quote:Originally posted by DeTom:
Dog gone it Doug, that sure seems real expensive to me! I have an idea though, you know how Marlin mounted twin 4 bbls on a tunnel ram? Well I bet he didn't pay no $700 bucks for a Cleveland tunnel ram. So if you can find as old Cleveland tunnel ram manifold on e-bay, fo less than a hundred buck, you could mount two of them holley fuel injection systems that look like they is a 4 bbl. That way you can have your mass flow and IR system too. I bet you could do the whole shebang for under a thousand bucks.
DT, them ebay turkeys don't know that one can be purchased brand new for $338 from Summit.
They go out and pay more for the used one then a new one. Dum bastards.
Unfortunately that manifold is for the big port heads and I've got A3's, and I'm stickin' with 'em, at least they're American, just like my Pantera.
About 3/4" of the bottom of that port needs to be filled for my application.
Also I don't see the single 4v top for it around anywhere. That would adapt better to maybe a single throttle body and MAF.
That system should work decently but probably is going to have some issues. It certainly won't be as tunable and therefore won't be as powerfull.
Nope. It's the IR EFI for me. Geeze, talk about stupid bastards.
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So far the only manufacturer that has helped me is Haltech. They say that thier E6x unit is what I need.
They say that it interpolates (thier word, not mine) between lists and that it interfaces with my Motorcraft distributor and ignition.
They even gave me the wiring diagram for it.
I suppose interpolate and blend are a US to Aussie language thing.
Electromotive is elusive and information is through thier exclusive dealers.
So much for product support.
The dealers are experienced with Porsche Turbo's. They recommend systems that support that, not american naturally asperated v-8's.
So far I can't even get an exact price on the setup. They are being exactly what everyone warned against. At this point I don't see why they are the way to go unless those recommending them have vested interest, but that's just my initial reaction.
I can be wrong. That's usually a 50/50 thing with me so don't anyone take any personal offense because none is intended.
I realize some are just trying to help me out and thank you for that.
I'm just trying to keep everyone up to date.