Fuel injecting a crate motor (was: Mancini Racing (was: timing chain))

From: Jon (jon@dakota-truck.net)
Date: Fri Sep 15 2000 - 17:01:58 EDT


On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, mike kulczycki wrote:

> so can i run fuel injection on a 380 HP 360 crate motor?? that would be
> good... i would like to run a/c and everything and make still very
> streetable. i want power, looks, handling all in one. so i'm going to
> pumping a lot of money into the old dak. i may even consider a supercharger
> after i get some other things done. would a supercharger work well on a
> crate motor like that?? i'm guessing a custom computer too. well i'll just
> keep dreaming.... once i get out of school, the spending begins...
> mike k
>

  Absolutely. You can fuel inject anything. :-) The crate motor should
be fairly easy, because you can just drop the MPI intake on top and anything
else you need as far as sensors and such go should be available from the
street 360s. The only catch is, can the stock EFI system be modified to
control the 380 or is the cam too wild? Even if the stock system can't
handle it, for $1000-3000 you can buy an aftermarket EFI system which
will definitely be up to the task. They range from TBIs to full MPI,
the more you pay the more you can play. :-)

                                              -Jon-

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