Odroid XU4 as car-computer
Got myself an ODROID XU4 mini-computer to see how useful this little device could be to install in the ’73 Dart as a permanent car computer. Main purposes for the mini-computer are to use it [more … ]
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Dodge Dart DynoDay #3
This years 28th of August was ‘DynoDay’ for the ’73 Dodge Dart again. This marked the 3rd visit to the ‘Ludwig Performance’ chassisdyno. After a bunch of changes since last year’s dyno-runs I was curious [more … ]
V10 model engine running on MegaSquirt v3
1/3rd scale model V10 engine 125cc. Powered by MegaSquirt MS3 fuel injection with full sequential ignition using COPs. 3 stage dry sump oil system. The buildthread of this engine can be found here; ModelEngineMaker.com
MegaSquirt ECU in the Dart
During the last couple of weeks I’ve been tuning the ignition advance table on the MegaSquirt ECU. Everytime I make some changes to the spark advance map, I save it as a backup, so I [more … ]
MegaSquirt MS3x ECU install in the Dart
Last week I was able to install and hook up my MegaSquirt-3 Extra ECU in the Dart, which I had been benchtesting recently. The ignition system consists of a stock (Chrysler LeanBurn) distributor, a HEI [more … ]
MegaSquirt benchtesting on the Dart
Below is a small compilation of some videoclips with my ’73 Dart being controlled by the MegaSquirt ECU for the first time. The stock distributor (w/mechanical advance) was still installed on the engine, so the [more … ]
Megasquirt Mopar distributor benchtesting
Did some more benchtesting with the MegaSquirt 3 and now a locked out Mopar distributor for a ‘trigger-only setup’. The distributor got mounted on the lathe and wired up to the MS3. Surprisingly enough the [more … ]
Crank trigger sensor testing
For testing the crank sensor on my 360ci engine build, I mounted the pulley-assembly on the lathe and spin-tested it, while checking its signal through the MegaSquirt ECU and a laptop; Here’s a little videoclip [more … ]