EFI controllers
EFI controllers
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Hi all,
I am helping a small Swedish company with sourcing lower cost parts for their injected DOHC Vee twin industrial engines and one thing that they are paying way too much for is their EFI controller. Since most of their current applications require a fairly constant rpm, no complex mapping is required-- just start/idle and run up to operating rpm.
Any suggestions for where to find an EFI controller (possibly with ignition built in?) One application we are looking into is for light aircraft (kit planes) so light, simple and reliable are all important.
Thanks for the help and anyone needing an 80-120hp 50kg engine, let me know and I'll send details.
I am helping a small Swedish company with sourcing lower cost parts for their injected DOHC Vee twin industrial engines and one thing that they are paying way too much for is their EFI controller. Since most of their current applications require a fairly constant rpm, no complex mapping is required-- just start/idle and run up to operating rpm.
Any suggestions for where to find an EFI controller (possibly with ignition built in?) One application we are looking into is for light aircraft (kit planes) so light, simple and reliable are all important.
Thanks for the help and anyone needing an 80-120hp 50kg engine, let me know and I'll send details.
Derek White
www.design-outsourcing.com





RE: EFI controllers
There's the MEFI controller from GM. These are used on the Chevrolet Performance 350/502 Ramjet engines, and by Mercury Marine on their Mercruiser line. The later ones are fairly sophisticated and reliable.
RE: EFI controllers
Do they sell this to other OEM suppliers and any idea of the price and who to talk to. Maybe we're too small at just a few hundred units a year. cheers, derek
Derek White
www.design-outsourcing.com
RE: EFI controllers
Cheers
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RE: EFI controllers
They also have a new minisquirt coming out soon which is the smaller version of the Megasquirt 2 (which is very powerful, cheap and has ignition mapping too.) I think it is an excellent system but there must be something off the shelf which is simpler than building your own and still be a few hundred $. Since we will need two on the aircraft version the price and size/weight are important.
cheers, derek
Derek White
www.design-outsourcing.com
RE: EFI controllers
RE: EFI controllers
Price often has little to do with reliability. We would like a simple system as it is less likely to fail. Lower price allows us to have two systems and still keep the price down. We are competing with carburettors and fliers are conservative (or dead.) The microsquirt (not mini, sorry) looks good but has not been tested enough yet.
cheers, derek
Derek White
www.design-outsourcing.com
RE: EFI controllers
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Pete
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RE: EFI controllers
The microtech (www.microtech-efi.com) and Haltech are a bit more expensive (retail) than the controllers we are already using but I'll find out what OEM deals they can offer. I'll get a Microsquirt beta model to test as they are small and the price is well below the others.
cheers, derek
Derek White
www.design-outsourcing.com
RE: EFI controllers
www.electroniccontrol.com
Regards,
Robert
RE: EFI controllers
RE: EFI controllers
Let us know what you have and put it on this forum as there are bound to be others interested.
cheers, derek
Derek White
www.design-outsourcing.com
RE: EFI controllers
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The powercommander is less than $400 for example.
RE: EFI controllers
RE: EFI controllers
http://www.omextechnology.co.uk/