Sorry for the confusion here, i was tired when i wrote this. The Bosch system
can get
coplicated. Many of these systems require a place to screw the nozzle into the
head.
That would be a challenge for sure in the 235 head or for me at least.
ADvent@thuntek.net wrote:
> Adding fuel injection is very simple. Get a wrecked car or truck with a
>simular
> engine. TBI would be the easiest to install, all that is a pressurized carb.
>If
> you use something more complicated like L or K Jetronics, a Bosch system
>found on
> many European vehicles and Jeep products. The Japanese used it, as well. It
>had a
> Japanese name instead of Bosch, but was identacle to the German system. In my
> shop, I had a Volvo (a car built by Satan, those rolling heaps) and the MAF
> sensor went out. It was $400 for it. I had a wrecked Toyota pickup in my yard
>and
> I noticed they looked alike. I pulled the connector and it was the same, so I
> tried it. It fired right up. I never did tell her I put a Toyota part on it.
>She
> would have flipped.
> New Mexico Jim
>
> CLLLSLS@aol.com wrote:
>
> > "There is an additional element to this whole thing that is also important
>to
> > me.....individuality. Having something unique. I like to think of my truck
> > almost like a signature. It is unmistakeably mine......someone sees it go
> > by, and they say..."Gordon's truck". So adding technology here and there
> > and mixing it in to match my personal taste and definition is all part of
> > that......
> >
> > Gt"
> >
> > Couldn't have said it better myself! I also like doing things just for the
> > challenge. I'll take something on just to see if I can actually do it. I'm
> > slowly beginning the building of a turboed/injected GMC 270. Putting a V8 in
> > there is just too easy. Turbocharging, fuel injecting, intercooling is a
> > challenge.
> >
> > Nobody should have to explain why they want to do something the way they
>want
> > to. Don't ask "why mix old with new/why not a V8/why not IFS/why leave it
> > stock?" Everyone has their own reasons for building their truck the way they
> > want it. That's what makes it their truck. If we all built our trucks the
>way
> > other people wanted them, our trucks wouldn't feel like our own.
> >
> > Personally, I would like to see more discussion on EFI. Some of you have to
> > have done this before or have insight in this area. I've looked at EFI
> > mailing lists/discussion groups on the net and they're way above my head.
>I'm
> > keeping myself pretty busy digesting the stuff I need to know about turboes,
> > but I'm beginning to realize that EFI may be just as involved as the turbo
> > aspect of my project. Keep the EFI info flowing!
> >
> > Dustin
> > 50 & 53 GMC 1/2 tons
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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