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    running my power for the fuel pump and the edis unit
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    here is my switch that activates the edis module and coil
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    almost done. just a little bit left to do.
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    What are you gonna do with the old 2.6? Im looking for an engine for my truck, although mine is a 2.0, I would like to drop a 2.6 or a 3.0l v6 in it if i can get it at a good price.

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    the old motor spun a bearing and i snagged a few parts off it for my new motor. anyway, the machine shop finished my crank pulley and trigger wheel. almost done. i will make a video of it starting for the first time. just another few days.

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    here's what $70 gets you from the machine shop

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    the only thing left is to bend the bracket for the VR sensor. then its time to fire it up. i'm hoping to start it this weekend... hopefully.

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    here is the bracket i made to mount the VR sensor to. getting closer

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    every time i think i'm gonna get to finish this lately, something comes up and i can't work on it. its so frustrating.

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    Looks good, glad to see someone trying something different, hope it works out just as you hoped.

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    got the VR sensor hooked up and lined up. tested the EDIS system today. it works because it shocked the crap out of me. the engine turns over nicely. the carb filled with fuel nicely. i've downloaded the software for the megajolt ecu and i will hook up the ecu on tuesday.

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    i tried starting the motor a little bit ago and was disappointed that it didn't start. all that is hooked up is the edis module right now. it has spark, the VR sensor is about 1mm from the trigger wheel, but i'm get fuel blowing back out of the carb... like the timing is way out. the engine tried to fire when i initially turned the key. i'm thinking i'll wait and hook up the megajolt ecu then try it again.

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    think you could have the cam timing on the exh stroke?

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    i never thought about that. i made sure that the cam marker was at the top and lined up with the notch on the front cam tower. i made sure that number one cyl. was at the top as well. but then again, the cam could very well be 180 degrees out. i'll check it tomorrow. thanks for the idea. got my megajolt unit today and started the wiring process. pictures to follow soon.

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    here is my megajolt unit
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    this is the serial tuning cable that comes with the megajolt unit
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    this is the $40 adapter cable that i needed to link my laptop to the serial tuning cable
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    building the wiring harness that plugs into the megajolt unit
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    finished wiring harness
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    getting ready to bench test it. the megajolt unit can be powered by a 9 volt battery for this purpose
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    it works
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    Make sure the crank sensor bracket does not vibrate. That might cause timing issue later on.
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    got the truck running today. it fired right up after i got the megajolt unit hooked up. i would upload a video of it starting but the video is 200 something megabytes so here are the rest of the pictures i took today

    i put the megajolt unit in my glove box and ran the vacuum line, power, PIP and SAW, lines through the firewall
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    i used the heater fuse in the fuse panel to power the megajolt
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    Awesome, glad to hear it fired right up. So how did it run, pretty well?

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    it ran really well on the default timing map. revved up good and idled well. i took it for a drive and forgot that i hadn't tightened down my canopy and found it laying on the road when i came back to my house. the truck runs really well and the timing is dead on. now its time to get the exhaust installed and fine tune the carb.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerRam348 View Post
    my white and silver one will hopefully make the rubicon trail in two years along with my buddy who has a highly modified CJ-8 scrambler. i've been dreaming about doing the rubicon in my dodge for years. i hope i get it done by then though. this has been a dream in progress for way too long. thanks for all the support and advice guys. it helps a lot.
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    ill try to show up as well its like a half hour from me

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    i will let everyone know when i set a date to head to the rubicon. it won't be for another year or two though.

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    Good I need to finish up my truck as well. Then we can go jump it..
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    i got exhaust on the truck today. i'll take some pictures of the duel exhaust tomorrow and post them. i'm gonna take it out this weekend and start tuning the carb and timing. i'll tell you now that the distributorless ignition is amazing. the idle is as smooth as silk and even with the carb not adjusted properly yet it winds up nice. i can say with confidence that going distributorless is the way to go. i am working on an edis installation guide and an approximate cost to go distributorless. it cost me, using the megajolt ecu, $340.76 to go distributorless. i think that this is an acceptable price for an awesome upgrade to your ignition system. when i get done tuning my ignition map i will post it so that all you guys who aren't going turbo have a good place to start.

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    here's the pictures of my duel exhaust

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    quite a few years ago i learned that the exhaust is really hot on these trucks and that, at least on my truck, they go through mufflers if there is no catalytic converter. it took my exhaust guy and me awhile to figure out a system that works really well. what we found was that if you put a glasspack after the header where the cat used to be it saves the muffler from the heat of the exhaust. that and the fact that i had my muffler custom made at the exhaust shop for my truck.

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    Is that glasspack glowing that color or is it painted that color (That looks BA if its painted like that), my cat on my truck looked like that when I first started to drive it, it was missing on one plug and running too rich, it got so hot that the passenger side of the truck started steaming from the water that was on the floor because I had had the door open when it was raining.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PowerRam348 View Post
    quite a few years ago i learned that the exhaust is really hot on these trucks and that, at least on my truck, they go through mufflers if there is no catalytic converter. it took my exhaust guy and me awhile to figure out a system that works really well. what we found was that if you put a glasspack after the header where the cat used to be it saves the muffler from the heat of the exhaust.
    Good trick to know, $30 Glasspack is a lot cheaper than a $90 cat. The exhaust system is trashed on my 86 so I might try that when I get around to rebuilding it.
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    a few years ago i got that glasspack glowing red hot out at the dunes on the coast. thought my truck was gonna catch on fire. no, its just the paint burning off cause its new. it sounds a lot healthier than it ever did before and boy is there more acceleration. i think i need to upgrade my motor mounts. they are new but they are stock replacements. i was thinking of upgrading to polyureythane motor mounts.

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    it seems that i can't upload the actual ignition table so i will have to give it to you in text form. this table, at least for my build, gives superb low end power, smooth idle, good fuel mileage, and no popcorn noise or backfiring out the exhaust. RPM's on the top from left to right, and Load going down the left side. low load on the top and high load on the bottom.

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    1000 1500 2500 3500 4000 4500 5000 5500 6000 6200

    10. 13 17 28 32 37 37 37 37 37 10
    20. 13 17 28 32 37 37 37 37 37 10
    30. 12 17 28 32 37 37 37 37 37 10
    40. 13 16 28 31 36 36 36 36 36 10
    50. 12 16 27 31 36 36 36 36 36 10
    60. 11 16 27 30 35 35 35 35 35 10
    70. 11 16 27 30 35 35 35 35 35 10
    80. 12 15 26 30 35 34 34 34 34 10
    90. 13 15 26 34 34 34 34 34 34 10
    100. 14 15 26 34 34 34 34 34 34 10

    sorry about the way it crunches all the numbers together.

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