Caddy 472-500

[Gary Derian]

I misspoke a little.  The Bosch D-Jet is based on original Bendix patents
from the 50's.  I once interviewed at Bendix in 1974 and saw a Cosworth Vega
in their lab.  I know the Vega injection used Bosch parts for sensors, etc.
The Caddy systems I'm not so sure about.  Even if they did use some Bosch
components, I would not be at all suprised if a Bendix guy claimed it was
all Bendix, after all, Bendix did invent it.

Gary Derian <gderian at cybergate.net>



>When I was playing with that system some 8 years ago, and putting it on the
>Pontiac,  I talked to the original Bendix engineers in Newport News Va.
they
>said it was their own system developed for GM...and specifically done for
those
>engines....the Olds 350, caddy 425, & 500...
> totally differant than anything VW/Bosch could have done....
>
>GENE
>
>Gary Derian wrote:
>>
>> It must have been based on the Bosch D-Jetronic as used on the Caddy
Seville
>> (Olds 350) and the Cosworth Vega.  It was first seen on the VW Squareback
>> and Fastback in 1968.  There is a description of it at:
>> http://users.iafrica.com/w/wr/wrm/d-jet.html
>>
>> Gary Derian <gderian at cybergate.net>
>>
>> >  Yes, I have seen the Cadillac DPFI system on a couple of cars. It was
>> >available from 1975-76 on the 500ci engine. It had a 2bbl throttle body
>> >mounted in the center of the intake like a carburator and a fuel
injector
>> for
>> >each cylinder. I really don't know that much about the system's
>> particulars,
>> >though.
>> >
>> >Scott
>
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