Individual Cylinder EGTs – F.A.S.T related

[Madcap86]

I’m seriously considering purchasing a F.A.S.T. System with individual cylinder fuel/spark control.

Is there a convenient way to data log six EGTs (one per cylinder)? Or better yet a way to data log the 6 EGTs along with the F.A.S.T data logging? Or that failing, at least log the EGTs simultaneously with an rpm signal?

 

[bobc455]

The FAST does not have EGT inputs or logging.

There are standalone units to monitor multiple EGT's, last time I checked they were about $1,000. (But $1,000 is usually cheaper than rebuilding a blown motor!)

-Bob Cunningham
bobc@gnttype.org

 

[ijames]

Originally posted by bobc455
The FAST does not have EGT inputs or logging.

There are standalone units to monitor multiple EGT's, last time I checked they were about $1,000. (But $1,000 is usually cheaper than rebuilding a blown motor!)

-Bob Cunningham
bobc@gnttype.org

My memory was too hazy so I just checked at www.omega.com. They have a little 8 channel thermocouple interface that plugs into the parallel port on a pc, with software for data logging under windows and drivers to write your own. They've raised the price in the last couple of years - it's now $199 plus $35 for a little board with a terminal strip to make cabling easier if you don't want to wire up your own db25 connector. Used to be more like $150 total. It's called the omk-tda8, see details at http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=OMKTDA&Nav=dasc01 and manual at http://www.omega.com/DAS/pdf/OMKTDA.pdf They claim one sample on every channel every 20 milliseconds if you have faster than a 486 pc, which is way faster than most thermocouples.