Sources for EFI parts

[seanm]

What are some of your sources for EFI parts? Injector bungs, throttle bodies, universal fuel rails, injector bung drill bits, sensors, plugs, connectors, etc? New or used sources.

Kinsler has a lot of stuff in their catalog: http://www.kinsler.com/Cat_32_Whole_...ole_PDF_sm.pdf

Who else has stuff? More interested in universal parts for oddball engines. Common engines seem to have about everything ready to bolt on.

[dieselgeek]

Re: Sources for EFI parts

Junkyard!

Coolant and Intake Air Temp sensors and pigtails.
Relay packs
Waterproof harness connectors, injector connectors, etc.
crankshaft position sensors and trigger wheels
EDIS and ignition modules (HEI's make a great converter from VR to square wave signals)

[shaun callaway]

Re: Sources for EFI parts

Junkyard!

Coolant and Intake Air Temp sensors and pigtails.
Relay packs
Waterproof harness connectors, injector connectors, etc.
crankshaft position sensors and trigger wheels
EDIS and ignition modules (HEI's make a great converter from VR to square wave signals)

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[BBR]

Re: Sources for EFI parts

www.intakeelbows.com is where I got my elbow.

[seanm]

Re: Sources for EFI parts

Finding and using various sensors, and plugs, seems fairly straight forward, but some of the other stuff isn't. Is there a source for info on what cars had what parts and what they might be good for such as throttle bodies, crank triggers and injectors? Most yards around here keep almost zero import stuff, so those options are not so good.

What do you mean VR on the HEI ignition?

How about working with Ford Duraspark, any options? Want to try a modest system on a '71 LTD with a mild 400 first to get more experience.

Thanks

[dieselgeek]

Re: Sources for EFI parts

Finding and using various sensors, and plugs, seems fairly straight forward, but some of the other stuff isn't. Is there a source for info on what cars had what parts and what they might be good for such as throttle bodies, crank triggers and injectors? Most yards around here keep almost zero import stuff, so those options are not so good.

What do you mean VR on the HEI ignition?

How about working with Ford Duraspark, any options? Want to try a modest system on a '71 LTD with a mild 400 first to get more experience.

Thanks

generally, the most favored crankshaft trigger wheel is the Ford EDIS wheel. One tooth per 10 degrees of crankshaft revolution can give you crank position accuracy that most other standalones cannot achieve. You may or may not use the rest of an EDIS system (VR/pickup sensor, EDIS module to drive ignition and timing, and coilpacks) if you want to - your choice. Pretty every distributorless Ford engine has this trigger wheel. The FWD cars are easiest to get to in the junkyard (escort, Taurus).

Personally, I've come up with a "beefed up" system that allows hotter spark under boost - and less interference into the crank position signal as delivered from Ford - I use the EDIS wheel, but a LS1 crank position sensor (it's a Hall-type sensor designed to reject ignition noise). I run that into the Megasquirt (or EMS-pro) and then I use the EMS's 4-channel spark outputs to drive up to 8 cylinders worth of coils in wasted spark fashion. A pair of junkyard Mitsubishi ignitors work in between the EMS and the coils, to keep big coil noise from being inside the computer (found on all kinds of 4-cylinder cars without distributors).

The duraspark setup can be used easily without a crank trigger though. With an MSD box. Use the PIP signal off the Duraspark as your "tach input" to a megasquirt, then simply drive the Points input on an MSD (or equivalent - "white wire") for your ignition control. That lets you run a decent coil, CDI ignition, and fully mapped timing for just a few hundred bucks...

To further confuse things, you can use a crankshaft trigger wheel as your tach input to the MS, then still use the distributor...

perhaps we should start a new thread with what you'd like to do, and give you advice there? I've seen your projects. I'm sure the next one will be totally sick just like the last one!

[seanm]

Re: Sources for EFI parts

Thanks,

Didn't want to impose on everyone, by asking for a number, by number conversion. I know this takes a lot of reading, and gathering of info and learning new terms. That may be one of the biggest deterrents to doing an EFI conversion, IMO. There are so many ways to do it, with so many different parts its overwhelming for many.

My projects are all "sick" because none of them run right now. ;D Too many projects, not enough time, talent or money to finish them.



Will start a thread for the 400.