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by mxmang
Thu Sep 07, 2006 11:54 am
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Huge lean spikes from oem 2ndary tbody blade opening...help?
Replies: 2
Views: 394

an update, i loaded the ms2 default afr target table from the "tuning your megasquirt " page, set the ego authority to 11% and it seems to be bringing the spike to aroung 18:1 and i cant erally feel it anymore most times.....

some good news, my duty cycle is hitting 70% as a max under alot of load ...
by mxmang
Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:12 am
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Perfect Accel Enrich - datalog request
Replies: 22
Views: 2080

so...lean conditions could be caused by

a> too much fuel "blowing" out the spark
b> not enough fuel... making it lean under the spikes from accel
c> an ignition MISS ?

my car had ignition problems before, i think mostly cause i had the dwell at 3.5 or 3.8 not knowing what i was doing... i changed ...
by mxmang
Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:57 am
Forum: Tuning Fuel and Air
Topic: Huge lean spikes from oem 2ndary tbody blade opening...help?
Replies: 2
Views: 394

Huge lean spikes from oem 2ndary tbody blade opening...help?

MS2 v3 stock coil igbt.. vw 2L 16v... firmware 2.33 or 2.35? megatune 2.25

Hey boys, i had a bunch of missing issues, i tracked it down to lean condition spiking as high as 25:1 when the secondary tbody blade opens.... (this car has a small and then a big opening) it kicks in around 25-30 ...
by mxmang
Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:12 pm
Forum: Ignition Setup, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
Topic: MS-II no spark
Replies: 3
Views: 418

you cant use the 124 module AND the internal ignitor from what i remember... msg me on aim or yahoo or smoething if you want... pm me too if you like... im runnin ms2 on a 9a with a similar setup minus the head etc


make sure your timing is all set right and your dizzy is installed properly... try ...
by mxmang
Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:09 pm
Forum: Ignition Setup, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
Topic: Intermitent miss
Replies: 1
Views: 279

try swapping the hot vb921 out and make sure its cooling itself properly... and make sure your dwell isnt too high... ;) im mxmang on aim and boredstoonguy on yahoo mxmang@hotmail.com if you need to reach me :)
by mxmang
Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:23 am
Forum: Ignition Setup, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
Topic: Fixed Megasquirt II missing using stock coil and v3 pcb
Replies: 0
Views: 335

Fixed Megasquirt II missing using stock coil and v3 pcb

I had a problem with violent missing in my car... initially i read the megasquirt II manual and it stated i could run 2.5 to 3.5 ms of dwell in the dwell settings menu.. i for some reason set it 3.5 and then 3.8. I ran it this way for a while, then it went south and i coudlnt figure out if my ...
by mxmang
Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:32 am
Forum: Ignition Setup, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
Topic: ignition cuts out at higher rpm
Replies: 6
Views: 718

hey man, you should add me on msn or aim or yahoo

mxmang@hotmail on msn
mxmang on aim
boredstoonguy on yahoo

i have this problem too and i think we need a dave cap but nobody seems to answer these q's and the mega manual says to consult the forum BOOOO :)
by mxmang
Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:45 pm
Forum: Ignition Setup, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
Topic: vw 2l 16v V3ms2 stock coil/dizzy ignition miss@part throttle
Replies: 2
Views: 350

thanks for all your help through this dude, im almost to the point of taking the megasquirt out for now and putting it on my truck since it is a play toy and not a daily driver... i really love how hte MS worked when i got it going but this is unacceptable... i will try that tomorrow, wish me luck :)
by mxmang
Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:08 am
Forum: Ignition Setup, Tuning, and Troubleshooting
Topic: vw 2l 16v V3ms2 stock coil/dizzy ignition miss@part throttle
Replies: 2
Views: 350

vw 2l 16v V3ms2 stock coil/dizzy ignition miss@part throttle

My car runs pretty darn well.. 90 jetta with 2L 16v and ms2 v3 board running stock coil and distributor hall effect.

Cold it kind of idles like crap, i think it just needs a bit more advance.

I have my dizzy retarded a bunch and 35 degrees in my trigger offset which seems to work great.

MY BIG ...