Lance wrote:

Interestingly, that is what we did. Hydraulic cam & linked roller lifters, but the cam has the HO or 351W sequence. If I had to get a different computer, I thought, why not really learn this stuff and get a fully programmable computer? Kicking around the MegaSquirt instead of the stock PCM. Doesn't that sound like fun?

L

I started reading all the MegaSquirt stuff back in the late 90's.  It is very interesting but I haven't been following it's development.  It used to  be a DIY deal but I think those days are gone.
I kind of like the Tweaker or Moats Quarterhorse idea better as it is an add-on program adjuster to the Ford system...also, from what I remember last time I checked MS prices, either of the add-on tuners are cheaper than the MS.

Lots of fun options for those of us who like to get seriouslly involved.

BB

If I were you I'd go with the Moates stuff or TwEECer. Mike Glover is the guy behind the TwEECer and he is still in Katy Tx I believe. I used to sell TwEECers and EEC-Tuners a long time ago, good times If you get the TwEECer RT you have the ability to datalog which is nice. Although I do not know if he's updated his software to run on the newer OSs like Win8, but I am sure it would be fine on 7. So be prepared to get a laptop if you dont already have one and a wideband would be a good investment as well. Tuning a Fox EEC-IV is very straightforward and there's a ton of info around. I'd choose that before you went Magasquirt, as you found out there's a lot to take in and a heck of a large learning curve. I wouldn't go that route unless I had a good foundational knowledge of EFI, tuning concepts, and computer/electrical knowledge.

Having said that I am looking at using the MS3/MS3X (assembled kit) for my 95 Lightning. There's also another board they've been working on that supports automatic transmission control called Megashift, but E4OD support is sketchy at the moment.
 

Last edited by Raymond_B (4/10/2014 8:12 AM)

Back home now and here's some links leading to almost too much info of which some is generic and some is Quartehorse specific:

How to get started and Best Practices post on the eectuning.org site:
http://eectuning.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=12011

Tech Docs forum  on the eectuning.org site:
http://eectuning.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=17

The Moates (developer of the Quarterhorse) website:
http://moates.net/

The Moates support website:
http://support.moates.net/


 

Hakan,

You are too kind!  Thank you sir.  This is something I believe I'd enjoy learning. I'll do some studying.

It's getting mostly favorable attention, and among its critics are those that won't take the time to learn it, or those that are so tech savvy that they could build a circuit board from scratch but are too lazy. They'd rather just complain. Somewhere in there are probably a few gripes, but the owner seems willing to fix legitimate faults in his product.  Interesting!

Lance