Perception, how many wars has it started?...
The easiest way to keep things on topic is not to let a perception make one post things that are off topic.
I was on topic, just providing counterpoint & cautionary statements as well as options as asked for. Even kept it on topic after you sounded off about my post by posting more relavent information.
This isn't like many sites tho, I doubt you'll find one better for basic knowledge & help with your old bolt. I have yet to find a board with as many knowledgable people who dont discern between who's a FNG & who's an old hand in the network.
Another vintage vehicle site I was on, The H.A.M.B., there are numerous people who would refuse to talk to me or flame me simply coz my other car is a VW & I was insane enough to be proud of it on thier precious board. I simply dont care enough about the opinions of assinine people I will never meet, & wouldn't care if I did anyway, to allow myself to act like they do.
Simply put, I can say from my personal expereince in the short time being on the Stovebolt that dropping off over something silly like this would be a loss of a great resource. Your call tho,...
Dont sweat the little crap.
BTW, it's ALL little crap.
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BACK on topic tho, if anyone is still interested, I actualy DO have some helpfull points to put out there.
Scary thought, I know.
Distributor selction: For a dizzy, many of the modern ECU's for EFI use a hall effect sensor (magnet/coil/rotor/stator, no moving parts other than the dizzy shaft) to trigger the ignition, so you'll want to ensure what type of distributor trigger system the engine you get the ECU from was using & if it's compatable with other types.
Also need to see if the donor vehicle uses mechanical timing advance or electronic.
After that it's all about finding one compatible with the ECU & with similar dimensions to your stock item & get it machined to fit your engine.
Knock Sensors: Thanks to the ricers, there are a load of aftermarket Knock Sensors to be found, that may be more suited to custom/cobbled EFI than an OEM item refit to your engine. Afterall, if the calibration of the junkyard sensor is too low or too high for the application (If it even works at all).
Temp Sensor: As for locating the water temp sensor. I had this issue on my '65 when I installed the ProJection system. I managed to find a thermostat cover with a bung in it for just that purpose, drilled it out and the sensor screwed right in. Right there in the prime water temperature location & it cost me all of $5 at a yard.
Definate option if the dimensions are similar across the models like some of the GM V8's, I'm just not sure about the 6-bangers tho.
Oxygen Sensor: One thing I haven't seen mentioned is the O2 sensor, and in a modern system thats an essential feedback item for a closed loop EFI control system. Welding in a bung for the sensor is simple enough & you can get the bungs from many places, pretty sure Summit Racing sells them.
There is also an ideal position for it, too far down the pipe it wont heat up properly & give bad readings (this can be remidied by getting the self heating variety, but they aren't cheap!).
One of the previous posts mentioned the TBI unist that looked like stock carbs. Someone tossed together a super clean body that when assembled looks exactly like a 2bbl Rochester, perfect if one wants to keep it stock "looking".
Take the top off & where the floats should be is a solid billet of metal and two TPI injectors, clean & stealthy as can be. just have to be creative in how you route the wiring.
Have seen them in the mags recently, if I can dig up the company website I'll post the link.
