I just got my Malibu.
Right now it is a blown and alky injected 377 -destroked 400.
I will be running E85 (E70) We only get E70, in Utah, all year long. I am opting for E85 for the convenience of filling up, and its cheaper.
Right now the fuel system is a cam driven Enderlie 600 pump, Enderlie Birdcatcher for Alky, and a Holley blue feeding the under-hood Surge tank.
I love the throttle response of the mechanical injection, and really can't afford EFI. So I am weighing options to get this set up for the street. I know it is a major PITA to get the idle check valve tuned in for street use, but I am not afraid of a challenge.
Is there anyone else on here running mechanical injection on the street?
Another side question/topic:
This set up has to be primed. Right now that is done with a squirt bottle with pump gas in it, just squirted through the butterflies before cranking it over. I don't like that idea one bit. I am wondering if I could use a small pump, small braided line, small tank, and a Fuel solenoid with a jet that is tapped into the hat or somewhere. Then I can just push a button to prime the motor if it dies after burnout, or for colder starts on the street. Thoughts?
A buddy at work suggested to just run a vacuum drawn set up. Let the vacuum of it cranking draw the fuel through the open solenoid...?
Right now it is a blown and alky injected 377 -destroked 400.
I will be running E85 (E70) We only get E70, in Utah, all year long. I am opting for E85 for the convenience of filling up, and its cheaper.
Right now the fuel system is a cam driven Enderlie 600 pump, Enderlie Birdcatcher for Alky, and a Holley blue feeding the under-hood Surge tank.
I love the throttle response of the mechanical injection, and really can't afford EFI. So I am weighing options to get this set up for the street. I know it is a major PITA to get the idle check valve tuned in for street use, but I am not afraid of a challenge.
Is there anyone else on here running mechanical injection on the street?
Another side question/topic:
This set up has to be primed. Right now that is done with a squirt bottle with pump gas in it, just squirted through the butterflies before cranking it over. I don't like that idea one bit. I am wondering if I could use a small pump, small braided line, small tank, and a Fuel solenoid with a jet that is tapped into the hat or somewhere. Then I can just push a button to prime the motor if it dies after burnout, or for colder starts on the street. Thoughts?
A buddy at work suggested to just run a vacuum drawn set up. Let the vacuum of it cranking draw the fuel through the open solenoid...?