diy flow bench

[Don.F.Broadus at ucm.com]

Any new info on the flow bench ?

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Shannen Durphey [SMTP:shannen at grolen.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, March 24, 1999 2:32 AM
> To:	diy_efi at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject:	Re: diy flow bench
> 
> Smokey Yunich talked about the MAF conversion in an issue of circle
> track around 92.  'Course Smokey being a perfectionist figured it
> would take more time than it's worth to calibrate it, but thought it
> would be technically possible.  Don't think he looked at the ECM
> aspect of things.  Now that's a guy with an original DIY flow bench.
> Shannen
> 
> Bruce Plecan wrote:
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Shannen Durphey <shannen at grolen.com>
> > To: diy_efi at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu>
> > Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 9:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: diy flow bench
> > 
> > He also, references the PHR articles.
> > As a second thought:
> > get an old MAF, and matching ecm, hack the diagnostics, so that it
> doesn'
> > use any default values, and hook a diacom to it.  Instant accurate
> > gram/second flow rates.
> > Then if your real good you could set the MAP filtering rates.
> > Since your just doing one port the "smaller" the better (ie jus an old 4
> > cylinder).
> > Makes me want to build one now, well maybe after I finish the ecm bench
> LOL.
> > Bruce
> > 
> > >I'll bet this guy has a pretty good idea of what it takes.
> > >http://www.htrd.com/kem/flowbench/
> > >
> > >I found the link in the archives.
> > >Shannen
> > >
> > >Matt Boland wrote:
> > >> Does anybody know if anybody has built a diy flowbench ? I had an
> idea
> > >> that you could use an electric motor with an air pump on it and
> measure
> > >> the current drawn by the motor. You could use it uncalibrated in just
> a
> > >> good, better mode or maybe you could calibrate it by flowing known
> > >> items. It would be easy to hook up a PC and have a proffesional
> looking
> > >> display. The bench part would be easy to build and you could mount
> the
> > >> motor/pump underneath. Any thoughts?