Open the box :)

quattro

quattro

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Ok, so let's open this box and see what we can find :)



Ooerr missus, this is going to be fun :shock:

I've never really been a fan of EFI, but this came along, so I may just have a closer look and see what I can do with it.

Richard

PS - this is NOT a short term project, Sparky will be running the weber for this summer at the very least.
 

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Quagmire said:
Excellent! :D

*edit - EFI is brilliant, can't wait to see your progress.
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Me too :D

Except for Warren's ZF conversion it's been a while since there's been a good project on here.
 
I've only recently warmed to the idea of fuel injection, which I most certainly will upgrade to in the future with the help of megasquirt :D
Will you be using the 3.9 ecu?
Many 50s corvettes were given fuel injection, and Carol Shelby was certainly convinced of it's advantages :wink:
Jim
 
Hi,

EFI is definitely the way to go, if you've ever seen or better still developed a fueling map on a rolling road there is simply no way that a Carburetor could deliver anything close. Even using the simplest of systems your economy will be better as will your drive-ability. You need to include ignition at the same time as again when you finishing mapping the ignition you’ll find that no set of bob weights and vacuum diaphragm, no matter how well set-up can match it.

the choice of system is very much a personal one, MS if you really want to learn about all this stuff and you enjoy the journey, the likes of Emerald if you want a short cut to the end result. The factory built systems might at first glance look significantly more expensive but in the long run there is probably not much in it. Rolling road time can be expensive so any savings you've made in the equipment could rapidly disappear if it takes any extra time to set-up. Might be useful to talk to the rolling road person who will ultimately be setting it up and see what they recommend, all the systems especially do the same thing all that differs is the set-up software, choosing one they have experience with may eventually save you money.

Great project, we’d be running EFI in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the type of events we do.

Tim
 
I would love to do a megasquirt conversion but make it look like a BRIKO? system as wouldve been fitted to a series 1 prototype....
 
Nice project. I bought one of those off an engine and then only discovered it was going to cost
HOW MUCH?? :shock: to ship it to Cape Town!!!
Was also very annoyed when my mate told me his boss had tossed it out when they cleared out the
company storage during his leave, too....I guess I am not meant to do this modification to my car
right now... :?
 
Better piccy now I have it home



Very clean and it all seems to be there (not that I know :D )



And some extra bits



Richard
 

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Cool! Is that a pump from a range rover classic? I have one in the 90. Are you going to use that, and if so how? I have a thread going on v8forum at the mo about external pumps... I would like an internal pump as it would be easier to plumb, but not sure to go about it without chopping the tank about, which I'd rather not do.

Having said that an internal pump would immediatley negate the ability to keep the reserve changeover. But then running EFI should mean we never have to use it! :mrgreen:

EDIS is excellent too :D
 
Hi Quagmire

It's an internal pump from a 4L Land/Range Rover of some description, not sure what to be honest.

I have no idea how I'm going to fit the pump, but I do not wish to have swirl pot system as it takes up room, and the P6 doesn't have much. The length of it is adjustable so I can fit it into the top of the tank and adjust it so it sits close to the bottom.

Fitting it in the tank will also keep the noise down. My facet is quite noisy.

I will be doing bits and pieces throughout the year, i.e finding places to mount things, fitting the pump, making up wiring loom(s), and reading up on it all so I can get it running later in the year.

Richard
 
I'm looking forward to seeing how this goes Richard. Maybe you could pick another tank to help figure out how to fit the internal pump?
 
quattro said:
Hi Quagmire

It's an internal pump from a 4L Land/Range Rover of some description, not sure what to be honest.

I have no idea how I'm going to fit the pump, but I do not wish to have swirl pot system as it takes up room, and the P6 doesn't have much. The length of it is adjustable so I can fit it into the top of the tank and adjust it so it sits close to the bottom.

Fitting it in the tank will also keep the noise down. My facet is quite noisy.

I will be doing bits and pieces throughout the year, i.e finding places to mount things, fitting the pump, making up wiring loom(s), and reading up on it all so I can get it running later in the year.

Richard
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Hi,

Unfortunately you’ll really need a swirl pot somewhere in the fuel system, modern fuel tanks have these internally but P6 won’t, without it you won’t get a reliable feed of fuel to the injectors unless the fuel tank is nearly full. Carbs can handle a momentary loss in fuel deliver because they have float bowls, injection systems just stop working instantly if the fuel delivery is interrupted. I very much doubt that you'd get all the way round a roundabout with a 1/4 full tank without one. There are plenty of them out there to choose from, it doesn't need to be terribly big.

Tim
 
Ok, so a gravity fed pot in the corner of the boot with the pump in it then - hmm this may take some thinking about.

Richard
 
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