From knowing nothing to having a Thunderbird supercharger on an m20b27i

[Ether-D]

I'm going with the AIT and MAP sensor setup. So it just needs to be on the filter side of the butterfly, just like it is from the factory.

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Sweet baby Jesus, I'm almost ready to mount this thing. I got the IAT sensor mounted in the manifold on the engine side of the intercooler. I also got the ICV all plumbed in and mounted up nice. I made a plate to cover where the Ford ICV went. And lastly, I got a brass nipple in the manifold for the MAP sensor.

I figure I'll mount the thing and try to get it running without the belt. I can just manually open the bypass valve. Then I can dick with tuning a little and get a tune that will run well with a missing belt. Save it, then have it for reference in case I start breaking belts or something else fails.

Then a little while later, put the belt on and hold on to my fuckin hat! Of course only after I spend lots of time tuning and whatnot and so-on and so-forth.

[Ether-D]

Question for people with experience with wideband o2 controllers for use with the ms2, I guess these could both be right. One has an external controller and I guess the other has it built into the gauge.
Is one better than the other for my application?

Thanks folks.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/INNOVATE-3844-MTX-L-DIGITAL-WIDEBAND-AIR-FUEL-GAUGE-KIT-/370520832034?_trksid=p5817.m503&_trkparms=algo%3DRIC.CFNP%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D4%26pmod%3D251388575591%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5017157505717022557

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Innovate-DB-Red-LED-Wideband-Air-Fuel-Gauge-Kit-52mm-2-Includes-LC1-New-/310345868508?_trksid=p2054897.l4276

[TheTacoMan]

The first one is what I use, wiring it into megesquirt is simple. IMO is works fine nothing more is needed.

[Ether-D]

First, thanks for your input Taco.

And second, well I'll just let the pics speak for me...

[Ether-D]

To this:

[Ether-D]

It was a beautiful day here in Middle TN so I got all motivated and decided I was gonna do dis shit. So, from 10:00am til 2:00 I removed and replaced and futzed and dicked. It was on. Then I was all happy and shit cause it started and ran without the belt. And then I realized I was blinded by excitement when I was supposed to install the bitch tube and completely spaced it. Goddammit...

[Ether-D]

I also realized that the rubber hose I have connecting the bypass valve doesn't like vacuum all that much and totally sucked in on itself. So I took a long 10 gauge copper wire and wrapped it around a 23mm socket and inserted that into the bypass hose. Works beautifully.

So now all I have to do is the whole thing over again. Buttstuff!

[Victell]

Acknowledgement of progress. Words of encouragement. Enthusiasm for completion.

[Ether-D]

3 weeks. It shall be completed by the holiest day of the year, see sig...

[agent]

Lucky for you it's going to be a beautiful day here in Middle TN again tomorrow.

It shall be completed by the holiest day of the year...

The Brodeo isn't until May...?

[totheredline]

pretty friggen awesome man

[Ether-D]

Lucky for you it's going to be a beautiful day here in Middle TN again tomorrow.

Hopefully I'll have time to work on it some more today. My good buddy (drives an e46 and an e36) has finally had some sense talked into him. We're going to pick up a 92 Mtech2 appearance pkg alpine Cabrio for him so he can tell me what a piece of shit my car is. But he can tell it to my (car's) tailpipe!

[Ether-D]

Well my buddy's car is un-fucking-believeable. 1992 mtech2 appearance package. Auto. 67000 original miles. I have never felt a true fresh m20 and it was a very, very special thing. It is nearly a showroom condish car. I pretty much would hate him (not really, but you know what I mean) except that I know I'll get the first chance to buy it when he sells.

[Ether-D]

pretty friggen awesome man

Thanks bro.