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Hi guys. Who would you trust to take your VW to have an injection kit fitted and tuned.
I'd like to use the Dellorto manifolds and bolt the kit onto them.
This is a turbo engine , with injection pump already fitted, reg would need changing for a different spec.

What are you using for tops of carbs at moment? would CBs throttle bodies be direct replacement? so then no physical fabrication just EFi conversion?

I've got the CB hats , dell carb top bases, csp linkage 

This might be a job for you yet Richie..
I got csp 40mm dell manifolds. Water nozzles up high in the manifolds. Would it be a straight forward job for you this .
Gunna comp test all 4 tomorrow just to see if the thing isn't tricking me. I did remember just earlier that I also forgot I had the water spray set
to come on at zero psi and to be full psi output from the pump.Probably why it was hunting and bucking like a good n.
There is a few dell fitment injector bodies available. Jenvey have some.

Reasonably straight forward to convert, not sure if your cb stuff will fit on top of jenveys or not, havent tried that combo myself.


I wouldn't be switching the water/meth on until about 9spi myself 

Yeah, I had it on too soon. Didn't realise till a few
Hours after stepping away from it. DOH.

Just notice that lifting number 2 lead off the cap no spark jumps from the lead to the cap at less than 1/4 gap. The other 3 do. Ffs

There is a part that the water can do
Like it gets incorrect AFR value
/// Micke

I've only got the 1 nozzle working at moment. Its piped into the inlet manifold that feeds the 4 cylinders.

if you have one or four you get the wrong value of the mixture (AFR) But if you measure Lambda it is the right value
Many have burned pistons due to water injection
why don't you put a map when there is charge pressure to avoid detonations
/// Micke

Micke, it has dellortos on it at moment not EFi

then it is another problem if you try to find the right nozzle for the carburetors if you use water

I do have 4 X devils own number 1 nozzles ,1 for each cylinder. These are sized for a 96 mm piston. I could re plumb them real quick. But it's fueling thats the problem. I've been a carb man for years. Only some types of carb are better than others . Dells are not simple enough to get working right. I've put my 2 inch variable vent SU back on and its better but won't be like a proper injection kit.
So as it is now I'm still using dell manifolds with
my  2 horizontal adapter pipes fitted.2 X 90 degree elbows , a horizontal link pipe and an SU in the middle, still blow through. Why is injection so expensive, it's not like it's a new thing that's been invented is it .lol

Tips on two good systems
 https://www.fueltech.net/products/ft550-efi-system      https://www.fueltech.net/products/ft550lite-sfi-system 
   https://www.maxxecu.com/products/sport (This is very good price and very easy to work in
///Micke

Yeah. I do like the look of that.The price is about as low as it's going to get isn't it.

The old stuff is cheap, but mostly rubbish, i got one car with a 20 year old dta set up on it, its probably only worth about £200 all in now so more useful to me than selling it as its still 1000 times better than carbs ;D :D

 :D. well if I can't get it summat like I know what I have to do.

Morning Garrick

I swapped from Dellorto to Jenvey a few years ago and have been trying to remember all the details.

I got all the parts from JMR - John Mayer (is he still in business  ???).  The majority was bolt on but I do remember the throttle bodies were slightly shorter than the carbs. No problem for a first install but I already had turbo pipework and chargecooler in place and there wasn't room to drop the link pipe. Ended up welding a thick piece of aluminium to each base plate to raise them 20 or so mm to bring the top hats back to the correct height.

A little agricultural but once polished, hardly noticeable  :D

The CB hex linkage arms wouldn't work with the jenveys either but they sell a half moon adaptor with holes in that we welded on also.

Depending on size of your engine you should note the injector position. Mine were outboard, so next to inner wing but were Pico injectors so relatively short so clearance was fine.

Also removed the MSD distributor and went to wasted spark. Berg pulley was machined for trigger wheel pickup (not bolted on).

Regarding ECU, I'm sure Fueltech works great but if your not planning on mapping it, I'd find and speak to your chosen mapper first. If he's never used Fueltech or whichever you choose, it could make the process longer and more expensive. Also, look at the features your paying for, do you need to control 16 injectors and 8 coilpacks or can you use a lesser (cheaper) model. Motec, Maxxecu, Haltech, DTA, Link etc etc all have their fans and Instagram heroes and all can be made to work but are you fitting and forgetting or constantly adjusting ? I had a DTA ex48 - old and basic by today's standards but worked fine and done everything I wanted plus UK support and forum. I have an omex now. Again perhaps a bit basic (no pretty lights or flashing buttons) but I could pick up the phone and speak direct to omex without worry of time difference or language barrier and send it direct to them for testing/calibration/firmware upgrade.

