Northstar equipment

[Shannen Durphey]

April Hot Rod, and San Clemente, CA

Ken Kelly wrote:
> 
> About 2 or 3 months ago one of the Car mags ran an article
> on a shop in the southwest doing Northstar based street Rods
> with  a Homemade Highrise Intake and carburators. I would
> look to them and see where they  ditch there takeoff's.
> 
>         I get Hot Rod, Street Rodder, and a few other mags. I think
> it was in Street Rodder. If you can't locate it send me
> Private email and I will dig through my back issues.
>                 Ken
> 
> Jennifer and Brock Fraser wrote:
> >
> > I've seen a lot of talk of people using Northstar engines for engine swaps
> > in vehicles like Fiero's and such.  I've also seen some rumblings about
> > converting these engines to carb(s) to avoid dealing with the injection
> > system.
> >
> > For a guy that wants to purchase a complete Northstar control system (ECM,
> > sensors, ignition parts) does anybody have any leads on where to buy this
> > as "take-off" or possibly unwanted parts?
> >
> > I know that the Northstar engine ECM is networked with the other on-board
> > controllers.  Does anybody know if the engine controller will function as a
> > "lone box" without it's other box-friends to "talk to"?  In what control
> > trim (spark, fuel systems) are people using these engines?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brock