linear EFI

[Tom Cloud]

>Almost a year ago, tom cloud wrote:
>> 
>> >TBI will lose the whole rpm range to a good port injected intake.
>> >Ergo...
>> >
>> >--
>> >Ed Hernandez
>> 
>> okay, Ed.  You said your specialty was manifolds.  Let me pick your
>> brain, if that's okay.  Currently have the Holley 650 cfm TBI on
>> Edelbrock Performer manifold on 351W.  Plan to get Motorsport 351W
>> (the cast-iron head dude with 346 hp rated).  Do you think I'd lose
>> to put a 351W HO TPI system from a junk yard on it instead?  Would
>> then play with either building a controller, modifying a Ford unit
>> or maybe (as pondered in previous post) a GM controller.
>> 
>> I.E.:  Do you think I'll lose by dumping the Performer and going to the
>> Ford stock TPI manifold?
>
>You may remember that the reason I dropped myself of the list was
>because I couldn't read all the mail. I still have 800 messages to go,
>and I know this is a late answer(maybe too late), but you will lose by
>dumpering the Performer. My opinion, not a fact. 799 to go...
>
>
>Ed Hernandez
>Ford AVT Motorsport Technology
>ehernan3 at ed8719.pto.ford.com

the "Engine Analyzer" software I bought (after I asked you
that above) agrees with you.  The GT-40 EFI manifold is
approximately the same in performance as the Performer,
but not the stock efi manifold (again, according to the
software).

Tom Cloud <cloud at peaches.ph.utexas.edu>