Marc,
You mean TWM finally made the SU EFI units????? I saw that years ago and I
thought they scrapped the idea it took so long.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Sayer" <marcsayer@home.com>
To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: Fuel Injection & Distributor less Ignitions
> Ronnie Day wrote:
> >
> > >Check out TEC l & TEC ll.
> > >
> > >How much it cost ??????????
> >
> > Gary Savage had this set up on his previous 510, running it on an L-22
> > (L-20b w/Z-22 guts), and I remember him mentioning around $4K for the
EFI
> > and ECM plus another $500 for the ignition system.
>
>
> On a setup like his you have the cost of the EFI hardware; that is the
manifold,
> throttle bodies, injectors, fuel rail, switches, plugs, etc. etc.. This
can
> easily run $2-4K Then you have the cost of the software and DIS, which can
run
> another $2-4k or more. Lastly is the odds-and-ends and the instal costs,
things
> like fuel pump, hoses, wiring looms, a windows based laptop (if you don't
> already have one) etc., this can easily run $1-2k or more once all is said
and
> done. Gary saved some on a used TEC-II system, and I sold him much of the
efi
> hardware at just barely over cost. Had he gotten it all new at retail, he
could
> easily have spent $8k on that setup. Others have.
>
> One efi option for the Roadster is the TWM "SU" style throttle body
hardware and
> maybe the SDS software kit. You would save on a bunch of things by being
able to
> use the manifold, air filter and other ancillaries from the Hitachi/SUs,
and it
> would look less "future tech." Plus you need only two throttle bodies,
> injectors, etc., and the SDS software is less costly too. OTOH the best
results
> will be had with a setup like Gary had, with dual, twin-throat throttle
bodies
> (Solex/Mikuni/Weber/Dellorto style).
>
> --
> Marc Sayer
> 82 280ZXT
> 71 FJ510
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