CRX: Re: Programmable EFI...

[Robert K. Kuhn]

Craig -   I've owned two Datsun's in my life, a 1971 Datsun 510 Sedan and a 1972 240Z.  The 510 was sold for a 1967 BMW '02 and the 240Z was sold for a 1969 Porsche 914/4.  Had a lot of fun with both Datsun's but I hated the Hitachi carbs.  They worked very well but I had a hard time with the floats.  I took the easy way out and went Weber.  :^)   Anyhoo...  Welcome to the CRX world.  As you are probably aware by now, the CRX is a very fun car to drive with very excellent power-to-weight ratio.  And on top of it all, they're one of the easiest cars to work on (next to the many air-cooled VW's I owned in the past), IMHO.   On this list, you'll find a lot of experienced owners.  I'm still learning a lot from them (I've ownly been a CRX owner since 1998) and about the car in general.   The stock EFI that Honda uses works very well which is why many owners do not bother to change it unless they have done an engine swap where you basically need to swap out the ECU.  In fact, many of my CRX and Civic friend's just replace their fuel rails and then followed it up with replacing their stock fuel pressure regulator with an adjustable one.   Have you done any engine performance modifications (something other than the typical-basic air intake, exhaust, exhaust headers and cam sprocket) or perhaps already did the engine swap?  If you still have the stock engine but installed a different cam or even an adjustable cam sprocket, I suppose I could see the need to look into a programmable EFI system (might even help the car pass emissions if you live in a state that enforces it).   Just my thoughts...   Robert K. Kuhn CRX Owners Group President (http://www.crx.org/southcal) 1990 Honda CRXsi (http://drive.to/jiggy) ICQ # 3714283 (nickname: godzilla) Mount Laguna Cruise (San Diego County) - September 2, 2002 http://www.crx.org/southcal/events.html To see who all is coming: http://www.crx.org/southcal/rsvp.html     ----- Original Message ----- From: Craig Borden - ZCC To: CRX-post Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 08:44 AM Subject: CRX: Programmable EFI... I am a die hard Datsun Z car fan and have owned one (or two) for almost all of my driving years (15). However, I am now Z-less and perfectly content to work on my CRX. BTW, I love the CRX as it has MANY qualities that I often wished for on my Z. Anyway, I did a lot of research on programmable EFI systems for my Z but never bought one. The TEC units are certainly proven and are good ones. Two other units are at www.sds-efi.com  and at www.wolfems.com.au I personally loved the Wolf EMS unit. It was less expensive than the TEC and had both a hand programmer and the ability to support a laptop interface. At the time, it was the only one that could do that. That is my limited knowledge on the subject but the Wolf had my vote. Craig