I'm not positive but I believe the info was from a gentleman on the R/T list
who has the the crate motor in his R/T. I should restate my original claim.
The crate motor wont operate with the FACTORY fuel injection system
>From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Question on Crate's
>Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 15:48:07 -0500 (EST)
>
>
>
>On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Dave Scelfo wrote:
>
> > No can do. Not enought vacuum to run the crate motor with fuel
>injection.
> >
>
> Not that I don't believe you or anything, but where did you get that
>info? I'm still trying to decide what sort of 360 I'll be putting in my
>Dak, but the 380 crate (as a starting point) is one of the options I'm
>looking at. I will definitely be using fuel injection (aftermarket). As
>I understand it, the only thing you need vacuum for as far as fuel
>injection is concerned, is to get accurate readings out of the MAP sensor.
>
> Anyway, do you have any more info about your statement? If the 380
>isn't going to work with EFI, I'd rather know about it now, rather than
>later, after I buy the thing. :-)
> That seems hard to believe though, as there are some wild, wild motors
>out there which run just fine with EFI, and the 380 crate seems rather
>tame, relatively speaking. Of course, one could always go to alpha-n
>if there isn't enough vacuum, but I'd like to try to stay with speed
>density if at all possible.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Jon-
>
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