Is it hardcore to build your own fuel injection???

[rusty_tlc]

Frys in Las Vegas has a Hako 936 which they sell for $85, that looks like the best bang for the buck.


General info on soldering irons:
Wellar, Metcal, and Hako are safe bets.
As a minimum you need a unit with temp control and at least 60W output. 40W may get you by but forget doing any lead free soldering.
Look for a replacable pencil and tips.

 

[Mace]

Nice, thanks for the info.

Suppose a plastic case would suffice for the AL one they reccomend??

http://enclosuresandcases.com/sbspecpage.html

 

[rusty_tlc]

Nice, thanks for the info.

Suppose a plastic case would suffice for the AL one they reccomend??

http://enclosuresandcases.com/sbspecpage.html

I'd have to know a lot more about the board, they may be using the case as a heat sink. Any way those are about the best you can get, blow some of the money you saved on a cool enclosure.

Edit: Puncuation is a good thing.

 

[Mace]

Fair enough. Never thought about the heat sink capabilities..

I'll go for the nice case for $15.00 please

 

[Mace]

Fry's is a cool place.

got the last socket that I needed, a DB-9 cable and some plastic screws to finish the job..

Or start the job I guess

Plus they had the AL case that I needed. So no more mail order

 

[rusty_tlc]

Fry's is a cool place.

got the last socket that I needed, a DB-9 cable and some plastic screws to finish the job..

Or start the job I guess

Plus they had the AL case that I needed. So no more mail order

Frys is like Spector/Man-A Free/Marlin/AA all rolled up in one to an electronics techie.

 

[rusty_tlc]

So Mace how many times have you burned yourself?

Soldering is so much fun.

 

[Mace]

Not once..............


yet

Almost finished with the mother board. Everything has moved smoothly so far..

Can I repeat the term So far???

 

[rusty_tlc]

Don't forget to spend a lot of time inspecting your work. Most failures can be found at visual inspection. Cold solder joints, or missing solder joints are a bi.... bear to find later. They result in intermittant operartion, the last thing you want is an electrical circuit that works sometimes, usually failing at the worst time.

Cold solder joints will look opaque instead of shiny, missing solder joints will be missing solder.

 

[DHONDAGOD]

pics please.....



chris

 

[lowtideride]

Never met huh?
Who was that I pulled back to camp in SD?
I can pull plenty of threads off POR to prove you are stoopid......
Seem to remember a missed Moab trip to name one

ok, I'm in for hearing a good story about my buddy Mace

 

[Mace]

All done and tested with the stimulator...


Works as supposed to

I'll get pics.

Moab.. Short story.. I was doing burnouts in the street "testing" testing my suspension.
It failed

 

[rusty_tlc]

All done and tested with the stimulator...


Works as supposed to

I'll get pics.

Moab.. Short story.. I was doing burnouts in the street "testing" testing my suspension.
It failed

Hooty Hooo! good work! Pics please.

 

[gunmetalcruz]

So are you going to carry the gun on the trail and have somewere to plug it in?

 

[Mace]

soldering gun plugs into a Premier power welder nicely thank you very much....

 

[Rascal]

Dood - I know you own a digital camera. Let us see what you are doing!!

 

[rusty_tlc]

Dood - I know you own a digital camera. Let us see what you are doing!!

Yes Pics Please!

 

[Mace]

Okay okay...

 

[Mace]

Here is the final unit (outside of the metal box) It looks simplistic but let me say that for a rookie that was a tON of soldering.

 

[Mace]

I found a cheap new adapter from http://www.waltech.org/21stcenturyhotrods/tlc_efi/tlc_intro.shtml On ebay for $45.00. The adapter was new and I bought it directly from them. So far I am not impressed.

No hardware was included. Which was not that big of a deal until I started to mount the plates together. Fit and finish sucks.. From the pics, everywhere you see black is where the intake column does not match up. I will be spending some time in the near future making the transition from the TBI unit to the 2F intake manifold seamless.