hi there i will buy my megasquirt when i have the money for it but in the meantime what sensors etc. do i have to provide it with to the ecu,i am running a 2.0l blacktop zetec with r1 inj throttle bodies
can you state if the bits required are with the zetec loom or bits i have to buy or gather.
thanks for any help

Out of interest why not use the EDIS. I have just gotten hold of one for my new build with MS and in the process of sorting out the wiring?

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Originally posted by CaLviNx

X1 crank sensor (to allow the ECU to know where the crank/pistons are)

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yeah the compactness of the system is garanteed, but an EDIS is a more precise system then a distributor.

Also if we look over the years the change to transistor ignition EDIS systems has brought the biggest power advantages only because it could garantee that the spark comes when it needs to come.

look on the bikes from sepparate coils now we have also the all in one units...

in my eyes EDIS is the way to go doing it good should give you more BHP then with one coil.

Tks

Calvinx is not talking about using a distruibutor instead of EDIS, but adding and extra 'coil driver' component to the megasquirt unit which can then drive a coil pack in wasted spark mode without any external components. It's by far the better, tidier, more reliable (and potentially cheaper) method IMHO.

There is one small point that the anti EDIS brigade are missing.
If you want to use MSII then you are forced (at present) to use EDIS or write your own code, as there is no software available for a second coil driver. It is only available as "MS Extra" code for MSI Not MSII. As far as I know.

to be honest at the moment there isn't really much reason to go for MS2 over MS'n'S-Extra though. It's still a bit early in it's life cycle, there are issues that need ironing out and it is missing some handy features that -Extra has gained over the years (flexibility with ignition choices being one). The increased accuracy of MS2 is a bonus, but at the end of the day it is only a bonus, I can't see many of us actually needing it that badly.

Don't get me wrong, MS2 looks to be a great evolution, and has the potential to grow into something quite staggering, but for a new user I'd have to say MS1 is the safest option right now.