flow bench, little EFI content

[Laura & Neil Powell]

You wrote: 
>
>Peter Juergens wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> thanks a lot for that fast response everyone!
>> 
>> I might get that book Michael refered too first.
>> 
>> Mazda writes:
>> big snip:
>> >you should get a brochure from Superflow that might give
>> >you some ideas.
>> 
>> Mazda, could you tell my poor soul how I could contact Superflow?
>> I even haven't heard a thing about them.
>> 
>> TIA and
>> --
>> BFN   Pete          _____                            1962 TR4 daily
>>         -- -  -    / <>  \   __, at _\____              Peter Juergens
>>           - ---    '--0--'~~'--0-----0->             
PiJay at t-online.de
>>     !! Only the one with the fastest toy wins !!     
Dortmund/Germany
>
>
>Superflow is a leading manufacturer of engine test equipment, 
including 
>automated engine dynos, chassis dynos, and flow benches.  I only have 
>the number for their Detroit sales office, but they are based out of 
>Colorado.
>
>Michael Waller
>Superflow Corporation
>36875 Schoolcraft Rd.
>Livonia, MI 48150
>(313)464-4333     (area code may have changed recently)
>
>I read some of the messages regarding building simple flow benches.  I 

>think their methods are more than adequate for must of us on a budget. 
 
>The Superflow stuff is good if you want absolute measurements, so you 
>can compare your results with somebody else.  But for seeing if a 
change 
>improves your design,  a simple system will do fine.  Anyway, it won't 

>hurt to look at Superflow's product line, and dream......
>
>Best Regards, Mazda
>
Many moons ago, while still at college, we built a crude flowbench to 
monitor flow in motorcycle cylinder heads. This used the principle that 
liquids obeyed the laws of flow dynamics in exactly the same way as 
gases, and we were not actually measuring the gas flow but comparing it 
for various modifications. 
We used a 5 gallon clear container of parafin which was located above 
the head to be measured. The parafin container had 2 lines drawn on it 
one about 6 inches from the top, and the other about 4 inches from the 
bottom.
Quite simply the head was connected to the outlet of the container to 
give a good seal and the tap opened. When the level reached the first 
line the stopwatch was started and then stopped when it reached the 
lower level. Crude but very effective. It didnt make our bikes any 
faster, but was great fun.
Hope this gives you some food for thought.

Neil Powell <Neilaura at ix.netcom.com>