[Spridgets] Megasquirted Sprite

Greg Gowins eric.t.cartman at gmail.com
Fri Jun 3 10:57:14 MDT 2011


Hi Glen,

Do you have any notes/tips from this project that you are willing to
share?  I'm contemplating going this route as well, but with the Eaton
supercharger instead of the turbo.  Anything to assist getting pointed
in the right direction would be a great help.

Greg Gowins
Driftwood, TX

On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Glen Byrns <grbyrns at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's been three years since I put the megasquirt computer in the turbo
> bugeye. Good time to look back.
>   Since I finished the tuning and drove it 4k to LOTO and back '08, I've
put
> on thousands of miles, surprised and embarrassed a few Miatas and assorted
> ricers in the hills, and NOT blown out another set of pistons!
>
> The same plugs are still in and look perfect, zero re-tuning, still cold
> starts perfectly and pulls away from the garage like a modern engine.
>
> Overall this has made all the difference. To operate a 1275 with a turbo on
> pump gas and get both town and country performance with dependability
seemed
> too much to ask but this has worked perfectly!
>
> Over 100hp, over 35mpg on a good day and down to 20mpg on a GREAT day.
>
> Bugsy runs so well I'm forced to spend all my time building model
airplanes.
>
> Best,
> Glen
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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