4g63 7 bolt setup questions

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4g63_hybrid
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4g63 7 bolt setup questions

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:yeah!: :yeah!: Hey guys, im new to the megasquirt thing so please bare with me. Id also like to add im here to learn, and have been doing a good amount of reading. So much information to register. Haha.
But anyways my car is a 87 bmw 325es. with a 97 4g63 turbo engine mated to a ford t5 transmission.
I have a ms1 v3.0 unit to be installed. I bought it from a guy that ran it on his 6 bolt 4g63 vr4 mirage.
What i need to know is can i wire it up just like a 6 bolt engine?
My engine has a cam and crank position sensor, can i just run the crank position for my inputs?
Im also new to wiring of this magnitude, is it really as easy as it looks?
Anything else that i should know?
Iv tried to upload pictures of my unit, but the pictures file sizes are to large to be uploaded, how would i work around this?
Thanks in advance guys.
Matt Cramer
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Re: 4g63 7 bolt setup questions

Post by Matt Cramer »

The internal mods are the same from 6 to 7 bolt engines, although the wiring itself may be slightly different as some engines have separate crank and cam triggers and others have them combined in one sensor on the cylinder head.
Matt Cramer -1966 Dodge Dart slant six running on MS3X
4g63_hybrid
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Re: 4g63 7 bolt setup questions

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Yea, mine are separate.
Im hoping the mods internal are right. Still wont let me post a picture :?
Any other helpful advice matt?
phoenix3d
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Re: 4g63 7 bolt setup questions

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as for the Image size.. set your camera (Most decent cameras are able to) to the lower resolution capture.

Seriously reduces Image size.... 8)
Matt Cramer
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Re: 4g63 7 bolt setup questions

Post by Matt Cramer »

4g63_hybrid wrote:Yea, mine are separate.
Im hoping the mods internal are right. Still wont let me post a picture :?
Any other helpful advice matt?
We have a lot of tips here:

http://www.diyautotune.com/tech_article ... _laser.htm
Matt Cramer -1966 Dodge Dart slant six running on MS3X
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