Author Topic: Engine Managment Systems (Read 13841 times)

bmwman91 · « **Reply #30 on:** June 28, 2007, 03:07:03 PM »

I think the LC-1 is well worth the price. I have put over 15000 miles on mine so far. The control module sits in the battery tray by the firewall since the harness was not long enough to go in the car, nor would the connector have fit through the hole.

The control module is more than big enough to house the circuitry. Trust me, it is not hard to fit digital systems in small spaces. The whole Megasquirt dealy could fit on a board 1/10th the size of the one we buy, but it would not be buildable by hand. I am sure Innovate has a company install all the little surface mount components on a wave soldering machine or something. Size really means nothing in electronics these days.

Master · « **Reply #31 on:** June 28, 2007, 04:00:27 PM »

Quote from: tim_s;28719

only an idiot would suggest putting it under the car.

I guess Idiots at Innovate have written this manual then:

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1. Find a suitable location under your vehicle where the LC-1 body can be mounted. Using
zip ties or other suitable method, fasten the body of the LC-1 device securely to the framerails
or other mounting points as far away from the heat of the exhaust system as the sensor
cable allows. DO NOT zip-tie the LC-1 by the cables.

Also did you cut the wire from the sensor and lengthen it so it would reach the interior?

Master · « **Reply #32 on:** June 28, 2007, 04:01:08 PM »

Quote from: bmwman91;28726

I think the LC-1 is well worth the price. I have put over 15000 miles on mine so far. The control module sits in the battery tray by the firewall since the harness was not long enough to go in the car, nor would the connector have fit through the hole.

The control module is more than big enough to house the circuitry. Trust me, it is not hard to fit digital systems in small spaces. The whole Megasquirt dealy could fit on a board 1/10th the size of the one we buy, but it would not be buildable by hand. I am sure Innovate has a company install all the little surface mount components on a wave soldering machine or something. Size really means nothing in electronics these days.

Thanks for a decent reply, I appreciate that.

tim_s · « **Reply #33 on:** June 29, 2007, 03:17:42 AM »

no mine is in the bay zip-tied behind the inlet using only the stuff supplied with the LC-1, but innovate sell extension leads for the bosch sensor if you can't extend it yourself. i already have my lpg injector harness going through the bulkhead so didn't want any more going through there.
lol i take it back then, that doc is dumb suggesting under the car, but obviously if you live somewhere where it rains a lot, its stupid to do that. that's just common sense.

bmwman91 · « **Reply #34 on:** June 29, 2007, 09:49:50 AM »

Lots of quick-disconnects...keep it in your pocket. THEN it'll be safe.

Err yeah.

Is that a wideband controller in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?