a while ago there was talk of someone manufacturing and selling PnP harnesses and Megasquirt boxes for a MKIII 1j. i was wondering if anyone heard anything else about this, and if they ended up making the PnP harness and the box with a base tune.
wasnt there someone making MS for a 1j
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It was drift to the motion, those smooth pimps were going to do it with the stinger set up. I think!
That's correct ranger. Driftmotion is closing in on finishing their stinger setup. Last I checked, Aaron calibrated the temp sensors.
Not DM, they selling PnP harnesses for their stand alone. He asked about the MS harness that someone was offering. RacerX I think (?)
suprahero said:
Sure...
I might be able to do one for a 7M.
But we both know how much I LOVE 7M's.....
What a dirty Engine bay you say! Bah! I need a garage or a driveway with NO pine trees!
racer, i though you were running the MS on your bastardjz? would it be hard for you to replicate the harness a few times and sell a few?
I could make a 1jz harness for the megasquirt if someone wants to send me their megasquirt harness. Then I would have it copied and it would look top notch. The Stinger really is a better standalone then the MS but I digress. :dunno: I already have the wiring diagram made up for the 1j to the Stinger, and the connections are basically the same.
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I may be interested as well Aaron. I dont know what all I need yet, but when I get my 1jz installed, I will want it to run at its full potential and if this standalone will help, then that is what I will get..............lol
The harness is going to be somewhere around $175 for pnp 1j or 7m. I wouldn't mind making a MS harness anyways, gives people more options.
foreverpsycotic said:
For a 7mge? They both could work with a distributor, but I am not going to be making harnesses for those.
It's looking like the 89-92 7mgte and 1jz-gte harnesses would be the most popular, followed by the 86-88 7m-gte.
i was thinking along the lines of a 2jzge-t, using the 1jzgte harness. im guessing that it would need a cps and the 1j/2j electronics.
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would you be able to make a harness to put a 2jz-ge into a ma70
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would you be able to make a harness to put a 2jz-ge into a ma70
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The thing with the megasquirt, is it depends on what you want to run, engine component specific. Meaning you have to buy the right megasquirt, with the right options (pre-built, or build it yourself) to work with the CPS, 36-1 trigger wheel, whatever.
This is why it's more of a challenge.
Certain megasquirt units do have knock control, and 2-step/traction control, as well as other features, but the unit, and the harness from the unit to the engine need to be in one place, at one time.
The 2JZ-GE block does not have the 12 point wheel on the crank, or the cam sensors. CPS, stock distro, or custom wheel on the crank are the ONLY options, meaning the 1JZ-GTE harness is a no go.
The 2JZ-GE harness is good enough, and the best option, and a CHEAPER option.
The 12 point sensor on the crank in a 1JZ, I thought about having a custom 36-1 wheel made to replace the 12 point wheel, and use the stock VR sensor. Now that would be nice. The Ford EDIS-6 setup is so easy to use in a waste spark setup.
This is why it's more of a challenge.
Certain megasquirt units do have knock control, and 2-step/traction control, as well as other features, but the unit, and the harness from the unit to the engine need to be in one place, at one time.
foreverpsycotic said:
The 2JZ-GE block does not have the 12 point wheel on the crank, or the cam sensors. CPS, stock distro, or custom wheel on the crank are the ONLY options, meaning the 1JZ-GTE harness is a no go.
The 2JZ-GE harness is good enough, and the best option, and a CHEAPER option.
The 12 point sensor on the crank in a 1JZ, I thought about having a custom 36-1 wheel made to replace the 12 point wheel, and use the stock VR sensor. Now that would be nice. The Ford EDIS-6 setup is so easy to use in a waste spark setup.
RacerXJ220 said:
Good point, so really, the megasquirt would not be something you could make 100% plug and play then? To be honest, when people talk about standalones, and they have no idea how to do the wiring at all, it makes me wonder if a standalone is really the right thing for them in the first place.
There has been a lot of talk about it recently, but there is a reason very few people are running them. It's not like an afc or a lexus air flow meter.
What really scares me is selling someone $500-$1000 worth of parts that they may not be able to get functioning correctly, or worse, do damage to their engine. That's why I am not rushing my project, when it is done and fully tested on several cars then it will be made available.
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Well, you could make it plug and play, and it would be no more difficult than installing a stinger, or any other standalone.
As long as you had the MS built to the ignition pickup/system you plan on using, it's really not a problem.
As long as you had the MS built to the ignition pickup/system you plan on using, it's really not a problem.