Igniteck TCIP4

[junior varsity]

god yes

[ducatiz]

One more comment.  brad says this:

You can add a TPS (throttle position sensor) to alter part throttle advance.  I couldn't think of how to do it easily with the Mikuni carbs.

The easy way is to either use the Mikunis from a Yamaha TRX850 or order FCRs for the TRX850 and ask for the jetting to be changed and the Ducati spigot to be provided instead of the Yamaha type.   The 850 has a TPS.  You'll need to buy the actual TPS from Yamaha as the FCRs don't come with it. 

Once you have that, the carbs work identically except there is a TPS.  You'll need to add the TPS wiring to the Ignitech loom which isn't a big deal you.  If you swap the polarity, it will read negative voltage, so just swap them.

[greenmonster]

The only complaint I have with it is the interface.  They need to put a USB connector instead of that DB9 serial..  Tongue

It has no USB due to reliability reasons.
When you adjust f e w a running motor the older connection is much more stable.
I asked Jan.

[ducatiz]

It has no USB due to reliability reasons.
When you adjust f e w a running motor the older connection is much more stable.
I asked Jan.

It's nonsense.  They must not have Google in Czech land?

USB can feed directly into the same pins. (usb <->db9 here)

1 - 9 -------------------  5 - GND
4 ----------------------- 1 - + 5 VDC interior PC cable red
5 ----------------------- 3 - <- TXD
6 ----------------------- 2 - -> RXD
7 ----------------------- 4 - <- DTR
mesh---------------- shielding conector (shield)

[junior varsity]

Agreed, there's a solution for this with USB that should be pretty direct.

[greenmonster]

It's nonsense.

Maybe so. It was their answer when I asked.
They have tested IRL.

If you have any constructive suggestions, give them a mail.
They`ve been responsive to critic & development for me.

[ducatiz]

Maybe so. It was there answer when I asked.
They have tested IRL.

If you have any constructive suggestions, give them a mail.
They`ve been responsive to critic & development for me.

i emailed him about it and got the same reply.

no response when i asked him why PCIII has no problem with it.

[brad black]

i've used mine many times with a usb - serial adaptor.  finally found the disc with drivers for the adaptor so i can install it on my laptop.

[junior varsity]

man, it took me a bunch of tries to get the right drivers for my laptop to run the usb/serial adapter. I suppose its just my laptop versus the somewhat forgotten or seldom revised software for the adapter.

ho hum.  Once it was done, though, I could walk out to the garage with the lap top, tinker away and have the ol' streaming internet radio playing on the garage-stereo with a cable. That's pretty rocking.

Just need to get it a dyno in my tiny garage so I can actually play more extensively on the ignition curves, as well as some fancier o2 sniffers in my exhaust headers (i had bungs welded in so i could see lean/rich in real time - but the output display wasn't so attractive, so I bailed on the plan of having it by the gauges for the time being.)

[koko64]

I went to a local computer shop and got a USB/serial port adapter with it's own software disc. Cost a little extra but saved me the hassle of finding a program that would work.

My issue was Igniteck sent me a V80 unit with a V75 software disc. Once I got the V80 program off their site the laptop and Ignition unit are talking fine. Should have paid more attention the V80 sticker on the ignition unit..