Re: ECM And Ignition Module Availability/ replacement
 

I work for a company, that designs and produces printed circuit boards. After seeing that picture of the DIS module made me think. Could it be redesigned to modern specs? I know nothing about electronics, I'm just the inventory manager. But I honestly think it could made new. But just as someone said, it would be expensive......Maybe a group fund or something to pay for the design and production / testing? We do all of our design, engineering, production and testing in house. As far as I know we are one of the few places in the country that makes certain embedded, and printed boards.

Lol I'm not hocking where I work, but here is our website............

http://www.emacinc.com/

Re: ECM And Ignition Module Availability/ replacement
 

Hi Jerry,

What Aftermarket systems are good for use with the LT5? I assume the Megasquirt will work with an external trigger wheel. I am curious of all the options currently

Re: ECM And Ignition Module Availability/ replacement
 

Jeff,

Others here can answer "all the options currently" question better than I can. I think all aftermarket units will probably require a trigger wheel different than the reluctor wheel on the LT5 crank.

Re: ECM And Ignition Module Availability/ replacement
 

Fair enough.. I knew it would require an external trigger wheel

Re: ECM And Ignition Module Availability/ replacement
 

Megasquirt does not require any external trigger, it will work with the 9x 1x stock LT5 configuration. There are other issues though.

GB

ECM And Ignition Module Availability/ replacement
 

Still using stock Ignition module? Or is it built in to the mega squirt ECM


What are the other issues?

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Re: ECM And Ignition Module Availability/ replacement
 

Still using stock ign module, sees it as a single HEI coil. Problems with serial data coms to vehicle dash CCM etc.

Graham.

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Ah thanks for clarification


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So this still is a major concern.. Do we know how many Ignition Modules have failed? If mine fails, my car would become a big paper weight. If there are other avenues for ignition they need to be explored..

Re: ECM And Ignition Module Availability/ replacement
 

I seriously doubt that anyone will lay down the money required to remake this item. Even if you could sell them for 1200 dollars, the going price of a NOS DIS module, you're going to sell maybe 10 when they first become available, then maybe 1 a year. That would never justify the cost to have it remade. You would lose tens of thousands of dollars on the project.

There will probably be a work around with other factory parts in the future, but not until there is zero availability of the original modules.