What reluctor/inductive pick-ups are you using?
What reluctor/inductive pick-ups are you using?
I'm looking at building a crank angle sensor and have been looking at inductive, hall-effect and optical sensors from different suppliers. I want to go to a DIS ignition because the 'hot' spark from my ignition coil is wearing the carbon button out in my distributor (I have gone through two caps in only a few thousand kms), I'd also like the greater accuracy and I want to try out the MS Extra sequential code.
Re: What reluctor/inductive pick-ups are you using?
Cheers
Daniel.
LS3 powered Race boat with MS3pro and GPIO.
MS2 on a 22r in a Hilux (mates car).
MS2extra on a turbo EF Falcon (brothers car).
Toyota Supra 1jz MS2extra, COP.
13B Turbo MS2extra.
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I will try a few wreckers to see if they can help with the Falcon VR sensors. I have also been looking at RS Components and Farnell catalogues to see what they offer in VR & hall-effect sensors.
I have an optical sensor from a Crane Fireball ignition kit but I think that would be prone to dirt/dust blocking the sensor.
I have ordered 4 DIS coils http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS/JEGS-GM-DIS- ... 0/10002/-1 which should arrive tomorrow. I have MOSFETs to drive the coils but will have to find 4 IGTs for ignition. Which I will mount close to the coils on the firewall.
I hope to make my decision in the next few days to get my order in before christmas. Anyone else interested in converting to a crank-angle sensor?
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Now improved the way Ford should have built it with a 4speed automatic.
Also with 3.45 LSD for added goodness.
If you are hitting your head up against a wall it always feels better when you stop.
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I am almost tempted to go with an optical sensor with a larger gap but would have to be careful about dirt/grease blocking the sensor.
I'm going to wait till after christmas before placing an order.
The ignition coils have turned up and look good. Now I just have to get the transistors to fire them and build an ignitor board. And my new engine is almost finished better breathing to take advantage of the single-plane manifold & EFI, can't wait to see how it goes.
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http://www.injectacarb.com.au/ford-falc ... -p-57.html
They are very reliable.
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You can pick them up from Ford for about the same money or less. I've used them in agricultural applications too (speed pickup on an air-seeder).Stag76 wrote:Ford VR Pickups are available new from Inject_A-Carb for $50 ...check this link.
http://www.injectacarb.com.au/ford-falc ... -p-57.html
They are very reliable.
Now improved the way Ford should have built it with a 4speed automatic.
Also with 3.45 LSD for added goodness.
If you are hitting your head up against a wall it always feels better when you stop.
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i know that the comodore ones are only thing is i dont know if they will work
with a MS as i dont have a MS yet just doing my homework at the moment and a bit more
if you have a self serve wrecker near you there not that hard to get out only one 5mm allen key bolt holding the rear ones in
and they fit in the pocket real nice like
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I thought of using the VN to VS Commodore hall-sensor off the V6 because they have a larger gap but am leaning towards the EF-AU Falcon crank-angle sensor because of the ability of VR-sensors to operate at higher temperatures. If I do go with the EF-AU sensor I think I will get my own 36-1 wheels made up. The ones from DIY Autotune are either too big or too small.
Does anyone have the dimensions on the EF-AU Falcon 36-1wheel?
And can Inject-A-Carb supply the connectors for these?
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Re: What reluctor/inductive pick-ups are you using?
The connectors will have to come from a wrecker, but there is no shortage.