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restart said:
I think there’s quite a few of us here who can get Alan‘s car started with one hand tied behind our back‘s. In fact I do everything with one hand. least until I get my coffee down.
It’s a bit late to get the car going according to Alan’s plan. But I’m a firm believer that people should trust their mechanics. Just do whatever simple to get the thing running
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Actually now that I’m thinking about it Benny gives out some pretty good deals.
There’s plenty of us who are in California though
 
sfdon said:
It’s my understanding that his budget is in the $2,000.00 range.

Alan has always been a friendly good guy on the board.
BUT…
There is probably no reputable shop that will gift Alan $10,000.00 to fix, install properly and tune at Dyno his car.
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All he needs is the car started. I thought I stated what my plan would’ve been years ago.Simple cheap quick
 
restart said:
All he needs is the car started. I thought I stated what my plan would’ve been years ago.Simple cheap quick
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If it was so simple cheap and quick, it would have been running years ago. Megasquirt tuning and what appears to be electrical issues take time and expertise. You don't find those down in the parking lot at Home Depot.
 
restart said:
Just do whatever simple to get the thing running
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tferrer said:
If it was so simple cheap and quick, it would have been running years ago. Megasquirt tuning and what appears to be electrical issues take time and expertise. You don't find those down in the parking lot at Home Depot.
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Agreed. I don’t think there is a simple fix for Alan’s motor. He hasn’t been able to turn the motor with a myriad of starters and batteries. He chose to go with a complicated EMS that requires special knowledge and equipment to tune. He built his own wiring harness, and per his observation, multiple parties have expressed the need to “go through it”.

I’ll beat a dead horse and say that simple fix is to drop a functioning carbureted M30 in there. He could likely obtain one on the board for free. Installation is “in his wheel house” or that of any shadetree mechanic. I highly doubt that any board member wants to help Alan triage wiring and Link tuning on freshly built motor issue that won’t turn over. However, I’m sure he can scrounge up a few gear heads to help guide a long block in.


@aearch, You don’t need to dump the motor. Build or buy an engine test stand. Tinker, while your car is enjoyable and dare I say it sellable. It’s an easy task for a hobbyist welder. You could build one safely out of 4x4 posts.

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One last thing. I know that some will argue that megasquirt is ancient technology. Still, you can’t throw a rock in California without hitting a 20yo that has run it on his drift car. Also, you can purchase a stim to simulate your motor while you play around with the base tune. This is before ever hooking it up to your motor. @aearch this is something you can do inside with the AC running with zero risk. This may not translate to a running car, but the combination of a stand-mounted motor, crowd sourced megasquirt knowledge, your own megasquirt tinkering could net you a better result. You could pickup a megasquirt 2, a stim, and get a working m30, for like $1,500 bucks. All this while having a drivable, sellable car.

www.diyautotune.com

JimStim 1.5 MegaSquirt Stimulator with Wheel Simulator - Assembled

Assembled JimStim! Simulates multiple crank trigger wheels, easy breakout access to all signals, excellent testing and prototyping tool!
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i once had a S38B38 in my rally car.... the day i had seen the wires coming from the engine to the ECU i already regretted it.
In the end that engine lasted no year till cranckshaft bearings went down , only 286 HP due diff signal simulators always failed , no low torque compared a M30... expensive memory. So happy now with a fresh M30 !
 
Belgiumbarry said:
i once had a S38B38 in my rally car.... the day i had seen the wires coming from the engine to the ECU i already regretted it.
In the end that engine lasted no year till cranckshaft bearings went down , only 286 HP due diff signal simulators always failed , no low torque compared a M30... expensive memory. So happy now with a fresh M30 !
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Truth. Said from the guy running custom ignition with coil packs.

I’ll likely delete this later to keep the thread clean. Totally feel what you are saying. My friend across the street is restoring three FD RX7’s. He recently showed me what is affectionately termed “the rats nest”. I wanted to back away from the driveway and run home to my nearly empty M30 bay.

Not his pic, but factory rats nest.
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JEEPERS
WHAT A WONDERFUL SET OF COMMENTS
I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONES INPUT
THAT SAID --- ANYONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO CONFIGURE THE G4 LINK UNIT TO START
IS WELCOME TO COME BY AND PICK UP A FEW BUCKS TO HELP OUT
NOT A WHISPER FROM LOGAN
SENDING ANOTHER REQUEST OVER TO SEE IF HES COMING AND WHEN
I KNOW HES SETTING UPA NEW SHOP IN SAN MATEO
THATS WHERES HES AT
ILL KEEP POSTING -- YEP I FERGET THE UNIT IS INDEED A RACE CAR
I DIDNT REALLY "THING ABOUT THAT" WHEN I HAD THE OPTION TO
GET EITHER THE STANDARD OR THIS ONE -
IT JUST LOOKED SO APPEALING WHEN I SAW THEM - IT WAS THE RED VALVE COVER THAT
BLINDED ME IN MY DECISION -YET THE COMPRESSION WAS PULLING ME IN LIKE A HURRICANE
SO IT IS - IT WILL SEND SHOCK WAVES DOWN MY BACK AS I RUN IT THRU THE 5 SP
AND THE LSD IN THE BASE
FUJNNNNNNNN


YAE JUST SAW MARKOS POST IF I HAD ATRUCK AND 2000 ID BE THERE IN 2 DAAYS
OH WEELLELLL
 
WONDERFUL TO HEAR FROM RESTART LIKE I SAY
ILL BUY YOUR PLANE TICKET TO GET ANYONE HERE TO FIRE THIS UP@@@@@@
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
 
Geeze, I feel bad since i had reached out to Alan concerning this project as there is a shop in town trying to do the S38 thing as requested by a customer and they have hit a wall. The guy trying this was from the Werkshop and has contacted many and still unable to get it done.
 
aearch said:
JEEPERS
WHAT A WONDERFUL SET OF COMMENTS
I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONES INPUT
THAT SAID --- ANYONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO CONFIGURE THE G4 LINK UNIT TO START
IS WELCOME TO COME BY AND PICK UP A FEW BUCKS TO HELP OUT
NOT A WHISPER FROM LOGAN
SENDING ANOTHER REQUEST OVER TO SEE IF HES COMING AND WHEN
I KNOW HES SETTING UPA NEW SHOP IN SAN MATEO
THATS WHERES HES AT
ILL KEEP POSTING -- YEP I FERGET THE UNIT IS INDEED A RACE CAR
I DIDNT REALLY "THING ABOUT THAT" WHEN I HAD THE OPTION TO
GET EITHER THE STANDARD OR THIS ONE -
IT JUST LOOKED SO APPEALING WHEN I SAW THEM - IT WAS THE RED VALVE COVER THAT
BLINDED ME IN MY DECISION -YET THE COMPRESSION WAS PULLING ME IN LIKE A HURRICANE
SO IT IS - IT WILL SEND SHOCK WAVES DOWN MY BACK AS I RUN IT THRU THE 5 SP
AND THE LSD IN THE BASE
FUJNNNNNNNN


YAE JUST SAW MARKOS POST IF I HAD ATRUCK AND 2000 ID BE THERE IN 2 DAAYS
OH WEELLELLL
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I do not know what a G4 LINK UNIT is. But is the starter able to crank the engine or not yet?
That is a simpler problem I can get my head around.
 
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