of the technical support team at DIYAutoTune.com, he is going to walk us through troubleshooting a “crank no start” condition with your MegaSquirt install. Whether this is your first time, or a…
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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…
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