On Sun, 26 Sep 1999, mrdancer wrote:
> Ummm, I dunno the limits, I'd guess around 700 - 800 hp (600hp reliably).
>
> As for intake, you may want to consider dropping FI altogether and just
> going with a carb. It'll be a lot cheaper (and easier to tune) to get the
> flow you're looking for, IMHO.
>
> If it were me, I'd forego the computer completely, and look at something
> like an MSD ignition-timing-control unit and possibly even water injection.
> This way, you could drop in some 10:1 pistons and run race gas when you go
> racing, then dial back the timing for the street gas.
Thanks; I do appreciate your input, but I'm definitely sticking with fuel
injection. You are right in that it is more expensive than a carb, but its
not TOO much more expensive than a high end carb, especially since I've
already got just about everything I need except for the computer itself.
(manifold, fuel rails, etc.)
We may have to agree to disagree on this one, but IMHO, FI is easier
to tune than a carbeurator. (someone once told me that "carbeurator" is
French for "leave it alone", and I agree with 'em) :-) I mean, I don't
have to screw with floats or screwdrivers or jets or needles; I just plug in
the laptop and punch some buttons. I don't even have to get my hands dirty.
Heck, I don't even have to pop the hood! :-) Also, FI gives you much more
tuning control... Automatic atmospheric compensation, spark and fuel are
controlled at the same place; you can tune precisely across the entire
powerband if you need to, and I haven't seen a carb that you can tell to
give you an exact A/F ratio at a certain RPM... FI can do all that and
more. The FI system I am considering will allow me to run closed loop
across the entire powerband! I didn't even mention improved idle and
vastly superior fuel economy. :-)
Plus, I'm a gadget geek and I love to play with high tech stuff. :-)
(Ok, so maybe FI isn't exactly high tech anymore, but still...) :-)
-Jon-
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