wilkingj
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| posted on 28/5/09 at 09:33 AM |
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Originally posted by cd.thomson
thanks wilkingj, that sounds good to me. So you bought megasquirt I with the V3 board?
Do you run squirt and spark from that? Where (off the tinterwebs?) and when did you buy it?
I got mine from glens garage.
Linky
Have built it and its tested on the bench. However the inlet manifold (£600 from Boggs Bros or Altiss Engineering is holding me up. (8 x bike throttle
bodies on my V8)
I will be using Squirt 'n Spark.
Using Honda CBR 600 38mm T-bodies and Ford Wasted spark directly fed from the MS (ie NO EDIS unit required - the EDIS-8 units are not cheap) Why add
the edis unit when the MS will drive the coils directly for the cost of three extra Fet's (Transistors).
OK they need some heat sink space and a bit of extra wiring, which is very minor.
Bought the kit over a year ago, and I expect it will be dearer.
Hmm Glens garage show the basic kit at $187usd thats £117.
Beware of the VAT on importing it.
You will have to pay VaT when importing it.
They wont fudge the price for customs, or say its secondhand. So you have to pay!
Choose the Cheapest postage.
Royal mail charge £4 just to collect the Vat.
Parcelforce charge £14 or £18. So the Slowest is cheaper.
I found out the hard way on my second one that I was in a hurry for.
Now you can see why the UK kits seem more expensive! But there is not much in it.
I got the lower spec processor, not the higher spec one on the piggyback board.
Unless you actually need the additional facilities like Launch control etc. Stick with the cheaper one.
For basic setup squirt 'n spark the std one is more than sufficuent.
The later processor is another $82 usd on top.
Hope this helps
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 28/5/09 at 10:16 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by wilkingj
Beware of the VAT on importing it.
You will have to pay VaT when importing it.
They wont fudge the price for customs, or say its secondhand. So you have to pay!
The real stinger is you pay VAT on the total item cost+import duty, i.e. you pay tax on a tax.
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 28/5/09 at 10:23 AM |
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Just information to compare with what speedy comes up with, these are the prices for an imported kit:
$250.00 - MSII PCBv3
$192.00 - MSI PCBv3
$34.50 - UK delivery
therefore:
MSII
£156.99 + £21.66 + £26.80 = £205.45
adjusted for 5% import duty = £215
MSI
£120.60 + £21.66 + £18.10 = £160.36
adjusted for 5% import duty = £168
(all data taken from DIYautotunes ebay page, currency conversion using todays prices from xe.com, tax taken as 15%)
[Edited on 28/5/09 by cd.thomson]
Craig
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hughpinder
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| posted on 28/5/09 at 03:31 PM |
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I have just completed mine megasquirt2 V3, supplied by Bill S. Cost was approx £265 but included the megastim and upgraded drivers for direct coil
control BIP373s. This was ordered about 2 months ago, so I have no idea what the exchange rate/prices are doing at the moment.
As said by someone else, about 8 hours to assemble. There are a few transistors that have pins very close together, so I'd reccomend assembling
the simulator first for a bit of practice.
Bill has been very helpful with the odd queries I've had. He does take a while to respond sometimes.
Regards
Hugh
Regards
Hugh
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wilkingj
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| posted on 29/5/09 at 08:00 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
therefore:
MSII
£156.99 + £21.66 + £26.80 = £205.45
adjusted for 5% import duty = £215
MSI
£120.60 + £21.66 + £18.10 = £160.36
adjusted for 5% import duty = £168
[Edited on 28/5/09 by cd.thomson]
The only duty I paid was 17.5% Vat (now 15%), and a charge to the carrier for the privilege of them collecting it from me. As far as I am aware there
is no "import" duty only VaT.
However, I could be wrong!
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 5/6/09 at 11:46 AM |
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I had a reply the other day:
Base MS1 v3 is £160, MS2/V3 is £205, then options on top depending what you want to do with ignition.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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MikeR
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| posted on 5/6/09 at 12:10 PM |
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is that price assembled or do you have to get the soldering iron out?
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 5/6/09 at 12:17 PM |
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thats kit price.
Craig
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 5/6/09 at 01:19 PM |
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Yep, kit price but not including parts like EDIS (or whatever its called) etc 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 11/6/09 at 06:12 AM |
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I decided to go for just the basic megasquirt (no edis) as i am skint 
Hopefully i can upgrade at a later date?
I had an email from bill to say he wouldnt have the kits in stock for 1 - 2 weeks.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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