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hi guys im currently building a 2.1 zvh turbo engine for my 3i im keeping the standard injection setup as its good for 180bhp but wanted to use megajolt for the ignition would i be able to do this using the tps version or would i hae to go mega squirt ect i know some of you guys are running injection on your minis any help would be great. i know this is a common conversion but theres not a lot of info on the ignition side of things

Done now needs redoing lol

Personally I'd bin the lot and fit an Emerald/DTA. Seems a bit pointless to me fitting a 2.1 turbo engine and only getting 180bhp. I'd want 250+.

Well said Tom!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Megajolt comes in both tps and map
I personally would use map sensor over tps on everything except a high revving na with individual throttle bodies

Megasquirt has its advantages in things like fuel (obviously ) but also data logging, boost control, idle control depending on the version exactly it also has 2/3 step, full throttle shifting, traction control bla bla list goes on lol

If you just want ignition side of things imo megajolt with a map sensor will be easiest/cheapest

Edited by Brett on 6th Jun, 2013.

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as above,

personally i would use the std loom (as I guess you are) and gut a std ecu and put an MS in it, then you can swap between the two should you need to.

i havent got an ecu as my model didnt use one, whats emerald like to use as in easy hard? i was going to use the standard injection stuff as i havent had a play with any injection software ect

Edited by wng691s clubby on 6th Jun, 2013.

Done now needs redoing lol

you can down load the emerald software and have a look,

I've not used emerald but have had a play with the older software, and it was pretty use freindly.

like wise with MS, you can download tuner studio and have a look.

really, if you are going mapable ignition its not going to be any harder to go mappable fuel too as the fuel is the easy bit to adjust as you have a lambda guage to tell you if it needs to be richer or leaner, all you get for the timing is det...

cheers for the info guys

Done now needs redoing lol

Specialist components is another option too, a good ecu for the price