From: "Aguirre, Adan" <AAguirre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: "'tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: chuck
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:34:32 -0600
There's a guy in Dallas that I've talked to once before,about this
setup,he
has the knowhow & provisions to make these electronic,he does boats &
cars,he has a blown & injected hemi motored AMX,that he drives many
distances w/good gas milage & races....
-----Original Message-----
From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Brian Denning
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 8:24 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: chuck
i wonder if something like one of these would work good with the
megasquirt
kit:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=250453
>From: "Chuck Blue" <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [tcb] Re: chuck
>Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 19:03:55 -0600
>
>If you really want the scoop you should probably call me at 903
677 3256.In
>the mean time I'll tell you what little I know.Let me start off
by saying I
>had never built a circuit board in my life My soldering has been
of the
>copper pipe variety an d I knew nothing about electronic fuel
Injection
>systems.Obviously I started from scratch and had to learn as I go.I
>obviously did not develop it myself.I too started from a kit it
sounds much
>like your father in-laws.I started with a MegaSquirt KitWhich
consisted of
>the of the controller,relay board, and Mega View,(more on that
later).I
>tried to follow their suggestions as near as I could simply
because I
>didn't have any idea what I was doing.The fuel injection system
is tuned
>while driving using a laptop. There is a tuning program that
allows you to
>make changes on the fly.I have only used that feature a couple of
times It
>was originally setup by someone that knew what they were doing.(I
got it
>good enough to travel 1100 miles before the tuner guy got a hold
of it).The
>Instructions were very good and there is a lot of online
support.The price
>is very reasonable.I think that you could go with the MegaSquirt
n spark
>which allows electronic ignition control also,That has been added
since I
>purchased mine.These thing are put on all kinds of engines. just
go online
>to Megasquirt.com.and I think most of your questions will be
answered.I
>also went with a wide band 02 sensor and AFR gauge.That allows
some really
>fine tuning on your fuel mixture.
>Oh yes.The mega view.It is a 45 second scroll display which will
let you
>view about 20 different items like running time,map
>,mat.,rpm,bat.voltage,tps voltage Ego voltage an a bunch of other
stuff
>that may be a help.It is alot better then the stock gauges.The
relay board
>provides wire contacts from the various sensor and fuel injector
relays
>along with a fuel pump relay and a system relay.
> This system should be pretty easy to install on a dual port
>engine.Unless you are going to pump the engine up quite a bit.You
probably
>can use fueler intake manifolds and stock injectors.
>So for it has been very reliable.I probably have put about 20,000
miles on
>it since it has been installed.If you are not to far away I might
be able
>to arrange for a "viewing".
> I had to learn to type too because there is no phone help. It
is all
>online.Don't be afraid to tackle this it really isn't that hard.
>I hope this answers some of your questions
>
>ole blue
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Denning"
><i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:18 PM
>Subject: [tcb] chuck
>
>
>>hey, i have a question for you. on the rocco you have fuel
injection that
>>you can adjust by a laptop while driving down the road. so did
you develop
>>this your self or what? the reason why i am asking is because my
>>father-in-law recently bought a do-it-yourself kit for fuel
injection on
>>his 83 monte carlo ss (it's a cherry of a car). but basically
this kit
>>comes with brain, sender, and something else and you have to wire
>>everything yourself. you have to get the injectors and
everything. but you
>>can download programs onto your laptop and plug the laptop into the
>>computer on the car and upload various controls for the
injection system.
>>he is using his accell throttle body with this new set up. so after
>>discribing this to you the reason why i am asking about it is
because i am
>>looking into taking the fuel injection off of like a mustang 4
cylinder or
>>something because it is just like what a pinto would have and
doing
>>something like this on the bus for more power, better response,
cooler
>>running and better mileage all from the push of a button or from
an easily
>>downloaded program found on the internet.
>>
>>so what kind of system do you have in the rocco and do you think
this
>>would work out nicely? keep in mind this would go on the 1641 i
plan on
>>building right now and possibly later on either a 1776 stroker
or 1914.
>>
>>i have been getting into this crap alot here lately and am
really thinking
>>about it hard for the bus. and besides how cool would it be to
have this
>>computer plug under the dash of the 69 and when people ask you
say oh it
>>is for the electronic fuel injection.
>>
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