Lean Burn equivalents
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11/26/11 11:00 AM
11/26/11 11:00 AM
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I was always a fan of the Lean Burn system performance. Yeah, I know the reliability sucked but when they worked I thought they were cutting edge technology. I've been looking for a similar system that would have electronic spark advance control capability only for a carburetor equipped engine. I ran into one called MegaSquirt. Is anybody using one of these? Can somebody give me a "25 words or less" explanation of what it is? Are there other alternatives?
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Re: Lean Burn equivalents
[Re: Magnumguy]
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11/26/11 01:27 PM
11/26/11 01:27 PM
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My experience was that the Lean Burn systems were SO troublesome & short-lived, that dealers would "retrofit" vehicles with the lean burn problems to undo the whole system. I had a '78 Dodge Super Coupe that was all factory with the lean burn system, even replaced the computer unit with an NOS one from Rick Eherenberg, & the car still ran like total crap - felt like it was firing on 5 cylinders all the time. I disconnected the computer & installed a single point distributor & it was like adding 100 HP to the engine.
You can have the lean burn.
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Re: Lean Burn equivalents
[Re: 6PakBee]
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11/28/11 10:23 PM
11/28/11 10:23 PM
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Quote:
I ran into one called MegaSquirt. Is anybody using one of these? Can somebody give me a "25 words or less" explanation of what it is? Are there other alternatives?
What it is: Megasquirt is a DIY EFI control module. Over the years it has evolved from a fuel-only solder-it-yourself module into a lineup that includes pre-assembled ECUs, a relay module and harness system, and an ECU that does sequential fuel and distributorless ignition. Its strength (and weakness) is that it is extremely flexible in what it can do, which means the installer has to pay more attention during the installation and configuration phase.
Anyone using one?: There are a handful of guys that are using MS. You kinda hafta keep an eye out for them, I have one but haven't gotten it installed yet.
Alternatives: MSD has a MSD-7 or MSD-8 that allows a fully programmable/adjustable ignition curve. It's about $600+, IIRC, and it doesn't do any fueling. You could use an MS-2 to do your spark curve -- if you wanted to do EFI later your ECU is up to teh task.
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