Re: not better, but here it is
That is a good point. When spending thousands of dollars on your car a few hundred dollars difference between FI systems is not much. I did forget to mention that the other option I got for my SDS is knock retard. I would be interested in any information you have on the Fel-Pro unit. I have never seen it. The quote I was given for a TECII was $1800 dollars so $1100 is news to me.
Greg do you have a web page detailing your project? I would be interested to hear more about your car...
Eric Brinkman
71 240Z turbo
> I know exactly what you mean, Eric. i'm
> suprised at the price of the distributorless
> SDS system. It's less than $200 more than
> the cost of their regular unit. They've only
> recently released the price in the last
> month, I figured it would be a 3-400 dollar
> option. Still, the base TEC is about $1100,
> and it has a lot of the extras of the SDS
> (like knock detector, idle control) already
> built in. The high price of the software has
> always been a bad point with the TEC,
> though. It starts at $200 and goes up based
> on features. I heard somebody had written
> better software for it a few months ago, but
> haven't heard anything since ( Ericz, Timz,
> turbo240/JimT-are you listening?) Like Eric
> said, you have to identify your goals and
> pick a system based on that. The difference
> in price is really not that big considering
> the project you are taking on. I myself did
> not pick the TEC. I went with a Fel-Pro.
> True sequential injection along with a
> wideband 02 sensor. The wideband 02 sensor
> allows the ECM to tune itself to run the
> exact air fuel ratios that I program in,
> ANYWHERE in the operating range. Works
> exactly like $2000 Horiba air fuel
> meters.Unlike standard 02 sensors that only
> read rich/lean and require you to run open
> loop at full throttle conditions. Hopefully
> it will work out as planned and allow me to
> run the car closer to the edge and still be
> safe. And there are other systems out there.
> Don't forget the old standby Accell DFI.
> There's enough of them out there that you
> can pick one up used. A few weeks ago I
> bought a DFI unit for $300. Fuel and
> ignition control model. Next year when accel
> comes out with their new model I expect
> someone can pick up one of the older units
> fairly easily/ cheaply. After all, it's been
> around ten years now!! Gotta go now, didn't
> mean to write a book on the subject

Just
> wanted everybody to know that whie the SDS
> is a fine unit, it's not a cheap version of
> the TEC. They are different in more ways
> than they are the same. Two different ways
> of doing the same job. Do your homework and
> you won't be dissappointed.
> greg
> 71 240z