February Issue of Practical Classics

[PHerder]

IAW an email I just got from where I was getting my "subscription" for this magazine here in the states, they did NOT get the February issue so they could not pass it along to their subscribers.

#$!#$&*(*^ (nasty words and dirty sayings!)

That was the issue that had the 2nd part of putting EFI on a BMC "A" engine!

Did ANYONE happen to get that issue and if so, can you scan in that article for me?

TIA!!

 

[JPSmit]

send me your email - I've got it

 

[PHerder]

Thanks JPSmit!

An update: I also asked on the Spridgets email list and David Lieb came thru with them last night so I am not needing a copy any more.

Now to figure out what they did and try to replicate it here in the States using MegaSquirt.

 

[racingenglishcars]

Isn't this something that should be posted on the Wiki?
I mean there are a lot of people, myself included, that would like some more concrete information about putting efi on an a-series engine.
I would really appreciate it.

 

[JPSmit]

Donn - I don't think we can post for copyright reasons - though Paul's adaptation probably could be

 

[Morris]

Hey Paul,

You can use Megasquirt quite easily if you are willing to give up port injection. Port injection will give you a much cleaner running engine, and a much smoother/cleaner idle but, in theory, it won't give you much in the way of power. Not enough to justify the extraordinary extra expense of the system they are using in Practical Classics. The ECU used in the Practical Classics article runs $1260.00. That's more than you would likely spend on on the entire Megasquirt conversion if you were to go with a "wet manifold" configuration similar to Glen's and my EFI conversion.

If you are dead set on port injection, the MS team is working on a daughter card router board that will enable sequentially timed injection events. Then your only problem with port injecting your a-series would be a cam position sensor. However, since you will already be using a crank position sensor at this point, you could run a distributorless ignition, and use your old dizzy as a cam position sensor.

 

[Glen_B]

I'm writing up my Bugeye EFI project for eventual publication. I don't know what mag to send it to, but the write-up is nearly finished. I've been driving the car every day as my work commuter and taking it out on weekends for longer drives to get ready for Missouri. I'm so thrilled with the performance that I'm already getting all the bits together to convert my wife's Morris Traveler to EFI this next winter when it goes into its "winter vacation".
I would guess that I have about 600 miles on the EFI system with no serious problems. If you've already crossed the line of "originality", then this is a fantastic upgrade for older engines.

Glen Byrns