I Have A 67' Wildcat. I Was Thinking About Doing A Fuel Injection Kit On. I Was Woundering About How Much Better Fuel Economy You Will Get And Horsepower And All The Other Stuff.
In my opinion, you shouldn't even consider it. Mechanical fuel injection is so troublesome it will be no advantage over a carburetor, and EFI will require so much money and fabrication and tuning you will regret it. A 67 Wildcat should be just what it is...a 430 4bbl! :Smarty: :Smarty: Just my thoughts... Frank
efi it was an efi. see it is my first car and i dont know if i am gonna sell it. i was just woundering about the specs on it b/c right now i get about 9 or 10 miles per gallon and that sucks when it comes to driving it. i figure it would be different b/c i havent seen a big block w/ a fuel injection kit on it. and i been thinking about putting one on it. i just wanted to know if anybody has and about what they have experience.
T/A Has one for under 4k "Improve your performance, fuel economy and driveability with one single upgrade. TA Performance Fuel Injection Systems are state-of-the-art, incorporating the performance features that you want with the quality of OEM systems for ease of installation and dependability. Intake ships plumbed as shown and all necessary hardware, software, wiring and instructions are included. The system will need to be installed, some fuel lines will have to be altered and added, then the combination will need to be initially tuned by a shop with a chassis dyno. After the initial tune, the system will be able to compensate for weather and elevation changes, etc. Results vary based on each combination but 6-8 more miles per gallon are average and 20-75 HP gains have been reported. Part Nos. TA 1200F 400-430-455, SP-1 Intake ................................. $3750.00 TA 1203F 400-430-455, SP-2 (Tall Port) Intake ................... $3750.00 TA 1206F 400-430-455, SPX Intake ................................... $3750.00 TA 1210F 400-430-455, Edelbrock Performer Intake .......... $3750.00" page 44
Meqasquirt+some fuel injectors+wiring skills+cheap machinist=really cheap efi. http://www.megasquirt.info/MS FAQ.htm http://www.msefi.com/viewtopic.php?t=4461&sid=cb4226c73dc409474f140ccfc41852d7
fuel injectionion i have considered the t/a performance fuel injection kit. but i think i am gonna get hte holley one w/ the 900 cfm carb. i am trying to find out from someone who has just done any fuel injection kit on a carburated engine. so anybody who has tell me what your thoughts. and anybody who hasent tell me you opion b/c i am interested in it all. i am dumb to efi stuff i mainly only owned cars that was carb. but i need better mpg. :3gears:
I've done it. Figure it will cost you between $2500 and $5000, and between a weekend and a month for installation & tuning. I've had two versions. First I had the throttle body injection (Holley Projection). Works good. Now I have port FI on my 455 and it is nice, but it was expensive. I spent more on that than I will probably ever save on gas, even though I have about 60000 miles on it now. Your wildcat did not come from Buick with fuel injection. Anyone who buys it would know that, and might see FI as a drawback since the person will have to learn how to program the FI with a computer and all that. Instead, you should tune up the car- get the carb working right, put in new plugs, wires & ignition, etc. Even a complete engine rebuild could cost less than a port FI setup! You will get more MPG from a good tuneup than converting to FI. As much as I like my FI, it is only for "certain" applications. -Bob Cunningham
I have upgraded from an Accel DFI to the FAST XFI. I like them both but the XFI has many more features plus has a much faster processor. I may be willing to sell the Accel DFI ECM (part number 74042) with software and computer cables along with the wiring and injector harness for a Buick 455 (no manifold or injectors). Mike carcrazy455@yahoo.com
Cody, that site is awesome!! hmm.. gotta price it out. it was very intimidating at first but you read thru it and it seems much easier. -nate
Accel DFI SSYKO said "how much carcrazy455 for the kit?" SSYKO, sorry for the delay getting back to you but I wanted to be sure I could find everything. I would like $650.00 shipped to Kentucky (I take PayPal). I will attach photos of what I found. 1) Accel DFI ECM and CALMAP Software with computer cable 2) Injector harness for 455 SPX intake 3) Main Harness 4) Accel Manuals Thanks Mike carcrazy455@yahoo.com
Accel Manuals Accel Manuals $650.00 for everything shipping included to the lower 48 (I take PayPal) Thanks Mike carcrazy455@yahoo.com
Carcrazy455 I might be interested in your setup. One quick question. Does it control the spark also? If it does I definataly am interested. Mike
Bob, I think I may have asked this a long time ago, but what sort of fuel pickup assembly do you have? I inserted a 255 lph pump into my tank for my carbureted application, but I think it experiences too much slosh at less that about 1/3 tank for a FI system.
I had to modify my tank "but I think it experiences too much slosh at less that about 1/3 tank for a FI system" I had to install a custom modified tank with a baffled area that always keeps fuel at the pickup. If this is not there you can get hesitation when turning sharply or accelerating quickly with a low fuel level. Mike
