Steve, Nice job indeed. Together with a 5 speed Toyota box, it should be
quite a drivable car - almost a commuter?
If you do not consider the design proprietary, I would maybe suggest you
publish an EFI Conversion white paper with the design, parts and instructions
for the conversion. Folks can easily have the block/rail parts made from
drawings.
There the 'original' folks and then there are the 'driver' folks.
Robert N. Blair 65 Yellow BJ8 rnbmail@yahoo.com
--- On Sun, 11/9/08, Steve Thomton <scthomton@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Steve Thomton <scthomton@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] You Tube video of EFI Healey Ans: Alan
> To: "List Healey" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008, 9:33 AM
> Alan,
> Keeping the function of the SU's would theoretically be
> possible but I don't
> have real fuel lines hooked up to the carbs (I do have some
> lines but they are
> just to confuse the masses)...also the fuel pressure is set
> at 42 psi, which
> of course would be way to high for the SU's...I do have
> an adjustable fuel
> pressure regulator so it could be reset but... and the
> distributor is
> controlled by the computer so that would be an issue.....so
> you get the
> idea...it could all be reversed but it isn't something
> you would do by the
> side of the road. Secondly, EFI is extremely realiable and
> the elements that
> can go bad are all available from your local NAPA
> store....and the computer
> will tell you what isn't working so it would be best to
> just fix the EFI.
>
> The heat for the injectors shouldn't be a
> problem.....and the fuel is in
> constant motion at 42 psi....it flows from the tank,
> through the fuel rail,
> through the pressure regulator, and then back into the
> tank.....so the in
> motion fuel aids in keeping the injectors cool.
> Additionally, this is a Works
> Rally replica so I have side vents in the wings (fenders)
> which will keep an
> air flow through the engine compartment.
>
> HP/TQ will be evaluted on a dyno later....... conventional
> efi wisdom says
> power should be up about 20%.... and fuel economy and
> emissions should be
> improved.
>
> I appreciate your comments regarding DMH .... from what
> I've read about him I
> have thought he would appreciate these changes.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
> /archive
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