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New Team Member: Jeff Ciesielski

Please welcome our new team member – Jeff Ciesielski!  Jeff is a best of breed firmware engineer:  you won’t find the word ‘enterprise’ anywhere in his resume.  Seriously, he kicks ass and has already (patiently) taught us a thing or two about firmware and hardware engineering. Jeff is leading up the development of the next generation…

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Ignition Driver board

Jolt4 Ignition driver board What does one do when down for the count with illness, pumped up with antibiotics and prescription cough medicine? Why, they design some hardware.  My friend, Karel Jennings was working on a coil on plug solution & wanted a driver board for his BMW Megasquirt project so we collaborated on a…

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Megajolt Ignition- Why you should fit one

We’re honored to have our first guest author! Dave Robson, a Formula 750 driver/owner shares his experiences with the Megajolt system. Originally published in the 750 Motor Club bulletin Megajolt Ignition – Why you should fit one By Dave Robson There are a lot of car racing today still using carburetors and distributors. The more…

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Megajolt/C – Next Gen Ignition Control

Note: Megajolt/C is a canceled project and there are no plans, present or future, to complete it. Introduction The Megajolt/C is our next generation crank fired ignition system specially designed to work with the latest in ignition coil pack technologies. What sets Megajolt/C apart from other designs is the absence of built-in coil drivers: by…

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Happiness is a warm tool

Seizing by hand 2/3’s of the feckless exhaust manifold stud, the remainder holding fast in Autosport Labs’ 1973 240z’s aluminum head, I examined the cylindrical advantage in an attempt to divine its essence. Evidently the stud had been near the end of its useful life as part of a fastening system for some time judging…

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