Please take pictures of this project, it should be interesting. -Kyle
On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm going the standalone route personally. The computer module + Harness > is ~$350 (Microsquirt ECU pre-assembled), and I'm using the fuel injectors, > throttle body, and TPS off a CBR600. I need a temp sensor (you can modify > the settings in the module to accept a cylinder head temp sensor instead of > coolant temp) and a fuel pump; going to see if the in-tank unit from the > CBR600 will work. It looks small enough, and draws (obviously) from the > bottom of the tank. If the CBR fuel pump works, it has an integral pressure > regulator so I won't need to put one on the fuel rail. > > O2 sensors (3-wire heated) are ~$60 apiece, $25 if you want single wire > unheated. They don't have to be motorcycle specific, the mass of the common > sensor is coming down significantly and they all have common threads. You > can buy weld-in steel or stainless steel bungs for ~$15 apiece. I intend to > run two of them, and put them on the top side of the merging of each pair > of pipes, just before the crossover pipe. They should stay hot enough > there, and the heaters in them will help. > > Microsquirt will allow for ignition control as well using stock coils in > their stock "wasted spark" mode, and if I'm not mistaken has a provision > for the type of pulse generator typically used on motorcycle CDI units; if > not, I can simply leave the CDI box alone or figure out how to fit a common > trigger wheel on the same spot. > > So yeah, it's a bit expensive in the end run, probably ~$650 or so by the > time it's all said and done. There are those who will tell me it's not > worth it, but I look at this the same way that some people look at their > (ugh) bobber projects: it's my bike, my customization. I feel a little > better about mine knowing that the customizing job I will be doing will > require no frame cutting, chopping, frame mutilation or gross spindling of > parts, and if the buyer (should I sell) wanted they could easily swap right > back to stock. > > I've done this to two cars before, going from mechanical FI (CIS-E) and > old early EFI (DIGIFANT) to megasquirt based systems, they're fairly > simple. > > -Kurt > > > On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 7:36 PM, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> ** >> Well I looked into it using parts from a CBR and that was a mess, since >> the computer, dash, spark, O2 sensors, exhaust valve selonoid, etc are all >> a part of the equation. A stand alone unit would be sweet but costly. >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
