Build Your Own Fuel Injection Computer

renaissance-redneck writes "I was searching for details on assembling a fuelie setup from junkyard parts when I stumbled across this: 'MegaSquirt is an Experimental Electronic Fuel Injector Controller for Internal Combustion engines. Its main goal was to create a simple fuel-only controller that could be easily reproduced with cost-effective components.' If you've got the time and the skills, it beats spending $2000."

Comments

Injection is nice...

[Alien Being]

But I'd rather be blown!

Crazy world these days

[Anonymous Coward]

Does this mean I'll have to gas up my computer now? The oil companies are controlling everything nowadays...

Re:Crazy world these days

[NeoMoose]

Gas prices are so high that you are better off spending the 2 grand on a new computer anyways.

Insurance

[Anonymous Coward]

Would my auto insurance cover any injuries sustained while doing this?

The question remains...

[Fazer]

...does it run Linux?

I would make one,

[nich37ways]

However I would much prefer my car to continue operating afterwards.

Seriously though how long till you see *Hacked with Megasquirt* stickers on all the rice mobiles going around?

I think we can

[Timesprout]

confidently expect to see a lot of geek car enthuasiasts being nominated for Darwin awards after this mod.

Confusing Title

[MBCook]

Am I the only one who saw that and thought to themselves "I know about watercooling, but how in the world will fuel injection help people's computer performance?"

That aside, that's pretty cool. I wouldn't be willing to put one in my car, but it's still cool. Plus you could hack up the monitor circuit so you could connect it to your incar Linux PC with a little LCD panel to watch your engine in real time, or maybe use you're engine's performance (rpms, mix, etc) to somehow controll the music being played. The pointless add-on possibilities are endless.

Re:Interesting...

[realdpk]

Only wankers reply to sigs.

Ha, who would fall for that.

MegaSquirt?

[PHAEDRU5]

Am I the only one seeing the pr0n possibilities?

Re:Holy lack of engine tuners!

[Desert Raven]

I love to irk people with big V8s - they are silly in the age of forged engine internals, ECU control, and modern design. You haven't lived until you've seen the expression on a Z06 corvette owner's face when he gets is ass handed to him by a built and tuned 1.8L Acura Integra.

Yeah, and those Accura owners nearly have strokes when I toss them into the weeds with my 8 year old motorcycle. No computer control, just a 15+ year old block, piston and head design so refined and advanced that I can run 85 octane fuel at 12:1 compression, in 110 degree temperatures, up to 13,000rpm, without it even thinking of pinging.

Can you say "1005cc generating 122 hp measured at the rear wheel"?

Can you say "absolutely bone-stock"?

Can you say "53 miles per gallon"?

I thought you could.

Re:Holy lack of engine tuners!

[xtal]

Fully agree bikes are superior. My survivability - on a track, with a helmet and roll bar - is much, much, much higher in a car. Said roll bar (not cage) also protects me on the road.

Some bikes CAN be beaten by little 4cyls, too, so don't get too cocky.

See also:

"Twisties"

"Traction"

"Speed Wobble"

"Rain"

"Loose Gravel"

and

"Insurance".

Fancy schmancy

[Ogerman]

Yeah, yeah.. Who needs all this fancy engine computer stuff.. Ever since I painted my Civic bright yellow (everyone knows yellow is fast), cut off the exhaust pipe, and added a 3 foot high spoiler (have to keep the wheels on the ground), it goes like twice as fast. You can clearly hear that my car has TEH POWER when I rev the engine at red lights. I am so fast you cannot even read my decals.