MK1 20VT ROAD TEST COMPLETE(megasquirt)

coilpack

toyotec did you find out about the plugs leads for me

ive got some 16v leads but they wont fit on the ford coilpack

halfords do some adaptors but not sure if these will do it to be hnoest anyone know where i can get plug leads made???

need 16v golf leads with ford plug clips on the coilpack end

oh yeah and my cold start is gonna drive me bonkers

it will run crappy on warmup soon as its off that its sweet apart from the stumble but hey who cares it runs and it passed its mot

parts needed

5bar oil pressure sender
afr 52mm gauge
boost gauge

anyone got these bits

 

http://www.dtafast.co.uk/accessories/acc 4+6 cyl coils.jpg

Toyotec asked which coil I am using yesterday (he lives near me) you may be able to use the same coils as mine as I am currently using 16v leads with no problems.

 

You can get custom leads here - http://www.performanceleads.co.uk/ My mate got a set for his v8 for 50 bucks inc. vat and carriage.

 

Thanks for that DarrenE. Got to try to figure which model car that came from.

 

ime using a fiesta zetec coil on my t/b setup if it helps,using vw leads

 

Thanks man

 

can you give me more details on your coilpack like what model it was from, thanks

 

id like to see some pics too! it sounds great

im using a mondeo coilpack on my mk1 20v.

and motorcraft leads (genuine ford)

then i just ran a knife around the plug end of the lead to cut off the enlarged section. and around the cam cover cover end of the lead and slid this up the lead to get the correct depth for the 20v head.

i hope this makes sense i can post some pics if you'd like

 

please do

 

here we are

this is the coilpack im using



here's the modified spark plug lead.

i've used 2 set's of leads and picked the leads that fitted the best for length. i think that they are 30 per set of four

i hope this helps

 

coilpack

well guys what a week be having trouble with the cab been having to tow it to get the thing to run so didi the following over the weekend

made a new loom
fitted the peugeot coil pack
got 16v plug leads

so it was a busy weekend and it still wouldnt start

so anyway after a conversation with toyotec the penny dropped after all this time of trying to get it to run right it turned out it was the ecu all along

origianly i had 4x coil on plugs so in the ecu i had 4x coil drivers paired so i could use the cops in a wasted spark mode but now have a single coil pack

anyway to cut a long story short i removed to coil drivers and the resistors (900ohm )
replace the 4 resisitors with 2 300ohm ones bit of a resolder not my strong point but i did it anyway and

vrooom wooosh vrooom wooosh

it started and run better than ever before so the morale of this story is if your going to run megasquirt build the board yourself

lesson learnt

 

so are you running with the OEM 1.8t coil packs?

that sort of thing is the only thing putting me off using MS ATM.

 

Dont let that put you off.
He is running 306/106 pug 4 pole coil packs. Late Zetec ones will work as well providing you readjust the dwell setttings. I recokon I can get early ADR passat coils packs to work as well. With what we have done I cant see why OEM coil packs will not work but we will leave that to the next project . Apart from the coil packs everything else is OEM. For the price of this controller you cant loose.

 

at last

went out there this morning early to see if it would start as thats been the main issue with the car

first turn of the key it fired into life and ran sweet as

im well chuffed hopefully my boost controller and gauge will turn up today then ill be on the road

if your considering megasquirt get out there and buy one theres enough people on this site who know lots about it

big thanks to toyotec for all his advice really wouldnt have got this far without you man

and my leather turned up last night hmm