9-29-12 what is megasquirt quick overview

[@ZQ8Dude]

I'm glad i found these videos. Especially the MS1 info. I had been a little put off by buying an MS2/3 incomplete kit for fear of wasting 400 bucks or so. And i had thought MS1 wouldnt be robust enough to run an LS motor.

[@MindDezign]

It's April 2020 I still found this helpfully Thanks

[@kennethlyon3829]

That was perfect. You ARE right: the people who invented MegaSquirt and/or the people who market it SHOULD have done a series of videos like this. Maybe they are trying to stay off the RADAR. They are also deliberately vague about the near inevitability of buying dyno-tuning for non-mainstream motor/injector combo's. Cha-Ching, baby. Good Job.

[@michaelovitch]

Thank you ! I understand what megasquirt is and to install it do not looks like dificult. The tuning requiers some experience i think. I have a motorcycle with a Ljetronic injection on it there is have a vane flow meter and a on/off TPS Do you think megasquirt or microsquirt would allow a better power, torque or mileage ? i would have to install a Map sensor right ? i'm French and a beginner in engine management. Are you the guy from 1320video channel ? You have the same voice and diction.

[@Superwakoskids]

This helped me out a ton. I'll be going the EFI route on my 1980 Toyota Corolla 1.8 & this really gives me confidence that it's as easy as people say it is.

[@hillbillydeluxe08]

One of your better vids denmah been following the car and the technical things. I think thats what makes your vids so good is that your not making a commercially produced style or a highly edited video of cars gone wild. I think you got a good blend of technical stuff. Kinda like the old Stacey David but you actually run your car hard

[@urgadurga3299]

Matt, you are simply a genius. I'd tossed the ms idea, as you stated reading on the diyautotune site and the megamanual is like trying to understand quantum physics. If only I'd have known it was this simple!

[@wheelspin1000]

Thanks for taking the time to share...Looking forward to the wiring, setup, and tuning vids. If possible, maybe you can show how you incorporate the dyno and road testing? Is it possible to tune accurately without using a dyno? BOOST IT!

[@zukirfman9066]

I just purchased one for my t4 turbo jetta, so I can run more boost. Tons of mods, 14v fuel system etc. Maybe you have some info on if I should wire in my temp sensor or iac etc

[@michaelovitch]

No vacuum ? i have no idle air control why i would have nearly no vacuum ? valves overlap ? i don't get it.

[@dlblank]

Cant wait. I pretty well understand the MS for fuel but not so much about how to get the ignition and timing all dialed in, in conjunction with a MS. Can you tune totally on the fly without needing to make runs on the dyno? Keep up the great videos, really appreciate the info and videos you put out there.

[@rogerramjet5092]

Dude your ultra casual it ant nothing hides a lot of smarts and time and determination. I have been interested in the Mega squirt for years but having zero electronics background always left me feeling like. "Sure it's easy" that's what they say but what else would they say "No it's ball busting hard and you need an advanced degree in magic" so more digging looking for the magic bullet of enlightenment. Read the entire Mega manual, man did they name that right, worked harder trying get a handle on it than anything I did in school. It just never clicked now after watching a number videos on u-tube. Yours being one of the better; honestly believe if I take some time and am careful it can be done by yours truely and will start make plans and buying parts looking at a turbo TPI 91 FORMULA Firebird 350. Already have all the pieces to do the suspension and brakes the way I want. The engines blown now know which direction to build it's replacement which is sitting on a stand right now. Not looking for the moon just around 500 to 525. It's a cast crank but as long as it's not rattled it to much not really worried about it at this power level 4 bolt all ARP fasteners. Kind of old school cheap as always subbing my labor for money where it makes since to do so. That's where the Mega Squirt comes in. I will build the engine have built over a dozen different engines both import and domesctic including a couple of 12a rotories. Man those things don't look like there all there blown a part on a bench.

[@PeloMR2]

Thanks, this was so much clearer than the hours of documentation that I have been reading! Now to continue reading...

[@addisonwoodbury7111]

I'm hooked, will be tuning in for more editions. I have a turbo to put into a 1994 miata and although have done much on the mechanical side of engines in the past have very little electronic experience. Up until this video it was frightening.

[@malarlar]

Awesome video man just what i was waiting for. What i would really like to see is once you have the MS box all wired to the car, where do you start to get the car to fire up and run nicely. What numbers do you put in the VE table to start with and where do you go from there? The reason it scares me is if i start up a fresh motor i dont want to flood the thing and wash out the rings while its blowing black smoke out the back because i am pressing a bunch of buttons lol.

[@mvenom408]

This is great, can you show us more in depth how you work ms and whatever you use for spark. This seems like a budget friendly route as oppose to HPT or Holly

[@lorollinls]

Basics is always a good start. I'm just happy to learn something about them at all. I had read up on them some, but like you said the info was really vague and they seemed quite complicated. But now they seem to have waaay more flexibility than a factory ECU.

