Re: Fuel injection

[Dave Casey <dcasey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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I'm working on my own EFI swap with a standard multiport sequential system.
I am not using Hilborn's though, I'm using a plain old Offenhauser aluminum
4 bbl intake with a throttle body instead of a carburetor. I hope to have it
running and driving this winter and finish the fine tuning by next summer.
This is not an $8,000 investment, but I am doing almost everything myself.
It should come out under $4,000 easily, plus my time.

Dave Casey

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Earl Helm" <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 2:18 PM
Subject: RE: Fuel injection


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> Ken,
>
> People are taking the old 8 port Hilborn mechanical injection, putting
> one or two electrical
> injectors per port, with a brain, mapping it, and it runs great when
> your finished. The key
> words are "When your finished". It looks cool because it is old school,
> and runs like new
> school. Most of the guys that I have seen doing it wind up with about 8
> grand invested.
> Even though it is neat, a Holly 1050 looks a lot better on "my" Visa.
>
> Earl
>
>
> Hi Earl,
> Are you talking about converting to mechanical or electrical FI? I
> assume electrical, but you mentioned Hilborn.
> Thanks,
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Earl Helm [mailto:earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 10:45 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Old Reliable
>
> Don,
>
> The simple answer is fuel injection. I have been following a few guys
> who are converting to FI. One has a radical 440 with an 8 port Hilborn.
> After he put the fuel injection unit on and dialed it in, the
> drivability was like night and day. However, it is very expensive, and
> time consuming, since it takes several dyno runs just to get into the
> ball park. I would love to do in, but I have to many other things going
> on. Plus I love the Ruckety Puckety part.
>
> In fact, he was a bit disappointed with how much the injection smoothed
> out the engine. The wave of the future. If I want smooth, and powerful,
> that is why I have the Mercedes with the V8.
>
> Earl
>
> I will be OK. Time is my only problem and if you all can wait then I
> have no problem getting it done. The other book Return to Deutschland
> has more than enough preoders to offset the cost of reprinting Old
> Reliable as i have orders both here and in Europe for it. It is just
> that the printer is almost 3 weeks behind on the contract for finishing
> the book and I have to pay them when they are done. Also There is no
> point in me giving them another order till they have completed this one.
>
> On another note.
> I now have over 14000+ miles on my 63 and winter is drawing nigh. We
> might get another month of cruise nights but that is about it. I have to
> change the headers as I have a cracked one on the drivers side which I
> have repaired twice. I am thinking of pulling the 426 and exploring the
> possiblility of getting some tamer drivability while not losing any
> power. Modern engines are now doing this and I believe it is possible to
> bring an older engine into this new relm / We shall see. I have some
> ideas most of which are cam related .
> It is not that I don't enjoy the current engine because I do. It is a
> mindblower to drive and never fails to make me smile. It is just that I
> am curious We shall see Don
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