EFI manifold conversion

[Bruce Plecan]

----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Gargano <peter at ntserver.techedge.com.au>
To: <gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 1:34 AM
Subject: Re: EFI manifold conversion

Paint/coat it so corrosion doesn't start...  If not intercooled, and running
serious boost, lots of heat!, if you plan on H2O injection all the more
reason to rustproof it.
Grumpy


| It must be my luck day with these questions:
| For my project, I'm expecting to fabricate a inlet manifold
| out of good quality steel tubing (not quite your standard
| exhaust tube!) in much the same way you'd make an exhaust
| manifold - make up a box to attach a fairly standard throttle
| body to, and Bob's your uncle.  I see that the latest
| Daihatsu (in-line triple ~1000cc - car) EFI setup uses this sort of
| arrangement, rather than an alloy casting (or perhaps like an
| in-line 6 Merc I saw with a plastic inlet manifold!). This all
| seems do-able as there's a lot of room on my flat 4.
| Can anyone see any problems with a welded steel inlet manifold?
| (apart from the obvious problem that Thomas has too...). This
| will eventually have a turbo blowing into it too.
| Thomas Matthews wrote:
| > Anybody on the list willing to do an EFI manifold conversion? I have
rails,
| > injector bungs. etc... but I do not have a reliable way to weld
aluminum, or
| > a way to accurately bore the holes for the injectors.
| > Moving forward on my EFI conversion of my 455 Pontiac, but now I need
the
| > machine and welding work that I cannot do (no access to the tools
anymore).
| > Tom
Peter Gargano