HS30-H Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 I meant to say factory race cars sorry. Circuit Car Rally Car LY-24-on-ECGI-pre-73-RAC-12.jpg I'll chime in now that the 50PHHs have sold and Lurch is munching caviar blinis washed down with Dom Perignon... Nissan were using fuel injection on their works 240Z rally cars early in 1972. They 'tested' some of these setups in Japanese circuit racing. The (Bosch K-Jetronic derived) Diesel Kiki built Nissan EGCI system was first used on 'normal' L-gata heads, then on the 'Safari'/FIA E4621 heads, then on the 'LY' crossflow heads. Here's an example of one of the earliest setups: Gtv240z, d3c0y and gav240z 3 Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted March 2, 2017 Administrators Posted March 2, 2017 If someone was to try and reproduce these early style injection systems, are parts out there to piece together a kit? If it was indeed Bosch parts in use, does that mean you could piece together parts off other cars of the same period? By the way what's with the works rally cars and the plastic strut top covers in the engine bay? What was their purpose? Keep dirt out? Quote
HS30-H Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 If someone was to try and reproduce these early style injection systems, are parts out there to piece together a kit? If it was indeed Bosch parts in use, does that mean you could piece together parts off other cars of the same period? By the way what's with the works rally cars and the plastic strut top covers in the engine bay? What was their purpose? Keep dirt out? It was only the actual electronics (the circuitry gubbins inside the metal boxes...) that was based on Bosch's K-Jetronic system. Nissan-owned Diesel Kiki (later to become Zexel, but formed in the 1930s in partnership with Robert Bosch Japan) used the Bosch-patented electronics, but most of the hardware was actually Japanese-sourced. The first side-draught style throttle bodies for example were made by Denso for Nissan... The plastic rear strut top covers seen on the front strut tops of the Works rally cars were double function. Yes, they kept dirt, rocks and stones (and water) out, but they also kept prying eyes away from naughty re-drilling of the 'shell to accommodate caster and camber-adjustable top mounts... d3c0y, Gtv240z and gav240z 3 Quote
Ponyo240z Posted March 3, 2017 Posted March 3, 2017 When are you going to write a book we can purchase Alan? Quote
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