4 CYL EFI

very interesting. not a million miles away form what they did with the V8 efi but with an injector per cylinder.

Is this a pet project your working on?
 
So is that one of the factory ones or is it a DiY effort? Looks very professional - many more pictures please!!

Chris
 
I know of that car. It's in NZ. I've chatted to the owner and seen a picture but I haven't seen the car yet. The manifold is hand made and it runs a 'Link' computer. Apparently it's quite quick!
 
ghce said:
josephp6man said:
Hi all,
what do you all think of this.

joseph
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I think that you need a photo from the other side of the engine bay :LOL:


Graeme
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Seconded, and a few more details on what parts were used and where from, and what management is used. Perfect opportunity to go all the way and fit a coilpack aswell in my opinion.
 
Hi kiwirover,
you are quite right. i was deleting a load of old pictures from my computer today and forgot i had this. the guy that owns it is indeed from NZ. his son is the one who did it for him, apparently a very clever guy. he did tell me what he did and what he used, i had it all in an e-mail, but alas i also a couple of weeeks ago cleared out my e-mails and lost it. if you are talking to him kiwi, ask him to e-mail me please sales@rover-classics.co.uk he rang me and we had a good chat last year and it is something i would like to do myself to the 4cyl car.

joseph
 
Hi Joseph, I don't see him very often. Supposedly his EFI TC is quite a bit quicker than his 3500S. I sold him some parts a year or so back and then he came to have a look at my estate when it arrived. He has restored a number of Rovers to a very high standard and I gather it is a bit of a family hobby as last time I saw him, he was telling me about his son's twin turbo SD1! (I believe he said about 550bhp at the wheels :shock: )
I'll see if I can find his E-mail and forward it on to you.
 
That looks really good. Although where is the king lead going??? I've often thought that the M40 BMW engine in the E30 and E36 could be a good source for bits to do something like this with an MegaSquirt for the ecu.

For simplicity a TC head is a must, but I have an idea of using the SC head and with some cleaver welding mounting the injectors in the SC's inlet tract cover. You could then hide the fuel lines in a tube that runs next to the water pipe and customize the SU carb to mount the mass air flow meter. Making it a 'stealth' system.

I would suggest setting the system up for fuel efficiency and not power. Remember the Practical Classic car they put EFI on? They claimed %30 extra power, in the next issue they reported that the head gasket had blown and the rad was shot. No surprise there. With a 35+ year old engine upping the power is not advised. :)
 
Hi,

If you’re look for a stealth system have a look at http://www.pattonmachine.com/ , there is also no need for a mass air flow meter, throttle butterfly angle is the way to go. I’ve looked at and in fact built (never used just tested and sold on) a number of megasquirt systems in the past but I’ve rapidly come to the conclusion that it’s simply not worth the bother, Emerald’s system (for example) can now be got for around £550 and the extra that you spend up front on a commercial system you gain back with ease of set-up etc… Go megasquirt if you want the challenge of making it all yourself, go commercial if you value your time.

Tim
 
I just found the photo that I have of this car. Apparently it is a '67 2000.
efi2000KVoight.jpg
 
Oooooh, I like this thread, fits nicely with my old EFI system I built for my 2.2TC, that's the bit I never got round to making, the inlet manifold, looks like a plenum from something else mated to custom pipes to the head, great idea, that throttle body looks a lot like an 820 one, but they all look pretty similar.
 
Kman1600 said:
Hi,

If you’re look for a stealth system have a look at http://www.pattonmachine.com/ , there is also no need for a mass air flow meter, throttle butterfly angle is the way to go. I’ve looked at and in fact built (never used just tested and sold on) a number of megasquirt systems in the past but I’ve rapidly come to the conclusion that it’s simply not worth the bother, Emerald’s system (for example) can now be got for around £550 and the extra that you spend up front on a commercial system you gain back with ease of set-up etc… Go megasquirt if you want the challenge of making it all yourself, go commercial if you value your time.

Tim
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Ah yes, single port injection system. The reason I spoke about the mega sprint is that I'm a software engineer and would love to tinker with the software. Most injection systems open and close all the injectors at the same time. But more modern cars now control the injectors separately to give better fueling. I would also add code to shut fueling off when the revs are above a threshold and decelerating. Also adding a more gentle rev limiter system instead of the harsh ignition shut off would be nice. Also limiting power output till the engine is warm could be a nice option for going easy on our old engines. There is a lot you could do to massively improve the engine. Having said that all that effort and cost is way above the effort and cost of just regularly maintaining the original system. :) Just a pipe dream for me for when I win the lottery. :LOL:
 
I'm going to win the lottery too but I can't see how we're all going to win it as there aren't enough draws.
It's a bit of a conundrum isn't it? :?
 
The Rovering Member said:
I'm going to win the lottery too but I can't see how we're all going to win it as there aren't enough draws.
It's a bit of a conundrum isn't it? :?
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I've just been too busy to win it. :wink: If I won I would create a classic car museum on the Isle of Wight (where I live) with a dedicated show ground. :)
 
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