Thanks for keeping us posted...I am very interested in your project. But I am also probably a long way from actually spending time and money to try it myself.

 

Scott

well for a parts cost count

 

the controller be it a full megasquirt is about 150 i think but tats fuel and ignition after modified

 

or just the ignition controller i think thats about 50 ish or a bit more maybe after its all done and built

 

junk yard parts

sensor

ignition module

trigger wheel

usually runs me around 25-35 ish a set depending ont he mood of the guy behind the counter

coil pack... well new is better in my opinion

 

the machined crank pulley.. well thats someone elses department so i can't

actually suggest a finished price

 

if you do it pice by pice

its easy to afford

if you try and do it all at once.. well i never could have done it then

Dude, that is SO what we EA82T guys need. GREAT work in keeping us posted!

Variable timing is what will make our engines come alive. Good work oddcomp. I look forward to meeting you at WCSS... I assume you will be in attendance.

providing all goes well

mind you this is not variable valve timing

just straight up ignition timing that is totally adjustable

and totally accurate no gear/belt slop and way less wear ont he drivers side timing belt

i am sure i mentioned it

but here goes again

on msn

oddballcomp@hotmail.com

on aim or yahoo

just plain oddcomp

got a question? got a suggestion ? wanna tell me to give up? go ahead

well this figures....

 

went to remove the ring from my crank pulley

got almost all of it off... in pieces.. not a problem

and then the dam crank pulley itself breaks apart ..

 

so dam close.....

now i gotta get a new pulley made somehow this time so i don't have to weld it

this... really sucks get so close to saying yay !!!! and poof....

so maybe i won't have it done by wcss.... oh well the ground work is laid for anyone who wants to pick it up

you know you coulda just removed the roll pin from the pulley and the outer belt drive sprocket and rotated the crank pulley to the correct position..to match your timing specs.. 70 ftlb of torque is MUCH Much more than is needed to keep the pulley from spinning..or am I missing something..?

well it only took 3 tries....

lots of swearing when i thought i tottaly screwed up the pulley

but at work i fixed itlast night

did what i should have done in the first place

and was suggested to do by more than one person... to dam stubborn i guess

4 pretty close to evenly spaced counter sunk screws with a dolop of locktight

 

and after actually getting the trigger ring set correctly .. well close enough

the target for the running base timing at least by the info was for 10 deg before tdc...

i ended up with 10.5... maybe 11...

 

it starts quick

idles well has little to no miss .. what miss there is i think is caused by incorrect injection timing since its still fired off the disty and not the edis system

 

i now have a nice trickle of water vapor out of the exhaust pipe.. in this case thats a good thing since its a byproduct of proper combustion..

did not have that on the stock subie ignition

 

now to go pull out my megasquirt modify it upload the new code to it

and hook it up i figure in the next day or 2 i will start running the dis system full time

but leaving the stock disty in palce for at least.. a few weeks just in case i screw something up again

 

 

but the end result ... is

 

it does work now

you can now send your reasearch contributions to my paypal account at..

lol

 

now to go fix someones truck

come home have a beer and go to bed in celebration !

 

may the dis be with you!

hey shadow... get ahold of me ...

well as of about 9:00 am i just finisehd putting about 10-15 miles on the subaru

with out using the distributor for ignition !

it still runs teh fuel injection timing but it seems close enough that i can

work on tuning the timing before i switch over the injection

i have alot of timing mapping to do

even with just using the base timing values in the ms it idles starts and runs alot smoother

if i go over 5 psi of boost under heavy load it complains and detonates..

but under 5 psi and it pulls almost as much at 10 psi did on the stock ignition woot

 

someone built a knock sensor interface i will have to work on that next

as well as retune the timing map so under most normal running it does not ping

 

its alot mroe responsive ohh and that anoyying surge we turbo owners hate...

its gone

 

well time finish my beer and head to bed i will be driving to work on the edis setup

but if something stops working its jsut a few wires away from stock ignition to get me home again

 

now i need to make some mounts for the coil pack and edis module.. they are kina just "floating "around under the hood right now hehe

 

but i win... it works... it runs

it drives. its better !

well i give up

in short yes it does work.. err did work

but i don't have teh resources to finalize it i was battleing a small problem with the timing changing after i set it

and it was caused by my own stupidty i believe by initially welding the timing ring to the crank pulley i damaged the bonded rubber vibration damper junk

so everytime i reset the initial timing ring position to where it should work

and then tighten up the power steering and alt belt the outer hub would slip a little bit at a time and since the trigger ring is on the outer hub it throws the timing off

 

and since i have no way to make a solid crank pulley or afford one to be made

i pretty much give up on it anyone who wants the info i have to continue pm me

 

a good idea killed by stupidity

Hey!!

