DIYPNP Documentation for 1989 – 1990 S13 Nissan 240SX

1989 – 1990 Nissan 240SX USDM 2.4L KA24E MT Test Vehicle Details: The vehicle used for drawing up these application docs was a USDM 1989 Nissan 240SX KA24 with a manual transmission.  All factory electronics/ignition system components are in place and the factory wiring harness is in perfect condition. Other notes: All stock sensors were…

DIYAutoTune’s Land Speed Nissan 240SX Project

Find out the latest on our Land Speed Racing adventures at the Ohio Mile and the Bonneville Salt Flats! Why Land Speed Racing? And how did we pick the Nissan 240sx? Since 2006 I’ve been to Speedweek on the Bonneville Salt Flats every years sans one. Each year I’ve (Jerry Hoffmann) gone out there I’ve…

MegaSquirt Your Nissan 240 / 240sx / Silvia with KA24 & SR20

Nissan / Datsun

How to MegaSquirt your Nissan 240sx   MegaSquirt your KA Powered S13 or S14, or use this article for your KA Pickup as well! How to MegaSquirt your 1982-1983 280ZX Turbo  Newer article that I’ll be polishing up and adding too but it’s got a good start! How to MegaSquirt your Nissan Skyline RB25DET  Also works…

Using DIYAutoTune.com’s 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…

Using 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…

Land Speed Nissan 240sx Sponsors

Application Docs

How to jumper and configure your DIYPNP to get your car fired up on the first try This list of Application Documentation articles covers how to install and configure your DIYPNP MegaSquirt engine management system.   DIYPNP Documentation for 1987-1992 BMW 325 DIYPNP Documentation for 1988 – 1991 Chevy TBI V8 DIYPNP Documentation for 1988…

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…

Stripping It Down

With the clutch gone, the usefulness of the car as a test vehicle fell off pretty quickly.  About the same time, SpeekWeek 2011 rolled around and got me thinking about the stalled build again, and I decided it was time to make some progress.  We pulled the car out of storage, yanked the transmission (which…