Miata CAS
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:52 pm
Ready to install the Megasquirt I built several years ago in my 1990 Mazda Miata 1.6. Noticed on a Miata forum that the CAS can fail and replacement can cost $200-$400. I got hold of a failed CAS, took it apart and, I think, could install a Pertronix unit in the CAS housing. I found a Pertronix unit for a 4 cylinder on e-Bay for $55 that looks like it could be adapted. Major problem is attaching the rotor to the CAS center shaft but I have access to a full machine shop. Can't seem to find out if the Pertronix unit is VR or Hall. Using an EDIS wheel on the crank pully is not an option due to the unreliability of the pully key. First question is do I need to find some way of telling the ECU where TDC is? If I do need to have a TDC signal, any idea where I could get it from?