Good luck
Darren

Always wondered why the British people never speak off Omex, all the ford, kitcars like lotus sevens use a lot off Omex stuff.
Very simple and not to expensive, also most of the times including cable tree, if you give them a call.

Two off my mates have alfa 75 twinspark engines in their GT juniors with Omex ECU s, very easy to adjust.
I am also looking in to that direction.

Regards Eddie

I do have the omex 2 step . I'll do some home work on them as well as the others above

I'm not a FI vendor and am a Brit but thats the first Ive ever heard of Omex!
Certainly the pricing seems OK..

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Looks promising

I see lime bug sells 40mm throttle bodies  with injector ports for dell manifolds.
This way I can use my linkage and top hats.

Or

https://store.jenvey.co.uk/throttle-bodies-and-components/throttle-bodies/twin-bodies-idf-style/tbody-pair-idf-40-50mm-tfp40-50

Check the drawing though  ;)

Maybe nice to also checkout the VW speedshop throttlebodies. They also mount directly onto the idf/dlra pattern and can also be used with your top hats with the filter adapter option :D

https://vwspeedshop.com/product.php?productid=16821&cat=395&page=1
 
Mark

hard to choose really. The VW speed shop ones look better.

You can buy from Sweden 
 £129.54 x 2
https://shop.klracing.se/sv/artiklar/spjallhus-45mm-idf.html
/// M

Yeah that's a good price. So once the throttle bodies in place what  is a common ECU to use that can self tune

Micke:those are the FAJS ones right?Do you have experience with them?Are they any good?

Cheers,Arnoud

Would using the Dells with just the throttle blades work as throttle bodies. Injector bosses welded into the manifolds.

FAJS a company in China that makes very nice carburetors
The quality is very nice even on their copies.
 Used a lot in folk racing and Rally   (A cheaper form of rallycross  ) in Sweden
/// Micke

Yes
It's just the hardware
The ECU is up to using what suits you best
I know a car that has them 45mm In it they have 1040 whk  (So that should be enough)
/// Micke

Dells as throttle bodies would help me get a better ECU

That would also be a nice option, seen the fajs before, but bought the vw speedshop ones because the fajs were not big enough in my opinion :D but I saw that they also sell bigger ones now.

As for using the dells as tb's that should be a possibility. A friend of my has 48 ida's as tb's. I dont know if it is needed to block the fuel/idle circuit, but maybe nice to machine the venturi for 40mm, because you don't need it anymore.

Regarding the ecu, I use Megasquirt 2 (extra, sequential ignition) for years now. I know there are a lot of other brands on the market, but don't have any experience with them.

Mark

Thanks Mark.

i'm another one for Megasquirt, ran MS1 2.2 which is very old, for a long time, then i built a V3 board and now just starting it with MS3 V3 which is a huge step up....

are you planning on tuning it your self or taking it to somewhere in particular? in which case check what they tune...  8)

Well. If my last of many last attempts at Dell blow through doesn't work I'm looking for some reputable shop to fit n tune it.

If you’re looking for someone to tune it then Ed at Fusion Motorsports is your man. He’s mapped many 500+HP turbo VW motors and knows his onions. https://www.fusion-motorsport.co.uk/

The ECU question is a whole can of worms as each have their followers. As people have said before choose who you’re going to use to map it and take their recommendation. I use OMEX on mine now and am very happy with it but Syvecs are amazing (but a bit overkill for my N/A motor).

I’m using the CB 48mm throttle bodies which are fine, been running them for over 10 years but don’t know if they’re boost suitable. I shall be putting together a boosted motor soon and will use Jenveys on that, great kit, good price and a UK company so good support.

Orb

max ecu is amazing and very well priced .dta will get it done ,but by the time you have bought wideband and data logging you can buy a max that has it all inbuilt  also has 8x egt/cht k type inputs wired to loom
vw speedshop throttle bodies are good and well priced your dells are probably worth as much as a set of speedshop t/bs ?