MegaSquirt

Megasquirt MS1/Extra Rover V8 – Troubles Starting

Blog, Haynes Roadster, MegaSquirt, Rover V8
17th March 201823rd August 2019

As many regular readers know, I'd had my Megasquirt MS1/Extra Rover V8 started within a couple turns of they crank. The next evening, with the wiring on the idle valve I tried again. Absolutely nothing. It didn't even try to start.

Rover V8 Tuner Studio – CTS / ATS Calibration

Blog, Haynes Roadster, MegaSquirt, Rover V8
2nd March 201823rd August 2019

To successfully use a Megasquirt you must use Tuner Studio to calibrate all your sensors. For a Rover V8 4.6L P38 the Coolant Temperature Sensor CTS has detailed calibration information available. Although the default Saab(Bosch) values are a great start.

Rover V8 ExtraEfi Megasquirt – Will it run?

Blog, Haynes Roadster, MegaSquirt
18th February 201823rd August 2019

There’s been a lot of work getting my Rover V8 Megasquirt engine from ‘looking’ ready to actually ready to start. The headers weren’t bolted on, the battery was from a car I scrapped in the 90’s and my cheap fuel… Read More »

Megasquirt ECU – Rover V8 4.6Ltr

Blog, Haynes Roadster, MegaSquirt
1st January 201823rd August 2019

My Megasquirt ECU V8 project is getting close to the point of turning the key. I decided to tidy the wiring and EMI shield the ECU.

Rover V8 Locost 4×4 -Wiring and Plumbing

Blog, Haynes Roadster, MegaSquirt, Rover V8
17th December 201723rd August 2019

Putting a Rover V8 and 4wd into a Locost was always going to take a long time. Finishing the wiring and the plumbing seems to have taken forever.

Rover V8 Trigger Wheel – Megasquirt

Blog, Gearbox, Haynes Roadster, MegaSquirt
11th August 201723rd August 2019

A Megasquirt ECU requires a 36-1 trigger input. Many people fit a trigger wheel to the front pulley, however I wanted to use one similar to a Range Rover P38 automatic flex-plate or a 4.0 Discovery Manual flywheel.

Rover V8 MegaSquirt P38 4.6 – extraEfi – 2

Blog, Haynes Roadster, MegaSquirt
23rd July 201723rd August 2019

I’ve been working on the Megasquirt ECU for my 4.6 P38 Rover V8. Progress has been slow, partly because it’s summer but mostly because everything I do seems to get double and triple checked. If you’re fitting a Rover V8… Read More »

Rover V8 MegaSquirt P38 4.6 – extraEfi

Blog, Haynes Roadster, MegaSquirt
14th May 201723rd August 2019

The original plan was to utilise a John Earle Engineering tweaked ECU, but along came a bargain cheap MS1 Rover V8 Megasquirt made by extraEfi previously fitted to a 4.6Litre Stag. A separate purchase gave me various hoses, brackets and… Read More »