 

No giving up now! I'm getting ready to gather all the necessary parts for the EDIS and MS setup....

 

Of course...if you do want to give up, shoot me a PM and maybe I'll buy your stuff

well it was a bad day yesterday

but i may have a temp solution till i can scrape up a new pulley

i think if i drill about 3 1/8 inch holes into the pulley that run from the centersection up past the rubber crap and into the outer shell that the belts ride on..

i "may" be able to then make up some 1/8 inch pins coat them in some nifty gear locking stuff and drive them into the holes i drilled

hopefully that will stop the slipping problem enough to get everything tuned in i hope it works

cause it sure was a hell of a change driving it for the short time i did on the edis system even with out the timing maps sets correctly

it had lots more power until the pulley started slipping

i will try my pinning trick tonight at work..

hopefully it stops raining tomorrow .. dam i need a drill press so i can do stuff at home

 

 

hmm good thing i am not as "slow" as my typing would indicate

hey Oddcomp either leave me a message on YM or PM me on here if you want me to do a pulley for you so you have a permanent way of making it work

well got the pulley pinned timing light shows the edis running at base timing of 12-14 deg good enough for me as i can tune it to where it should be now

and its close enough to the recommended 10 deg setting

gonna go put the alt/powersteering pump belt on now and try and adjust the timing with the computer

and go for a short joy ride

i hope some of you appriciate this as i am currently working under a leaky tarp in the rain ! since all the sunshine has vanished.. of course i had sun when things where not going right... go figure..

 

i hope 4 1/8th inch pins are enough to combat the slipping at least until i can get a new pulley "thanks baja"

well

back with i hope good news

i hope it works well enough to get to the mini mart.. outta beer

well since i finally hooked up the correct wire.. don't ask..

the megasquirt can now control the timing off for a joy ride woot

hmm i had a long thing typed

but due to more stupidity

oops

but short version

it works

it works well

its adjustable

and it works

and the pins held under alot of beating i intentionally inflicted on it

so

it works

yay

now to tune

well to and from work a few times and to and from wcss6

 

welllll over 300 miles on it now no problems out side of getting the timing maps tuned

 

on to the fuel side!

go oddcompp go!!!

Seeing it in person and hearing it makes a big difference. That thing didn't miss a beat, great job!!!

thanks.. lots of beating my head into my computer desk went into just what little i had to show

small encouragements like that help alot

Well done Oddcomp!

Fanatastic stubborn attitude wins again over mere steel, sparks and those pesky 0s and 1s.

Please give us an update after hardcore testing.

I bet the General is trying to figure how to put this all on an EA81.

Fuel delivery...hmmm

Best of luck with it.

i think i have already done alot of hardcore testing

but i figure after around 1k miles or so then i will call it good

i played witht he ignition maps on the way home last night ..

btw... who did i pass...twice... in the motor home draggin the white rx?

on i5

as far as the fuel side goes

just a few wires

and findin someone close enough who is crazy enough to ride with me

who can use a computer

 

its do able

but not wise or easy to program things at 55-60+ mph....

oddcomp, first i'd like to say i was very impressed with the setup. Congratulations on getting it working.

 

I've always assumed i'd do most of my tuning using the data logging feature. Make a couple runs. Analyze, change, run again.

fuel wise yeah thats the way to go

 

but ignition wise..

its pretty much 0 feedback except for listening for knock and then seat of the pants feeling

 

wel i mean if it starts to run warmer than usuall.. your to retarted.. on the ignition

i have a vague idea of what all this does, but it certainly sounds badass. im thinking you would use this to add more fuel, so you can add more boost, and reduce detonation by adjusting when the spark fires. thats certainly up my road