[@fiveohforlife]

I got the wiring harness as well because my harness is old and crappy and been having intermittent issues with it, there is also a bunch of stuff I dont use anymore so it would clean up the engine bay a good bit. Im really not dead set on any specific way, i would like to use it for ignition too but I was getting lost trying to understand the TFI set up and having an MSD box

[@tomcostello5058]

man that's is actually simple. I've been saying I was going carbed because I didn't know fuel injection electronics. now I can go injection. thanks man well put!

[@SloppyMechanics]

well you could just get a aem wideband for 166 dollars and watch the wideband only, its a stand alone gauge, this computer was designed to control fuel injectors, so that is why you are having a hard time with carb=megasquirt info

[@maxwellharmon4172]

thank you for making this and other videos! please make more videos for the mega squirt and wiring installations!!

[@wrenchtwistin3506]

if it came down to it would i be ok with the base megasquirt 1 v 2.2 on a boosted ls? pushing MAYBE 20 pounds and hoping for 650 marker haha.

[@noyuriii]

Hey Denmah Great Vid!!! Stupid question, Can I purchase an un-assembled MS1 board and later add an expansion card to allow for 8channel sequential injection, if not which is the lowest version i should purchase? Thanks.

[@beustace2]

solid video! Thanks for clearing up whats what. I'm throwing around the idea of getting megasquirt for a TBI setup on a first gen SBC.

[@frederickhickson459]

Excellent review of this product. I thoroughly understood this megasquirt's ECU potential. I would like you to guide me as I am in the market for an aftermarket ECU to run a 2006 Subaru EJ20 SOHC converted to cable throttle .

[@malarlar]

I have a turbo honda with neptune software, and it was really easy for me to start somewhere because i just loaded up the stock tune, set my injector sizes, and adjusted the overall fuel trim until my idle was where i wanted, then tuned from there.

[@Supercrewchief]

If like your recommendation on whether to go megasquirt/msd or hp tuners. I've seen you have had a lot of success with both. Budget built street strip. Car is currently a clean 65 Chevelle Malibu with gen 1 small block. Twin 68 setup in work. 4.8 is gapped, and also in work.

[@SloppyMechanics]

msorstockpcm | sloppywiki

[@Supercrewchief]

***** Thank you!

[@LEterribleONE]

I went ahead and subscribed to your channel. Chances are good i'll be hitting you up if i run into problems since you can obviously do it in your sleep. Glad to see you are using the same board and processor i just finished assembling (trying to get com 3/usb adapter to link my ms and tuner studio now and think i have it figured out). Thank you for making videos and making noobs like me feel a bit more comfortable with MS.

[@earlyhemibill]

I really appreciate this video. I got a v3 system and will be installing the wiring shortly. You make it look easy.

[@lordvs666]

good video. can you do something on tuning with megasquirt?

[@rd95stang]

Perfect video man, I had no idea how simple this set up was

[@aaroncake]

I agree, but in the same sense the V2 board is so limited that people may get the wrong idea about MegaSquirt. The V3 isn't really that much more complicated (just more components) but the benefits radically outweigh the extra effort. Like for example, the lack of an injector flyback circuit on the V2 (surprised you don't have issues with this running 8 injectors). Though for a bit more money and someone soldering iron shy, the 3.57 board is a better choice still.

[@crazyDIYguy]

I really appreciate this more than you know. I need this stuff dumbed down to actually understand it. "For idiots, etc." I'm clickin

[@joepinkstaff]

I have a neon that I'm going swap and turbo and was thinking about running megasquirt and had a few questions for you. They sell kits for my car, but at just over $600 it kind of defeats the purpose of budget building and takes away from doing it myself. I wanted to ask, how dumb of a person can tackle something like this? I can solder on a circuit board and make good connections and have no trouble wiring a sound system, however I couldn't tell you a damn thing about computers. Could someone with minimal knowledge but full access to Google get a car running with this? How bad is it to use the existing harness and megasquirt connector to build the harness? I know these are dumb questions but as you stated in the video good info is hard to come by, and you do well sticking to low budget goals and explaining things to non experts. thank you

[@3800TURBO]

Awesome. Good on you for going to this effort. I was going to use the factory ecu and have it tuned with efilive. But im thinking to try this now as an alternative. I have an LS1 turbo corolla. Would you be able to show what parts are needed to get one running? ie: wiring harness, ecu, ignition etc.. A lot of LSX fans would be happy too l think. Keep up the vids! Your a champ :)

[@BobD69]

Denmah you are amazing! If you continue this series on into tuning. I think you will of saved me a shitload of money, as I was thinking of going the holley hp option. This seems way more cost effective with "simplicity" after understanding. All this time I thought MS was some voodoo black box only guys in lab coats should tackle. lol

[@philbalcar]

Great video, I am struggling trying to find out what to order for my LS1 project. The website sux explaining what version of what products is latest. 1.0 this, 3.0 of that, makes my head hurt, even though i'm a computer software/hardware guy. lol

[@fiveohforlife]

your from allentown? im in belvidere and I just got a ms box for my fox but i havent gotten around to doing anything involving the install cuz i feel like im over my head. electricals were never my forte. whats the chance i could get some help on understanding the basics?!

