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Post by valetboy on Feb 25, 2008 21:07:16 GMT 1
hi,
as anybody tried the magajolt kit,how easy is it to install and st up,and is it more reliable than standard coil and distributer. anybody got any views on the kit .
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Post by dai9fxey on Feb 25, 2008 21:24:46 GMT 1
Until Megajolt was mentioned on this forum I'd never heard of it before. Sadly I'm an old git who's got a fetish for points and a feeler gauge.  But, on saying that, one of my projects will be fitted with one of those Lumenition contactless systems. Afraid i can't help you on this one VB.  |
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Post by jc1380s on Feb 25, 2008 21:33:05 GMT 1
As yet another 'old git' I'm afraid I've got to agree with Dai on this one, never heard of Megajolt either, Have used Luminition a couple of times in the past and found them a godsend compared with points.
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Post by ljonez on Feb 25, 2008 22:05:51 GMT 1
yep i've got it and its brilliant. theres a few pic of my set up here www.minifinity.com/index.php?module=v4bJournal&func=journal_view&uid=1151&mode=detailits a hell of alot more relable than a coil etc as its not affected by damp infact alot of landrover people use it because its submergable (sp), also it isnt affected by wear like on the cam drive. plus except for changing ht leads there is no need to touch it once its been installed. trust me once you have it you will never go back to dizzys |
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Post by ljonez on Feb 25, 2008 22:49:48 GMT 1
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Post by dai9fxey on Feb 25, 2008 23:33:04 GMT 1
Just read a bit about Megajolt in the link.
Sounds interesting and contains a lot of information.
Thanks for posting the link up. LJ. Very useful.
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Post by gar1380 on Feb 26, 2008 0:01:38 GMT 1
theres another one called 'megasquirt' for injection models, if any one has any info on this one to
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Post by ljonez on Feb 26, 2008 0:11:09 GMT 1
theres alot of information on megasquirt (ms) over on turbo minis www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.phpthe problem with injection on the mini engine is its siamese(sp) ports which cause all sorts of fueling problems when it comes to injection. Rover didnt even manage to get it working correctly and as a result cylinders 1&4 run lean on all injection models. There are a few people are working on a solution for megasquirts and have nearly cracked it. there is also www.canems.co.uk/index.htm who clam to have solved all the problems and it runs using the standard MPI manifolds, injectors etc, not heard of any 1 with this system yet tho. |
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Post by gar1380 on Feb 26, 2008 0:37:45 GMT 1
mine is an spi single point, how does this one read
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Post by ljonez on Feb 26, 2008 0:44:29 GMT 1
mine is an spi single point, how does this one read not quite sure what you mean |
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Post by valetboy on Feb 26, 2008 0:46:02 GMT 1
well thanks for that,i have read a lot of info regarding megajolt so its nice to see someone using it,how easy was it to install ? and did you get majority of the bits from the breakers ?i am going to get the box from trigger wheels even though i have seen some second hand ones on ebay i think i would rather by new.
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Post by ljonez on Feb 26, 2008 0:55:21 GMT 1
was relativly simple the hardest part is mounting the trigger wheel and vr sensor once you have them sorted the rest is childs play.
i got all the ford bits from a scrapyard cost about £30 iirc. the price from trigger wheels is good for a ready build ecu i paid only a bit less on ebay 2 years ago. i'd recomend you go for the map load sensing option as it provides a more accurate measurement of actual load where as tps just tells it how much the butterfly is open.
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Post by ljonez on Mar 12, 2008 11:48:24 GMT 1
if any one is intrested i could bring a laptop to malvern to show megajolt working
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Post by dai9fxey on Mar 12, 2008 17:29:22 GMT 1
I'll be interested and I'm sure VB would like to see it as well.  |
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Post by valetboy on Mar 15, 2008 22:24:18 GMT 1
bugger i"m going to miss that !
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Post by coedy on Apr 2, 2008 0:22:03 GMT 1
wheres the best place to get the trigger wheel and sensor bracket? am strooongly considering this instead of an ignition system overhaul  |
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Post by ljonez on Apr 2, 2008 13:36:11 GMT 1
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Post by ljonez on Apr 2, 2008 23:44:54 GMT 1
just read ur post over on finity, i have the map i used on my stage 1 998 which i can send you also your more than welcome to come look at my set up. i've kept my dizzy in the engine mainly to stop the oil pouring out bu also as a back up if the megajolt fails, i carry the old ht leads in the boot just incase
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Post by coedy on Apr 3, 2008 1:02:05 GMT 1
ah i see fair enough! so if MJ plays up you just stick on the old coil and leads and you can limp it home! good thinking! i may take you up on the map and the nose about the trigger wheel link doesnt work I found this site though: trigger-wheels.com/store/index1.htmlwhich one of those would i need? im guessing all thats needed for the sensor bracket is a piece of steel or something? |
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Post by ljonez on Apr 3, 2008 19:00:54 GMT 1
ah i see fair enough! so if MJ plays up you just stick on the old coil and leads and you can limp it home! good thinking! i may take you up on the map and the nose about the trigger wheel link doesnt work I found this site though: trigger-wheels.com/store/index1.htmlwhich one of those would i need? im guessing all thats needed for the sensor bracket is a piece of steel or something? ah its the same company, looks like they got a new site. i used a 4.5" wheel. heres some pics of my bracket, they were on finity but seem to be lost after it crashed.   |
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