[Diy_efi] DIY-EFI References

[Shannen Durphey]

Check archives for bendix efi released in '50s.  Yes, that's E as in
Electronic (although it's really vacuum tubes).

Shannen

Bobby Riggs wrote:
> 
> Actually the first EFI (electronic, by way of
> transistors that is) was mounted to the 68 and
> later Volkswagon Fast/Square/Notchbacks. Was
> revised and rereleased in 68 for the Type 4
> fast/square backs.  If you want to go WAAAAY back
> there were systems by GM for the Caddy's and
> Corvetts from '54... They were mechanical, then
> there was Hilborn.  To say they came out at 1970
> is more like "EVERY car had EFI" by 70 if it came
> from Germany.
> ~Bobby.  P.s. I'm 20 years old, you should know
> this by now :)
> --- Jaume Folch i Mola <jfolch at el.ub.es> wrote:
> > Dear Mr Wilcutts,
> >
> > I am a PhD student who is working in gas
> > sensors for automotive and
> > environmental use, and I am constructing a
> > timeline of the main
> > environmental events and technological advances
> > to solve those problems.
> >
> > I arrived and took a look to your web page. I
> > am looking for a reference
> > where is explained that the first fuel (or air)
> > injection systems mounted
> > commercially on cars were in 1970.
> >
> > Maybe the following reference has this data:
> > Lenz, D.H.P., Mixture Formation in
> > Spark-Ignition Engines, SAE, Warrendale,
> > PA, ISBN 1-56091-188-3, 1992. You said on it
> > "Some important data on
> > emissions (pp. 70-74, 249-251) with description
> > of trends over years."
> >
> > The other one I (following your comments on the
> > web) would guess it may
> > content comments on the first commercialized
> > injection system is:
> >
> > Norbye, Jan P., Automotive Fuel Injection
> > Systems, A Technical Guide,
> > Motorbooks International, Osceola, Wisconsin,
> > 1981, ISBN 0-87938-139-6.
> >
> > Could you give me futher help on that data?
> >
> > Thanks a lot in advance,
> >
> > Jaume
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jaume Folch i Mola
> > jfolch at el.ub.es
> >
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> >
> >
> >
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