http://www.perfectpower.com/Technical_info/throttle.aspThe main reason for the Ford version is because it is almost a bolt on compared
to the others available.
For those who must know who else made
throttle injection from factory cars 80-90s
Honda, Mitsubishi, Daihatsu, Ford and Suzuki.
However they are all difficult to adapt
compared to the Ford unit hence those
where simply scraped from the start of my
search as they also have pollution gear and
connections, tubes & solenoids everywhere.
The idea came simply from the Fords clean
and simple setup, although not as sophis as
MPFI its a cheap alternative to bolt to the
standard manifold with little difficulty.
However from the information Ive gathered
so far the Ford computer is a no go unless it
can be reprogramed by a piggy back device.
Using a custom computer will always allow
the possibility to upgrade to Multi point
system in the future as funds arise and if
you are chasing higher performance but in reality for the street, the Ford CFI on the
small four cylinders is more than enough. You have twin 36-40mm inlets similar to the
old Capri twin barrel 38mm dgv or something.
Ive pmed with the owner of the mazda 1300 with turbo and ford cfi and he runs
microtech for 127rwhp and hes very happy
with the CFI unit. Also another previous
owner of a 1200 ute with a12 turbo also
expressed the same but 110rwhp.
The ford CFI engines run well but are a
underpowered compared to MPFI because
the engine in the end is 3-4litres and you
never see since the 80s a big 6 with such a
small cc induction. Even my old 67 berz with
a 2.8 litre six had a 600cfm four barrel.
So for a small 4 cylinder it hasnt presented problems for the two setups mentioned or the one mentioned by Ding Dang on this thread. However it looks like a cheap setup for those who cant afford to muck around with MFPI and parts cost me less than 50 dollars from pick-a-part. I dont see a better setup using a factory manifold. Phunkey It will obviously never outdo your setup or any MFPI but it could be a nice alternative for that factory look as it can take a normal factory stock looking airfilter assembly with little effort.
As for the link above it states that the emmissions and burn is supposed to be cleaner thanks to better mixing with air before it enters the combustion. Great if true for those chasing economy with still more oomph.
As for the using a twin CFI setup... yes it does sound good and why not when these things are so available, cheap and can be mounted on their side also. Using 2 to have quad 36-40mm throttles with a custom computer? Its just an idea and with the price of the throttles it can be a cheap one for chasing performace.
DD the 80s for unit on the v8s have much larger cfm and different design but I know that the custom aussie 2 x CFI setup can make some serious hp with an aftermarket computer on an old cleveland XD Falcon (however your pic setup looks thirstier than the one Ive seen although the XD runs a clean 14.4).
As for the amount of posts, should have already packed my bags at 1000