[@user-rp4je2gc2o]

hmm i have a bmw say i use this ecu which is easely programmable , but i want my ews unit to continue working ( the device that checks if your car key has the right signal) how is it done?

[@aperaturesciences5466]

Can you upload your tune to a filesharing site, I want to see what it looks like. Looking to turbo my bike and switch to megasquirt

[@BowYangJam]

Go to the sloppymechanics wiki. On the left side in the blue column, there should be a list of tunes close to the bottom!

[@TobyWhiteUK]

Thanks for this, using a mega squirt on my Miata turbo build

[@samuelmdouglas]

i would like to run a megasquirt in an rb25det ecu case and use the stock plug for the wiring do you think this can be done \

[@Manof777]

Nice job. Simple and very informative 👍🏼

[@michaelovitch]

Damn i'm fucked lol i could plumb the vac ports together to have something quite smooth for the map sensor. i just read about Alpha N i didn't know that. Alpha for the angle of the throttle plates and N for RPM So a TPS using something like a potentiometric could do it. I have a on/off TPS ( it's just cutting gas off throttle and above 2000 rpm.) Ok. Thank you.

[@oddfoxchassis786]

Very informative. Please keep these types of videos coming.

[@eddiejacksonej]

Thanks. i seen that , what do think about using a MS2

[@mpikas]

Nice video, but you have almost 1000 videos right now. Have you considered putting together a playlist so people interested in this particular series can watch them all in order without searching through the rest of your videos?

[@SloppyMechanics]

there are some playlists, i believe there is a megasquirt playlist

[@nrshort]

As a new guy to turbos ( never had one ) and wanting to do a build. How would i find out which one i even need to buy. When i go to there website, i just get dumb founded on what to even look for

[@forcefoe1]

can you use the ms1 to run the coils on an ls1 without buying the 6ls or 6010 box

[@AGearHead4Life]

Sweet! I've got to research this more. $150 is bad considering that it costs me that much just to get my stock ECU mail order flashed..

[@free100x]

I loved it..basics is what it always is all about and I have little doubt in an hour or two of real world show and tell on this and I would know basicaly this virtually perfectly. I do have experinece running Holley's old analog injection and a lot of experience with the car side of how the engine fuel and and all work. I want just fuel too and a very basic system to work with no boost using my analog Proinjection 4 injector throttle body. RPM, TPS, water temp, wideband sensors.

[@Chwill84]

Dude you're my new favorite YOU TUBE channel I'm just starting a turbo LSX build can you send me a base tune, I've watched all your videos what size turbo & cam did you use ?

[@SloppyMechanics]

i have a website, www.sloppymechanics.com there is a link on there to my WIKI page, you can also search google for sloppy mechanics wiki page, IN the wiki there are downloadable tunes for hpt and megasquirt

[@party1644]

hey, I am trying to find a system where I can use an o2 sensor to help with my a/f ratio on my carbureted vehicles. could I use this software just to read the a/f of my car ? I'm interested in this programs and your videos help with a lot of my questions but I can't find anything dealing with carburetor. thanks

[@LEterribleONE]

I also picked up a jimstim v1.5. If building or modding or just having your own ecu i see no reason NOT to get a stimulator before installing on an actual engine.

[@matherly5]

Have you installed the boost control mod kit on a 2.2 board?

[@drmikegaspwred1483]

i have 2.2pcb and conect ground to bad pins like on 3.0 pcb not 2.2 and all leds lighted up and chip was hot but now it didnt power on what happend can you help

[@manuelmontoya1571]

i have a lexus sc 400 1uzfe v8 moter and i was wondering if u would bild one for me and how much two do that

[@TeamDig1]

very helpful video showing how it works

[@lorollinls]

Dude, thanx for this vid. Maybe my last question about the megasquirt helped spark your interest to make this vid?

[@Gims110]

Great video man, the fog is starting to lift! Thank you.

[@aztecnova]

The reason I ask is because my car idled for 2 seconds then the ecu went offline. I checked the relay powering the fuse panel and when I unplugged it the injectors would click. The ecu was keeping them grounded for some reason. I double checked the wiring and everything is good. I don't know why this happened. Any ideas?

[@Pdfflyer1]

can mega-squirt be used to graph fuel pressure on a nissan fuel injected vehicle?

