Aftermarket Ignition
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Hi,

What is the best aftermarket ignition system for an uprated turbocharged a-series?

Cheers, Tim

89' Metro Turbo
157 BHP , 170 lb ft @ 15psi .... So far....
Mikeanics Rolling Road
WINNER OF RETRO CARS SHOW BEST 80's MODIFIED CAR

Gosh, thats a loaded question. Depends on what you really want and how much you want to spend. IMO you can't do much better than the megasquirt and the megajolt. Bot provide fully mapped no frills ignition for around £100. If want a few more fancy bits then there are loads like emerald and dta, etc but bank on £500 just for the box.

Have a search for megasquirt and megajolt on here. Even better try the excellent megajolt guide from nic

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=5741

http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
http://www.hillclimbandsprint.co.uk/default.asp

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Emerald is £600 for the ecu, TPS and MAP sensor inc vat/postage.

Good system from what i've heard! hope so as i ordered mine this morning!!

For my money Omex ECU any day. Check them out.

http://www.omextechnology.co.uk/Ecus/ecus.htm

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I'd go MEgaJolt



Alex

AlexF

The Megasquirt/ Megajolt setup sounds like good value for money.

I've never really looked into this before, so to be honest I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking at when it comes to the spec' sheet for the packages.

I have recently installed this engine:

http://www.morspeed.co.uk/minienginescompl...bochallenge.htm

I would like to squeeze 160bhp+ without winding the boost up too much.

89' Metro Turbo
157 BHP , 170 lb ft @ 15psi .... So far....
Mikeanics Rolling Road
WINNER OF RETRO CARS SHOW BEST 80's MODIFIED CAR

The megasquit/jolt option is great value for money. have a read round www.msefi.com.

AlexF2003 sells the megajolt. If you want the megasquirt there are plenty of sellers on Msefi, Bill Shrvington seems to do good business in the UK.

http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
http://www.hillclimbandsprint.co.uk/default.asp

A man without a project is like a like a woman without a shopping list.

Ultimately mapped ignition on its own will not really make you more power. However what it will do is to allow to SAFELY run higher boost pressures.

To get 160+bhp you need to be running a decent amount of boost, and also a good intercooler.

For any mapped ignition system you will need a crank trigger wheel, check in the "For Sale" section for details the service I provide for this.

AlexF

Same engine as me which the emerald is going on. Well almost indentical, got a few more tricks lined up on mine

Excellent. I'll have a good read around www.msefi.com . I'd like to get myself clued up on things so I know exactly what I'm getting from each package.

Looks like the Megajolt/ Megasquirt setup's are definitely a serious consideration here.

Many thanks for all the info, I've certainly got plenty to chew over...

Cheers, Tim

89' Metro Turbo
157 BHP , 170 lb ft @ 15psi .... So far....
Mikeanics Rolling Road
WINNER OF RETRO CARS SHOW BEST 80's MODIFIED CAR