Goodbye CIS-III, the Haltech IG5 is in!

Wed Jul 3 14:29:37 EDT 2002

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Ken,

This is MHO, and I haven't see other communications, but it really looks like
that Link want you to go away.  Which is bad. They were on the short list for
my project, but this type of service might take them out of the list.

Good luck with your fleet,

Carlos.

ps. On the black humor side, "azar" means bad luck in other languages. (image)

>From: auditude at get.net
>Reply-To: auditude at get.net
>To: Marc Swanson
>CC: Quattro list , gerard at poboxes.com
>Subject: Re: Goodbye CIS-III, the Haltech IG5 is in!
>Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 01:32:11 -0700
>
>On 1 Jul 2002 at 18:30, Marc Swanson wrote:
> > >
> > > I hear you, but the closest thing I could find is the
> > > Link ECU at ~$800 and that will do individual coils on
> > > a five cyl.
> >
> > sounds like a pretty cool ECU but I have yet to hear BTDT on it (which
> > is why I went 034). It will be cool to hear how Ken's luck on it turns
> > out.
> >
> > > Try it out, but I have a you'll want to put the MC
> > > ignition back. Hopefully you still have your flywheel
> > > with the timing pins? I should have said that I would
> > > have tried a MAC-11 if it didn't involve putting a pin
> > > in the flywheel.
> >
> > nah, I have no desire to go back to the MAC ignition setup. Even with
> > all of the MAC 11 electronics in place you still need a set of pins
> > driven into your cam to signal the fuel ECU as it expects one pulse per
> > cam revolution per cylinder. I didn't want to have to do that as it
> > seemed a bit hackish to me. Whatever setup I end up using will either
> > use a set pins on the flywheel or the 5-window style of audi
> > distributors for signaling (like used for CIS III). I hear the linkplus
> > is supposed to be able to deal with the Motronic style of ignition
> > timing (one flywheel pin to indicate x degreese btdc cyl. #1, then the
> > teeth on the flywheel and the single window distributor to keep things
> > running) .. Ken, how are you coming along?
>
>Hi Marc and everyone,
>
>Well, I'm just waiting for the LinkPlus to be built/delivered. My
application/order has been placed on
>"backorder" until further notice. Time will tell if it is vaporware.
>
>I don't know if I scared or pissed them off back when I was insisting on
having it produced to use a
>combination of stock crank/cam sensors so that the ignition/injection would
be indexed by the crank and
>not the cam, but they have basically put me on hold. The latest of the
conversations was that I would run
>it with the stock sensors, but with only the stock rpm sensor and the hall
sensor for indexing.
>
>Initially, I wanted a circuit included (or incorporated by me) that would use
the flywheel indexing pin, but
>be supressed when the hall sensor is not also in phase indicating compression
stroke.
>
>Maybe they have changed their mind about honoring the sale price that I
supposedly will get. I've included
>one of the last emails from the dealer at the bottom. While I was in Cali
buying the Coupe GT, I thought I
>might stop by and check out their shop.
>
>Since my 4kstq isn't together anyway, I'm not pressing the issue. I'd rather
have my order in the queue,
>than cancel it and start over (at a higher price too).
>
>As for the 4kstq getting together, no progress except that I bought a decent
toolbox (joy!) and am getting
>organized (shoulda done that before the 5kcstq clutch swap), and just tonite
got the garage swamp cooler
>working after replacing almost every(rusted)thing. On the swamp, only the low
speed works on the new
>motor, so tomorrow I need to either adjust the pulley to a smaller diameter,
or swap back in a 1/2hp from
>the 3/4hp one. Just in time for it to be ineffective in the monsoon season
here hot AZ.
>
>That's my current excuse on the 4kstq project, the ridiculous heat here.
>
>However, I've been cleaning up the Coupe GT nicely. Got a new fuel pump,
other gauge cluster, vacuum
>advance, door seal, taillight, steering wheel, shift knob, washer hose, and
H2O sender. And a thorough
