Any Mega Squirt Success Stories out there?

[brett at netacc.net (Brett Van Sprewenburg)]

>could said harness be adapted for use with other after-market EMS' (like
>SDS)?


Not really, no.  The whole point of going through the effort we'd like to do
(make / sell / etc) would be to get the effort of going to a fully programmable
engine management down to almost nothing.  In order to do that, one of
the things you have to be able to control and fully qualify is the "head" end,
that being an affordable engine management brain.  I won't be going out on
too much of limb to say that the VEMS is probably the least expensive most
capable and flexible bit of hardware you can get for this task - with one of
the highest possible learning and execution curves.  We'd like to apply some
expertise in this area in order to make it easier for other people to convert.

Conversion bits would be different between cars that started with CIS / CIS-E /
CIS-Motronic, Digifant, and full Motronic starting with MkIII cars. 
I'd like to
hear from anyone that expresses an interest in this project.  More details
as they develop.

==Brett


>
>thx, JT
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brett Van Sprewenburg" <brett@netacc.net>
>To: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>; "'Scirocco-L@Scirocco.Org'"
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 7:06 AM
>Subject: RE: Any Mega Squirt Success Stories out there?
>
>
>>
>>  I think you should check out our antics during the build up, fairly
>>  well documented
>>  at http://cyco.ataxxia.com/BustedKnuckleRacing
>>
>>  We did something quite non-standard, but something a more stock like
>>  could be done.
>>  In fact, Brian and I are discussing right now how we'd like to be
>>  able to bring a VEMS /
>>  Megasquirt system to the masses in a plug-n-play type arrangement.
>>  With several
>>  variants and a somewhat sliding-scale approach of how much "you"
>>  supply or do, the
>>  price could range from below $300 to over $1000 for a full system
>>  *designed* for
>>  your exact car / current engine management.  We plan on taking full
>>  advantage of
>>  existing wiring, and sensors as much as possible.  Where we cannot,
>>  we expect to
>>  have recomendations, or be able to supply a suitable replacement (the
>throttle
>>  position sensor comes to mind here).
>>
>>  I'm sure we'll be able to supply more information as we develop the
>>  idea and start
>>  prototyping.
>>
>>  ==Brett
>>
>>
>>
>>  At 7:32 AM -0400 6/13/04, Rick Kellner wrote:
>>  >What are you using for your fuel set up, i.e. rails, injectors and etc?
>>  >Thanks, Rick.
>>  >
>>  >-----Original Message-----
>>  >From: Brian [mailto:brianm@earendel.org]
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >Yep.
>>  >GRM car using a variant
>>  >www.vems-group.org
>>  >
>>  >It does Fuel, Ignition, nitrous, etc..
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >On Sat, 12 Jun 2004, Rick Kellner wrote:
>>  >
>>  >>
>>  >>  Like the subject line says, any Mega Squirt success stories out there?
>>  >>  If so, what's your set-up?
>>  >>  Anyone researching a conversion?
>>  >>  I am contemplating a 2.0l 16V Mega Squirt conversion and would welcome
>>  >>  input.
>  > >  > Thanks, Rick.