MS on 24 swapped e30?

[haaken675]

I'm talking about a ~$2k motor build...All the systems you just listed are probably more then half of the engine build cost...And megasquirt doesn't look to cheap to me anymore...Not building a race car here, looking for an average guys weekend warrior car...

[berlow94]

I am looking to build a motor. Either a high comp 2.9 or 3.0 frankenmotor, cams, headers, etc. The stock ecu is not going to get me where I want to be and trying to do remote tunes/flashes probably will be very expensive. unless I missed something, you can't just tap into the ob2 ecu from my home pc can I?

Why spend all of that money on the hardware and then buy a cheapo standalone.
Do you think there are any professional motorsports teams using OBD 2 or megasquirt? They aren't. They are using quality computers such as Emtron, Haltech, Motec, Vipec, Link, etc. all of these computers offer waaayyy better performance and reliability. It doesn't even come at a premium either!

Link now makes a PnP unit that retails for $1.2k and plugs right into an e36 obd1 engine harness.


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[haaken675]

I am looking to build a motor. Either a high comp 2.9 or 3.0 frankenmotor, cams, headers, etc. The stock ecu is not going to get me where I want to be and trying to do remote tunes/flashes probably will be very expensive. unless I missed something, you can't just tap into the ob2 ecu from my home pc can I?

[2mAn]

Whats the point? Just go OBD2, get the BS emissions stuff flashed out and enjoy simplicity

[haaken675]

Hey guys. I have spent my lunch hour searching but so far havn't seen an answer to my question. What will I need to make megasquirt work with a 24v swapped e30? They make pnp kits for the m20/30 motors, but nothing that looks like it is premade for the m5x's. I know you can build them yourself to suit your needs, but I think that one goes a bit beyond my ability...

Do you need to build a custom harness? Has anyone seen a thread that explains what needs to be done?