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> Zach's Carbs to Microsquirt conversion thread, 7/20/18 update
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post Feb 28 2016, 09:50 AM
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Way to go Zach!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Feb 28 2016, 10:34 AM
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Look like the mystery 914 is finally (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving-girl.gif) to Hershey..
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post Feb 28 2016, 10:45 AM
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It. Ran. Today...


Great news hope to see it running at Hershey swap meet
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post Feb 28 2016, 07:17 PM
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Nice! Now start tuning and go drive.
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post Feb 28 2016, 07:45 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) keep going, you're close now.
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post Feb 28 2016, 08:21 PM
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Hershey autox!

Way to go Zach!
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post Feb 29 2016, 02:52 PM
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Kick ass. This is great news!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Feb 29 2016, 11:22 PM
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Congrats Zach. Expect ya at Hershey then. Way to go.
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post Mar 18 2016, 12:23 AM
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Good Times ahead :-) Have fun tuning, you will learn so much!
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post Apr 17 2016, 07:29 PM
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I'm back from Hershey and exhausted. But there is an update to the saga.

The car moved under its own power this weekend.

Scott, Mike, ans Stephen helped me with it Friday before we went to Hershey for the weekend - and I was trading PMs with Mark during down time at the big swap meet.

Where it is:

there are two critical path items that need addressed:
1) The shifter needs adjusting. Its out of phase and needs help. When you can get it in first, it pops out. It will find 3rd and 5th fine. R, 2, 4 are missing.

2) it runs really strong but at too high an idle (1500rpm warmed up.) needs tuning.

Once those 2 things are done I can start gently driving the car and tuning it.
And then aggressively driving the car an tuning it.
And then I can make it look pretty again. :-)

Zach
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post Apr 17 2016, 08:13 PM
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Great news.
Can't believe the shifting did not piss Mike off enough to fix it.

Are you planning the turbo setup yet?
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post Apr 17 2016, 09:49 PM
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Take the car to get dyno tuned. I'm gonna keep saying it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)
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post Apr 19 2016, 09:04 AM
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Mike had been working with the shifter Friday, and had it most of the way fixed.
I think I got it re-aligned last night.

As soon as I can get the car to idle properly, I'll take it to tony to get it dyno tuned. I know he can do that.

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post Apr 21 2016, 11:53 AM
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Another note -
At one point there was a concern that the stock tach would probably not work with the microsquirt output.

I was intending to just replace the stock tack with a modern one. Scotty_b suggested just plugging the stock tack in to see if it worked, so I did. And it did. For whatever reason, it worked great with no bouncing as you ran up and down the rev range. We were comparing it with the tach output on my laptop, and it was perfectly accurate!

One of the things that it has me thinking though is to replace my smaller diameter steering wheel with a regular diameter one. It would be nice to actually see my gauges.

Zach
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post Apr 21 2016, 12:03 PM
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I think the late tachs work and the early ones don't. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Apr 21 2016, 10:53 AM) *

Another note -
At one point there was a concern that the stock tach would probably not work with the microsquirt output.

I was intending to just replace the stock tack with a modern one. Scotty_b suggested just plugging the stock tack in to see if it worked, so I did. And it did. For whatever reason, it worked great with no bouncing as you ran up and down the rev range. We were comparing it with the tach output on my laptop, and it was perfectly accurate!

One of the things that it has me thinking though is to replace my smaller diameter steering wheel with a regular diameter one. It would be nice to actually see my gauges.

Zach

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Do it. I RnR'd the one on Kugel with a factory steering wheel (curtousy of Slits, TYVM) and never regretted it. Especially when parallel parking.
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Did some work on the car today, and yesterday. Took advantage of the break in the heat and the lack of kids this weekend.

I did nothing in the engine bay. However, I got the front trunk re-buttoned up. Added a molex connector to the wires that run to the fuel level sender.

I also spend several hours diagnosing shifter issues. There is only 2 stock parts left of my shifter (and one of those has been modified). So figuring out shifting issues is a bit more involved. I was getting R, 3, 5 and missing 1, 2, 4. I finally found my issue by climbing under the car and working the shifter at the console. Two bolts that hold the gate at the console were slightly too long and were hitting the ball cup. Once I clearnaced those a bit, I got the shifter adjusted quick. The shifter on my car is really precise now. I'm pleased.

I modded the cover to fit over the enhanced shifter console and put it back on.

With the car back on the ground I started doing work in the cabin. There is dubious wiring from my earlier iteration of the car. Since I am adding a center console, I needed to move gauges around. Since I made no notes (that I remember) the first time around, I spent part of the afternoon chasing wires to see where they go.

My goal right now is to get the cabin rewired where it needs it before finishing up the engine. Last thing I want is a wire short or a electrical fire.

Zach
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Pictures please of your Megasquirt set up in the engine compartment.
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post Sep 5 2016, 07:02 PM
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Sound like you're going to be driving soon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Sep 6 2016, 07:50 AM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Sep 5 2016, 09:02 PM) *

Sound like you're going to be driving soon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

I hope so.

The shifter issue surfaced the day before Hershey when several of us were working on the car. It moved under its own power in reverse, but was not able to get into first to move back.

It does feel like I'm working on the punch list now. There are still tuning issues that need to be addressed, and that I may need help with. But if I can take care of all the "other" stuff, then the tuning issues will be the last thing to keep the car from driving.

Zach
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