Just a thought I re-kindled..
ECMnut at aol.com
ECMnut at aol.com
Sun Jan 28 13:40:13 GMT 2001
Yep, there were a number of industry firsts in that car.
My brother had one that he detroyed in a crash at 12k miles.
I yanked the drivetrain & EFI stuff and put it in a Monza for him.
In addition to modern EFI, it needed a turbo. It would rev to 7500rpm
as smooth as silk, but had very little torque. There was
a guy that used to show up at my local tarck with a really crude
turbo on a cosworth, that turned 12's-13's. If it had been intercooled,
waste gated and EFI'd with a modern system, I bet it would have
run much better.
MV
>
> Anyone familiar with the Cosworth Vega? I used to have one, had to sell
> it about 3 years ago. Back before this list, probably before any good
> information on using the GM ECMs for non-stock apps was on the net, I
> envisioned that motor as being the perfect candidate for a MODERN EFI
> setup. It should be easy, as you already have the mechanical stuff in
> place, all you'd have to do is adapt modern sensors to the old platform.
> even DIS shouldn't be too hard, as the stock distributor is not needed for
> anything like on the SBC platform.. It is an easily removed, belt-driven
> "pod" that bolts onto the front of the head.
>
> The problem with the stock setup is the archaic analog ECM. It might've
> been the logical thing to do in the early '70s, but it sure wasn't as
> forward-thinking as the design of the motor itself. It is only capable of
> open-loop operation, and of course any sort of data logging is impossible.
>
>
> Anyway, like I said, just a thought.. Any comments would be welcomed.
>
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