Bumble
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posted on 16/12/09 at 11:02 AM |
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Mounting ECU's (Megasquirt)
Where does everyone mount their ECU's?
Piccies please....
I'm going down the MS route on my Zetec with R6 TB's to contorl ignition and fuel....would appreciate pics of similar setups.
Thanks,
Matt
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flak monkey
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posted on 16/12/09 at 11:18 AM |
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under the scuttle on an aluminium shelf along with the fuse box and immobiliser etc.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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scudderfish
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posted on 16/12/09 at 11:40 AM |
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On the tunnel in the ballast footwell.
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djtom
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posted on 16/12/09 at 01:19 PM |
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Not upside down, otherwise the processor slowly vibrates loose from its socket, falls out and the engine stops at an inconvenient time.
Not that I have any experience of this of course....
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dhutch
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posted on 16/12/09 at 02:21 PM |
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The megajolt i mounted right way up on the ledge above the end of the passenger in a blue transparent plastic enclosure.
- The box was about 80p from maplin ans is stuck down with sealent. MJLT drops into it, all the wires tidied away under it, and it all seams to start
dry.
Daniel
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omega0684
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posted on 16/12/09 at 03:29 PM |
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mines under the dash too
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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Jenko
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posted on 16/12/09 at 04:02 PM |
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Under the dash on the scuttle, but I've raised it on an alloy bracket to ensure if water drips down the scuttle (i've got an aeroscreen)
it doesn't go on the ECU.....
MY BLOG - http://westfieldv8.blogspot.co.uk/
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Bumble
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posted on 16/12/09 at 04:26 PM |
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Cheers all......any pics on offer?????
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dunk3
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posted on 16/12/09 at 06:05 PM |
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hi , look in my photo archive in the electrics folder, this is how i mounted mine under the scuttle.
[Edited on 16/12/09 by dunk3]
Rescued attachment megasquirt.jpg
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dunk3
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posted on 16/12/09 at 06:09 PM |
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ignore the photo above, dont know how that got there
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robocog
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posted on 16/12/09 at 06:17 PM |
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Upside down under scuttle
Forward facing mount bolted to dash lowest edge
rearward mount onto a bracket that attaches to the "hoop" under the dash that MK's have
Done a few miles disaster free and chips have not rattled free from sockets...yet
Not found any photo's of it but it is visible in my youtube vids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J16I2GJMx7M
and the Zeticky one on there
Regards
Rob
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MikeRJ
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posted on 16/12/09 at 09:16 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by djtom
Not upside down, otherwise the processor slowly vibrates loose from its socket, falls out and the engine stops at an inconvenient time.
Not that I have any experience of this of course....
You should be able to pass a small cable tie (or two) under the bottom of the socket and around the IC to hold it in. In my last place we used this
method on prototype equipment that was mounted on the bottom of an electric locomotive, plenty of vibration and they stayed in place.
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fatbaldbloke
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posted on 16/12/09 at 11:28 PM |
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Relay board is in the engine compartment on the bulkhead. ECU is in the passenger space fitted down the left side just under the dash, which gives
easy access for datalogging, posting maps, etc. It's been here for over 7000 miles now.
[Edited on 16/12/09 by fatbaldbloke]
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