[@slopoke22]

thanks, I've been looking for some megasquirt info....

[@aztecnova]

Hey denmah how do you calibrate the lc1 wide band on ms1? If the guage reads 17 or 18 ms1 reads 15 or 16. I've tried all three settings on the properties menu and it gets worse like it will stay at 10 afr. Am I missing something?

[@woodgrain18]

dude your a genius i wish i had half your smarts lol

[@3800TURBO]

umm. sorry l must not have worded that correctly... lm a mechanic by trade, l understand sensors/ tuning/ dyno etc. What l meant was what hardware would l need, ie loom, what box eg megasquirt 1?, do l need something external for the ignition? Just the hardware. Ive wired many management systems, just not this one. Sorry for the miss understanding :)

[@brandonnapier7883]

Mindblown.

[@PaPWPW]

What are those numbers that top on 97

[@midgrave]

I still dont know how to wire the coils?

[@3800TURBO]

Ok. Cheers. Keep the vids coming, l enjoy watching.

[@aztecnova]

Have you ever had any issues with the c15 capacitor blowing?

[@Xarmy187]

good shit, would like to see more

[@davidwhite8967]

If you Build the board try Speeduino.

[@aerosaaber]

for the next video: continue being awesome.

[@eddiejacksonej]

can i use a micosquirt on a v8 turbo car

[@NicksterSVT]

you said shenanigans

[@dvdbrl566]

Where do you buy all this stuff?

[@aaroncake]

This video is from Sept. of 2012 and you are still only using MS1 on a 2.2 board?! At the very least, use the vastly improved 3.0 board with MS2. The MS1 hasn't been developed for years, and many of the features of the MS3 have been backported to MS2 (though MS2 development will stop shortly). Man, I don't think I've seen a 2.2 board since the mid 2000s.

[@catburner]

i wanna learn how to assemble and use MS :/

[@notone4029]

Most of these type piggybacks are vague hondata for hondas are same way. Hard to navigate.

[@nelsonzimmerman1082]

That simple? I want to do my Farmall. ""sometime when I'm rich""

[@regnice01]

Thank you for the video!

[@thagiffted1]

hey bro it seems really simple but i would rather pay u to build me a plug and play harness for a lq4 with a dbc intake relays and fues pannel included please hit me wit a price and a way to get in contact with u

[@thecowfy]

i've been confused on this too long.only a fool will not admit ignorance ,and i really don't know wtf i'm doing.but i am determined to learn.i wan't to have a system to change my alfa gtv6 from jetronic to a more modern system which will include a coil on plug setup.i may need a more advanced megasquirt than the '1'.i do not know even that.......yet.

[@eddieds312]

Good job

[@dirtdiamond360]

how do you do ignition?

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

you dont

[@tempest411]

??? Most cars and trucks since the late eighties have computer controlled ignition. I know Megasquirt can do ignition, but determining ignition curves is 10X more challenging than doing fuel curves.

[@idus]

Hahaha totally! Thanks for this.

[@adamryanclark]

I'LL PAY YOU TO ASSEMBLE A MEGASQUIRT

[@dvdbrl566]

Thanks.

[@mewrongwayKOCXF]

I blew my wad on a Term X!

[@SloppyMechanics]

much better this video is old and way outdated for anything new

[@mewrongwayKOCXF]

@@SloppyMechanics Although I do like building electronics kits like my Ham Radio gear and computer christmas lights Renard SS-24 controllers ect. Keep the awesome videos coming Matt 👍

[@rogerramjet5092]

If you thought this was good check out his how to wire it in video should be listed on the right here takes ALL the mystery out of it. So its batch fire; the supposed advantages of sequeyial are mostly a wash on the street in the real world.

[@___Aaron___]

You got it man...... DIYAUTOTUNE... is just that DO IT YOURSELF..... you spend all this money on a tuneable ecu... and theres Zero to NONE information on how to and what to tune... even the basetune is crap for the ford mustang,,,, far from stock gotta love the 3krpm startup on your apparent stock basetune...... 1000S of dollars to be told theres no help and FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF...... Info on the DIY site is NON EXSISTANT

[@adamryanclark]

I KNOW THAT BUT I HAVE A KIT MS1 KIT THATS NOT BEEN ASSEMBLED LIKE A DUMBASS I GOT THE WRONG THING INSTEAD OF PAYING $256.00 FOR A COMPLETE UNIT I PAID $157.00 FOR THE UN ASSEMBLED KIT

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

Software's not free, either.

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

There's really no point really in MS. There's so little documentation, I'd rather just DIY from scratch using microcontrollers and some RE tools to build the mapping from the stock ECU (don't even have to have it connected to the engine really). Cheaper, easier, faster and not an overengineered "look at me ma" solution.