Deano1351 Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 Been looking into this recently, looks a bit of a head do'er at first but im slowly understanding it and it looks like a well worthwhile mod, anyone done it????
emu Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 I ran it on my old escort and it worked reliably enough, never got round to playing with the map properly though so never got it to work as well as perhaps it could have.
Tom Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 yup, really simple, effective and cheap system as long as you do it properly
wonderfulweasel Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 Yep, I have it too. As you say, takes a while to get your head around but when you do it's well worth it. Although it didn't get me any more power than the dizzy I had before, once set up it made the engine much nicer to drive.
Deano1351 Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Posted June 18, 2009 I really like the sound of it and being able to map it yourself appeals to me. The only thing putting me off is the amount of wiring that goes into it, im not bothered about doing the wiring its just the clutter side of it when my plan was to simplify my engine bay as much as possible, iv only heard good things about it and the few people iv spoke to say go for it, it will be the best thing you do, my original plan was to get a pukka non vac dizzy and coil kit from burtons, whaddya reckon??
hellblue Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 Go for the megajolt mate http://www.autosportlabs.net/Megajolt_Lite_Jr. http://www.bgsoflex.com/mjl/mjl_edis_summary.html some maps http://www.cate1.co.uk/megajolt/mapping.php
wonderfulweasel Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 I'd go for the MegaJolt. The wiring needn't cause too much clutter. I've got all of the wires tied together. They run along the inner wing and are spiral bound and P clipped into position. I think it looks reasonably neat.
petrolhead Posted June 19, 2009 Report Posted June 19, 2009 I had an early megajolt, when it worked it was good. I did mine from scratch, soldering the board and the wiring etc. It developed some very perplexing faults, could have been my fault, could have been a component fault and in annoyance I ditched the lot and went for a Bestek dizzy and it runs a lot better but with a slight loss of torque. It is rewarding but some of the software/firmware mods can do your head in (and I am a Physics teacher). Sometimes its easy going but have a look at the forum troubleshooting to get an idea of how much headache it can cause. Tom Mexeco's is a really good install and it has been as good as gold for him. (Get it mapped Tom!) Just giving you a balanced opinion. Matt PS my claim to fame is to have the first megajolted car to get down to Track 'n' Road rolling road and they have had loads booked in which is slightly worrying.
Tom Posted June 20, 2009 Report Posted June 20, 2009 (Get it mapped Tom!) Yeah, recently the crank sensor bracket broke (near your house) and it all died - i have now strengthened the bracket and set the sensor to true tdc. It goes really well on a tweaked base map (smoked a honda typeR) but when i have got a day and few quid spare i'll get it done - promise
Deano1351 Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Posted June 20, 2009 Thanks for the replys peeps, very helpful, im gonna go for it i think
radar tech Posted June 20, 2009 Report Posted June 20, 2009 order the kit direct from autosport labs. it only cost me 82 quid inc p and p. the kit is really easy to test / assemble it only took 4 days in the post from the states aswell
Supercharged Nat Posted June 20, 2009 Report Posted June 20, 2009 im using it too. do the job properly and itl see you right. very handy for forced induction.. the mapping isnt easy and you got to be comitted to it but theres lots of scope with it, especially the V4 board!
petrolhead Posted June 20, 2009 Report Posted June 20, 2009 lucky sods, I had to solder mine from a sandwich bag of 30 unlabelled components after I had worked out what each one was. It is a cracking bit of kit when it works. Tom - I forgot about that sensor bracket, that was the only dodgey thing on your whole car! Well done for smoking the type R, I will hear about that story later.
steve dray Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 I've been thinking about this option for a while now. I believe you can programme more than one map and switch between them ?? Would be ideal for me when running with gas. The only thing that worries me is that although the kit is cheap, it will probably cost a fortune in time on a rolling road getting the maps to work correctly....
petrolhead Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 Yes, that is a good point. Track 'n' Road reckoned it would be very time consuming to do a 3D map for because of the way it is set up for adjustment, and time is money. Also, quite a few rolling roads won't even touch it.
Tom Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 oh im still using the same bracket, its just mounted to a thicker lump of metal now!
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