>vacuum job including removing the seats and lubing the tracks, and ripping
out a remnant alarm harness.
>
>It is becoming my daily driver and I may soon part with the 170k Saturn SL2.
Next in the Coupe is a set
>of shorter springs, new bushings (oh yeah, I'm in the process of making a
Huw-style bushing tool), and
>Blausport 272 cam and other lifters.
>
>I've been hanging out a bit with Q-lister Rob O-Brien, and it's been doing
wonders for motivation. Usually, I
>just feel like some weirdo car-masochist with pie-in-the-sky ideas for what a
cool car (fleet) should be.
>
>Oh, and how's this for motivation. I spoke to a guy that is a tech at the
Audi dealer here, and his daily
>driver is an '87 MC-1-converted '85 4ksq. I haven't seen it yet, but I'm
amazed at how small a world it
>seems to be'coming.
>
>On the 5kcstq front, I'm getting a set of Eibachs and Bilsteins. Yay, the car
is becoming the
>quintessential q-list 5kcstq (~15psi Fuchs, euro's, sport int., ultranator,
just need a single-pass ic)
>Broken things include the rack with a slow leak (maybe I'll swap back in the
previous ripped boot, but not
>actually leaking(?) original one), and a potential a/c controller issue (may
just block the heater core for the
>season, as the failure seems to add heat to an otherwise working system).
>
>It's parked until that gets addressed, with the exception of taking it out a
couple nights recently for some
>fun. Btw, WRX's are pretty damn fast. Probably about even or worse with me at
14/15psi , but he got the
>jump on me so I don't know for sure.
>
>Anyway, before I ramble on too much, I have nothing to report on the 4kstq
project, except for
>infrastructure improvements. (Like finally finding the charger for my
cordless drill!)
>
>Later!
>
>Ken
>
>Here's the last email from the LinkPlus vendor:
>
>------- Forwarded message follows -------
>Date sent: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:48:36 -0700
>From: Tariq Azhar
>Subject: RE: Costa Mesa
>To: auditude at get.net
>Send reply to: tariq at performancedevelopments.com
>Keywords:
>
>Ken,
>
>The way things are going at Link I would expect it to be about 6 months or
more. We apologize for not
>being able to get you an ECU with your specifications. I would understand if
you went elsewhere for a
>solution.
>
>Good Luck,
>Tariq
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: auditude at get.net [mailto:auditude at get.net]
>Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 7:30 AM
>To: tariq at performancedevelopments.com
>Subject: RE: Costa Mesa
>
>Hi Tariq,
>
>Do you know a timeframe for my LinkPlus? Should I be thinking 3 or 6
>months, or a year? Just trying to get an idea of what to expect.
>
>I have come to the decision that in the meantime before the LinkPlus is
ready, I will use the stock
>injection for the (turbo) engine swap.
>
>My primary concerns are that the LinkPlus eventually does get delivered, and
for the quoted price. I don't
>mind waiting, but I would like to understand how long.
>
>I'm curious about the large projects Link is doing, if it's something that
could be shared.
>
>Thanks Tariq!
>
>Ken
>
>On 3 Apr 2002 at 17:39, Tariq Azhar wrote:
>
> > Hello Ken,
> >
> > I am doing good but it is very busy here. We will not be open on the
> > weekend. Also with regards to your Link Plus it will be on hold for
> > a while. Link USA and Link New Zealand have become very busy with
> > larger projects. Please email me if you have any questions.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Tariq
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: auditude at get.net [mailto:auditude at get.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 12:42 PM
> > To: Tariq at performancedevelopments.com
> > Subject: Costa Mesa
> >
> >
> > Hi Tariq,
> >
> > Ken in AZ here. How's it going?
> >
> > I will be in Costa Mesa this weekend, will you guys be open? It would
> > be nice to stop by and visit the shop if possible and if there is
> > anything to see.
> >
> > I don't think you are open, but let me know.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
>
>
>
>------- End of forwarded message -------

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