OVERVIEW
Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA
About Me: I'm a married 40 year old father of two and a Regional Sales Manager for a global Security company. I've been a shade tree mechanic since I built my first go kart at age 12 and have been keeping my hands greasy on cars ever since. Although I'm not an Electrical Engineer or Programmer by trade (luckily, my father is!), I've been fortunate to develop a technical apptitude over the years working on small projects in these areas. A good friend of mine exposed me to his MegaSquirt project two years ago and I instantly knew I HAD to convert my car to EFI! I researched nearly every possible EFI system for my project and VEMS was the clear choice for flexibility, capability and certainly value. Nothing really compares short of a high end MOTEC!
Current Project: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS SS Convertible, "Pro Touring" Conversion with EFI
Engine Specifications:
- 417 CID small block Chevrolet V-8 (4.155 bore, 3.875 stroke), normally asperated
- 513 hp at 5,400 RPM and 539 lb ft torque at 4,600 RPM. (These numbers were measured on the engine dyno using Edelbrock RPM Airgap dual plane manifold and Holley 830 HP carb. This combination started making 430 lb ft of torque at 1,800 RPM, the lowest RPM during the pull, and made over 500 lb ft from 3,300 RPM to 5,400 RPM! The combination made for a great street engine but EFI will only make it better!)
- AFR 210 Race Ready 100% CNC ported heads with minor bowl work, flow bench tested (peak values: 278 CFM intake at .600 and 224 CFM exhaust at .700)
- 10.75 to 1 CR
- Comp Cams 12-770-8 mechanical roller cam (gross valve lift: intake .564, exhaust .570, duration at .015 lift: intake 274, exhaust 280)
- Comp Cams roller lifters
- Comp Cams 1.6 roller rockers
- Canton custom oil pan with internal bafles and teflon windage tray
- Ross forged pistons
- Eagle forged 6" H Beam rods
- Eagle forged crank
- Splayed 4 bolt main caps
- Dynamically balanced and blueprinted by Watson Rupple Performance
- Mezerie 55 GPH electric water pump
- Be Cool HD aluminum radiator
- Dual Spal 11" HD electric fans
EFI Configuration:
- VEMS v3.3 assembled controller
- LCD 4x20, green
- v3 harness V-8, with injector harness and relays
- 2 Bosch knock sensors
- 2 EGT sensors (K-type) (2x90mm) with connector pair, 6mm
- 2 Oil/fuel pressure sensors
- 2 Bosch wideband O2 sensors and bungs
- Edelbrock 29785 Victor EFI intake (port matched and profiled)
- MSD 8514 Cam Sync ditributor plug (hall effect style)
EFI - To be purchased:
- Edelbrock 3630 fuel rail kit
- Edelbrock 1000 CFM 4 barrel throttle body with GM TPS (stepper or PWM IAC?)
- Electromotive 200-72707 60-2 crank trigger wheel
- Fuel injectors
- Coolant temp sensor
- Manifold air temp sensor
- Fuel pump, regulator and return lines
Under construction. More to be addded soon....