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Plunky - 11/6/13 at 12:32 PM

Hi,

I am hoping this is in the correct section, apologies if it is not!

I have recently bought a Formula 27, fitted with a 2.0 Ford Zetec engine on GSXR bike carbs. The engine is running on a megasquirt standalone system.

I would like to contact a specialist of the megasquirt system to check over the car and give it a tune up.

Are there any recommendations of specialists in the south of the england? I am based in Hampshire.

Any help would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks,

Liam

Jenko - 11/6/13 at 12:59 PM

Hi Liam,

First off....If you have Megasquirt rather than megajolt, I suspect you have GSXR throttle bodies rather than carbs.

I used Megasquirt on my westfield and it was very good.....

What exactly is the issue?....is there a problem with the car or does it just need a mapping session. I mapped mine on the road, but also took it to Northampton motorsport who will map magasquirt...I couldn't find anyone local to do it..JKM in portsmouth point blank refused.....

I'm also in Hants (Horton Heath), so am happy to help if I can.

BaileyPerformance - 11/6/13 at 01:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Plunky
Hi,

I am hoping this is in the correct section, apologies if it is not!

I have recently bought a Formula 27, fitted with a 2.0 Ford Zetec engine on GSXR bike carbs. The engine is running on a megasquirt standalone system.

I would like to contact a specialist of the megasquirt system to check over the car and give it a tune up.

Are there any recommendations of specialists in the south of the england? I am based in Hampshire.

Any help would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks,

Liam


Hi, please have a look at our website www.baileyperformance.co.uk

FULL mapping session (5 hours minimum) £250 All advise FREE!!!

Its worth the drive to Shropshire!!

Cheers Dale.

Plunky - 11/6/13 at 01:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Jenko
Hi Liam,

First off....If you have Megasquirt rather than megajolt, I suspect you have GSXR throttle bodies rather than carbs.

I used Megasquirt on my westfield and it was very good.....

What exactly is the issue?....is there a problem with the car or does it just need a mapping session. I mapped mine on the road, but also took it to Northampton motorsport who will map magasquirt...I couldn't find anyone local to do it..JKM in portsmouth point blank refused.....

I'm also in Hants (Horton Heath), so am happy to help if I can.





Hi, thanks for your reply.

I am still learning the car so you may well be correct in saying it has the throttle bodies, actually thinking about it you are right!

There isnt really an issue as such, i just feel it isnt performing as well as it should, it over fuels massively on the over run, lots of pops and bangs (i'm sure the neighbours will complain soon!) so i am sure this could be resolved with a good mapping session.

I also noticed that the lambda sensor was unplugged, any ideas?

Plunky - 11/6/13 at 01:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BaileyPerformance
quote:
Originally posted by Plunky
Hi,

I am hoping this is in the correct section, apologies if it is not!

I have recently bought a Formula 27, fitted with a 2.0 Ford Zetec engine on GSXR bike carbs. The engine is running on a megasquirt standalone system.

I would like to contact a specialist of the megasquirt system to check over the car and give it a tune up.

Are there any recommendations of specialists in the south of the england? I am based in Hampshire.

Any help would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks,

Liam


Hi, please have a look at our website www.baileyperformance.co.uk

FULL mapping session (5 hours minimum) £250 All advise FREE!!!

Its worth the drive to Shropshire!!

Cheers Dale.




Thanks Dale,

Looks like you guys certainly know your stuff!

Would you map the car live on the dyno?

BaileyPerformance - 11/6/13 at 01:31 PM

Thanks Dale,

Looks like you guys certainly know your stuff!

Would you map the car live on the dyno?




We map the car on the dyno at ALL engine loads and throttle positions while you wait, then assuming the car is road legal we test drive. Any minor wire/ECU mods included in the price.

Power and torque printout supplied.

We have worked on several locost forum members cars, everyone seems happy ;-) We are also popular on mx5nuz as we have mapped NA,turbo and supercharged MX5s using megasquirt not to mention pistonheads as we have done some mega TVRs!!

Cheers Dale.

Plunky - 11/6/13 at 02:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BaileyPerformance
Thanks Dale,

Looks like you guys certainly know your stuff!

Would you map the car live on the dyno?



We map the car on the dyno at ALL engine loads and throttle positions while you wait, then assuming the car is road legal we test drive. Any minor wire/ECU mods included in the price.

Power and torque printout supplied.

We have worked on several locost forum members cars, everyone seems happy ;-) We are also popular on mx5nuz as we have mapped NA,turbo and supercharged MX5s using megasquirt not to mention pistonheads as we have done some mega TVRs!!

Cheers Dale.


Ok thanks for that Dale, I am sure I will be in touch in the not so distant future!

stevebubs - 11/6/13 at 04:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by BaileyPerformance
quote:
Originally posted by Plunky
Hi,

I am hoping this is in the correct section, apologies if it is not!

I have recently bought a Formula 27, fitted with a 2.0 Ford Zetec engine on GSXR bike carbs. The engine is running on a megasquirt standalone system.

I would like to contact a specialist of the megasquirt system to check over the car and give it a tune up.

Are there any recommendations of specialists in the south of the england? I am based in Hampshire.

Any help would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks,

Liam


Hi, please have a look at our website www.baileyperformance.co.uk

FULL mapping session (5 hours minimum) £250 All advise FREE!!!

Its worth the drive to Shropshire!!

Cheers Dale.


do you do Emerald also?

t11 - 11/6/13 at 04:20 PM

Hi another vote for Bailey performance Dale is very good at his job and did a great job on the t11..........Gordon

matt_gsxr - 11/6/13 at 05:15 PM

FWIW banging on overrun us normally due to too LITTLE fuel rather than too much.

If that is the only problem then you could collect a datalog with a laptop. Hit the space bar whenever it makes the banging noise and then you can look at the datalogs in megalogviewer and increase the fueling around the banging areas.

Just depends on whether you want to play/learn or trust and expert.

Matt

coyoteboy - 11/6/13 at 05:49 PM

Best way to prevent banging on the overrun is to use overrun fuel cut, though it will affect the fuel puddle and transient fueling as you come back on the throttle - I doubt you'd notice it though. A couple of quick settings and you'll fix that yourself.

Many reasons someone might have disconnected the lambda - is there a wideband in there or a narrowband?

BaileyPerformance - 12/6/13 at 08:51 AM

do you do Emerald also?




we have not done Emerald before but as long as you have the software its no problem. we do OMEX, MBE as well.

same price

Cheers Dale.

matt_gsxr - 12/6/13 at 10:49 AM

quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
Best way to prevent banging on the overrun is to use overrun fuel cut, though it will affect the fuel puddle and transient fueling as you come back on the throttle.


FWIW This doesn't seem to work well on bike engines. It gives unpleasant driveline shunt.

coyoteboy - 14/6/13 at 09:27 AM

Hmm didn't have any problems with it on a 600 but wasn't using it as a road car so probably wasn't considering it as a problem. Can't see much reason for it being different to a normal engine barring the lower masses involved so the shut might be *proportionately* larger. If you use fuel on the overrun it vastly affects the economy IME.