The MegaSquirt Project has experienced explosive growth other the years, with hundreds of new MS installations occurring every week - a phenomenal success! MegaSquirt has been successfully used in all aspects of Internal Combustion engine applications including R&D, Industry, Race, and Research. The MS project has transformed itself from a simple R&D project into a full-featured mature engine control system. To reflect this the support structure has also changed to meet the needs of MegaSquirt Users.
Moving forward, the R&D forums for MegaSquirt project are in a read-only mode - no new forum posts are accepted.
However the forums will remain available for view, they still contain a wealth of information on how MegaSquirt works, how it is installed and used. Feel free to search the forums for information, facts, and overview.While the R&D forum traffic has slowed in recent years, this is not at all a reflection of Megasquirt users, which continue to grow year after year. What has changed is that the method of MegaSquirt support today has rapidly moved to Facebook, this is where the vast majority of interaction is happening now. For those not on Facebook the msextra forums is another place for product support. Finally, for product selection assistance, all of the MegaSquirt vendors are there to help you select a system, along with all of the required pieces to make it complete.
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We have found another electric start system design and will pursue that before the fuel injection....for a couple of good reasons - one is that it is NOT $2000! We just ordered a new frame for this 1956 model FLH (shovel on a PH gen bottom) so some time will pass before work actually commences on the fuel system but modifications to use it must be contemplated as the bike is assembled. There aren't too many places to hide even the small package that a MicroSquirt occupies - so - working on that too. Parts for the start system need to be CNC'd for fit as the bike is assembled.
Thanks for the input and encouragement. We will be placing the MicroSquirt order very soon - since we're sold on it
We intend to use a late model HD throttle body and the fuel line and it's attachments to the tank/rail/fuel pump that HD uses look promising. They use a quick disconnect from the rail to the tank and the tank fitting hose attaches to the fuel pump/regulator inside. The thought is to drop a fuel pump attached to this line from inside, down the fill hole without making a large 'hatch' in the tank.....may be possible anyhow. Hiding an external fuel pump and associated plumbing would be cumbersome and darn near impossible on this bike.
Bill, I thought I'd pass this info onto you. I was messing with the MicroSquirt earlier today, and I got my cam lobe somewhere near the sensor and spun the crankshaft round with my hand by pulling on a crank web...a bit like a kick, and it instantly recorded rpms. So I'd say if you do the usual with your kickstart, and put the engine into a certain position before you kick it over, and the sync tooth was nearby, a good kick should register enough rpms.
Mike
Thanks Mike, I'll try that with this system. Seems like 50 RPM's shouldn't be too hard to reach, then set the uS to initiate with as few 'pulses' as possible...
