Suggestions for next program evolution.

[steamyrotter]

Hi.

As you may be aware I am going down the simple route......NOT.

I have currently fitted 2 mini PLC's to the beast and have added some interesting functionality ( I think anyway!).

As I have been a naughty boy and have been highjacking threads I though i may as well tap into the wealth of Knowledge, sarcasm, joviality, inginuity and lateral thinking here and start this thread.

So

What extra functionality do you think I should add??
Don't be afraid. Anything is possible and worth a try.

Over to you....

[tonym]

Electric side windows?

[Andy S]

Electric roof
electric rear wind deflector

[steamyrotter]

Originally Posted by Andy S

Electric roof
electric rear wind deflector

Actually i like the 2nd one.......
:P

[slogger]

Originally Posted by steamyrotter

Actually i like the 2nd one.......
:P

This could get interesting. Go for it. Full electronic control of your EFI. Make the thing learn your driving style and remap the ECU to change the engines characteristics. Drive gently round town.....economy mode. hammer your foot down and light the beast up. Don't think the old Logos will be up to that!

Could just fit a multi everything Jap engine

[gareth08]

Originally Posted by slogger

This could get interesting. Go for it. Full electronic control of your EFI. Make the thing learn your driving style and remap the ECU to change the engines characteristics. Drive gently round town.....economy mode. hammer your foot down and light the beast up. Don't think the old Logos will be up to that!

Could just fit a multi everything Jap engine

Might as well just re-body a Skyline.

[steamyrotter]

Come on
It was hard enough to squeeze a V8 in there....

[oglyoodoo]

Some practical ones....

Monitor your Rear Brake lights for lamp failure even when switched off. Easy to do now you have a PLC by turning them on for a few mS and monitoring the current.

Detecting the rate at which you take your foot off the throttle and if it happens sufficently quick, putting the brake lights on before your foot arrives at the brake pedal.

Flash the brake lights a couple of times before they come on permanently.. Probably illegal, will have to check, but would probably be OK with additional High level ones across the roll bars.

Anything but anything to help stop some prat rear ending you... Cobra Stop lights aren't the most visible.....

If you have the appalingly inaccurate Smiths gauges, monitor the sender voltages and drive the instruments with a simple current sink driven from a DAC then you can have a look up table to correct the readings. Again not too difficult to do.

A warning system that monitors Ts & Ps and alert you before any damage is done. I made one for another car many years ago and it went off once for for real on the motorway when I lost the water... Probably saved some engine damage...

I'll doubtless think of more.....

Denis

[oglyoodoo]

Edited as post was duplicated.. Sorry!!

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