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May 29th 2009, 17:06
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AFter talking to Pat Downs yesterday it looks like I have an early version of the firmware and software (so much for early adoption). I'm going to update the ecu and play with it a bit but if I'm not happy I'm going to cut the connector and wire in the ms2. The main reason I haven't yet is I didn't know it worked with hei ignition, which will wire in directly with the CB kit. I'm modifying the ms2 for hei right now just in case.
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May 31st 2009, 20:49
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Well I did a little searching today and I was able to find the actual Ampseal automotive 35-pin connectors from mouser electronics. This will make the swap much much easier than originally planned and reversible. I ordered a couple sets of connectors and I'll wire one up to the relay board so I only have to plug it in to the existing harness. I updated the code in the ms2 to 2.89 and started setting up tables for the turbo motor. So now the ms2 is all set and relay board modded for the HEI ignition, all I have to do is plug them in.
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June 1st 2009, 04:49
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Sounds like your making good progress in general, really only small hiccups, it's not like it caught fire or anything!!!
Keep up the good work. Jason
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June 15th 2009, 11:50
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Good news everyone!
Got the megasquirt 2 ecu swapped in this weekend and she fired right up. Night and day difference. I soldered up the 35 pin AMPseal connector and wired everything to the relay board as a direct plug in swap during a few late nights last week. Yesterday, I took the MS2 and relay board, plugged them in, and I was driving in about 30 minutes. I did have a friend come and rescue me with a jump (too much cranking killed the battery) but other than that she's running pretty well. Still down on power but that's only because she making 5psi (wastegate is turned way down). The ECU is set to max out at 20psi and I can probably go to 25+ psi. I took Lucy on her maiden voyage last night up the mountain to get back home. -She really wants to go fast, faster, faster still, that's all you got?!... -BOV is really quiet at low boost -Tranny is really loud under decel, I'm going to check the fluid level to make sure it's not low -She corners on rails, pick a line and she'll do it no matter how bad it is -I'm going to need ear plugs for extended trips, my ears were ringing for an hour after I got home. -I really need to calibrate the speedo, I'm pretty sure I wasn't doing 160 on the way home last night... Logs, pictures, videos and the like will be posted as soon as they're uploaded
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Lucy: 73 super beetle sport bug edition, 944 turbo suspension, 930 turbo brakes, 2165 FI, dry sump, turbo
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June 15th 2009, 15:16
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Glad all went well with the swap. It took me a while to get the fuel map sorted out on ours but it did fire right up with the default settings. A few hours on the dyno with the LM1 took care of that. Still have work to do with the ignition side of things. We are running a very conservative ignition map now. All we need is some time.
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