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Title: EFI conversion?
Post by: V8Pinto on July 04, 2003, 10:19:24 AM
Anybody on here ever convert to fuel injection?  I know a guy that is doing a Megasquirt install on his Falcon so the experience is nearby....

Just pushing around ideas.
Title: EFI conversion?
Post by: bbanjo on July 04, 2003, 08:21:33 PM
I haven't heard of anyone doing it, but think that if someone had the time/spare bike/etc that a unit off of a new SV twin would be sweet to start with.

I don't know enough about them to say if they even have a chip that can be re-mapped to fit the bill.

I know a bunch about the units in H2O Vw's, but don't know beans about the units on any bikes. (pumps vs gravity fed fuel, injector types, PSI on the fuel rail and injector)

I'd imagine chopping a unit off of an inline four with EFI would be close to the beginning to setting one up. Maybe half of a V4? It would beat the crap out of re-jetting carbs.

Class?
Title: f.i gs
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on July 04, 2003, 10:12:26 PM
:? if you can ifgure this out i will be interested in doing the same thing.
:cheers:
Title: EFI conversion?
Post by: Blueknyt on July 06, 2003, 09:17:56 PM
im playing with that idea myself, nothing close to working yet.
Title: EFI conversion?
Post by: werase643 on July 07, 2003, 06:44:08 PM
I have the complete set-up for a TL1000R.....with instruments and some of the wiring.....had it for about 2 yrs now.  BTW, the throttle bodies are 52mm!!!!!! :o
I was trying to think how to trick the computer into thinking a DR650 was a twin and have some fun on my thumper...back burner now..... :(
Title: EFI conversion?
Post by: Blueknyt on July 08, 2003, 12:31:47 AM
hmmm, 52mm throttle body, into a manifold, plenumed into both intake tracks???? sound reasonable?
Title: EFI conversion?
Post by: JamesG on July 08, 2003, 05:38:22 AM
subscribe to the www.mica peak.com  GS-TWINS or CHASIS email list.

Ask Dana Goulston about it. He just did a megasquirt conversion on his GS450 land speed bike.
Title: EFI conversion?
Post by: werase643 on July 08, 2003, 03:18:41 PM
Quote from: Blueknythmmm, 52mm throttle body, into a manifold, plenumed into both intake tracks???? sound reasonable?

a TL-R has TWO 52mm throttle bodies......
Title: EFI conversion?
Post by: Blueknyt on July 08, 2003, 06:04:37 PM
Quotea TL-R has TWO 52mm throttle bodies......

1 TLR cyl has the displacement of how many cc's? 1/2 of 1000 is ?

so 1 52mm throttle body may be too big for 2 smaller breaths through the airhorn. maybe something like a single 46mm throttle body would be the way to go.
Title: EFI conversion?
Post by: Rashad on July 08, 2003, 06:14:47 PM
I would LOVE to do this if i had some more info. That would rock.. in fact my buddy and I were tossing around the idea, since hes a car genious anyhow... he even explained how simple it would be to do... simple, not easy.
Title: EFI conversion?
Post by: Rashad on July 08, 2003, 06:15:12 PM
I would LOVE to do this if i had some more info. That would rock.. in fact my buddy and I were tossing around the idea, since hes a car genious anyhow... he even explained how simple it would be to do... simple, not easy.
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: crazyfrog on August 17, 2009, 07:31:22 AM
Hello. About suzuki GS500 EFI  you can visit my blog www.suzukiGS500efi.blogspot.com (http://www.suzukigs500efi.blogspot.com). The work it is in progress.
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: Dr.Sparkie on August 17, 2009, 02:11:04 PM
Quote from: crazyfrog on August 17, 2009, 07:31:22 AM
Hello. About suzuki GS500 EFI  you can visit my blog www.suzukiGS500efi.blogspot.com (http://www.suzukigs500efi.blogspot.com). The work it is in progress.

this is exactly like what I did. make sure you sample the MAP sensor synchronously with the spark. best bet is to use the MAP sensor on the #2 cylinder, sampled at the #1 spark. this will result in two readings for every otto cycle, discard the highest (because its not during the intake stroke) and you have an excellent MAP reading.
it took delco (or whoever, buti think it was delco) 2 years to get MAP injection on harleys because they couldnt solve the intake manifold pressure ripple problem.. i solved it independantly in 1 day, of which several hours was spent pissing and moaning about using a conditional branch statement in an interrupt... eventually i sucked up the 7 microsecond loss and it ran farkin awesome.

thread related: yeah, i injected my bike, but the generator couldnt support the fuel pump (honda civic pump), so i pulled it off. I grafted two dodge turbo minivan injectors onto the head, used the carbs as throttle bodies, a nissan FPR, honda civic pump, and homebrewed the controller out of an HCS12 and some driver electronics. it worked well, but required a car battery or a 12 power supply to run on the bike because of that damn fuel pump.

i wanted to try some snowmobile throttle bodies.. theyre usually cheaper than bike parts (on ebay) and theyre almost always twins, and they're always more than enough in terms of air and fuel flow.
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: Chanse on August 17, 2009, 02:29:58 PM
been asked  a hundred million times, attempted about four. When you figure it out let us all know... :thumb:
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: Kurlon on August 17, 2009, 07:21:40 PM
I wouldn't be so worried about Alpha-N not being streetable, the vast VAST majority of EFI bikes use Alpha-N setups thanks to them being FAR simpler.

Otherwise, nice work so far!
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: crazyfrog on August 17, 2009, 10:55:24 PM
Quote from: Kurlon on August 17, 2009, 07:21:40 PM
I wouldn't be so worried about Alpha-N not being streetable, the vast VAST majority of EFI bikes use Alpha-N setups thanks to them being FAR simpler.

Otherwise, nice work so far!
I didn't know that.


PS: sorry for my English skill (it is the second language for me).
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: crazyfrog on August 17, 2009, 11:10:55 PM
Quote from: Dr.Sparkie on August 17, 2009, 02:11:04 PM
Quote from: crazyfrog on August 17, 2009, 07:31:22 AM
Hello. About suzuki GS500 EFI  you can visit my blog www.suzukiGS500efi.blogspot.com (http://www.suzukigs500efi.blogspot.com). The work it is in progress.

this is exactly like what I did. make sure you sample the MAP sensor synchronously with the spark. best bet is to use the MAP sensor on the #2 cylinder, sampled at the #1 spark. this will result in two readings for every otto cycle, discard the highest (because its not during the intake stroke) and you have an excellent MAP reading.
it took delco (or whoever, buti think it was delco) 2 years to get MAP injection on harleys because they couldnt solve the intake manifold pressure ripple problem.. i solved it independantly in 1 day, of which several hours was spent pissing and moaning about using a conditional branch statement in an interrupt... eventually i sucked up the 7 microsecond loss and it ran farkin awesome.

thread related: yeah, i injected my bike, but the generator couldnt support the fuel pump (honda civic pump), so i pulled it off. I grafted two dodge turbo minivan injectors onto the head, used the carbs as throttle bodies, a nissan FPR, honda civic pump, and homebrewed the controller out of an HCS12 and some driver electronics. it worked well, but required a car battery or a 12 power supply to run on the bike because of that damn fuel pump.

i wanted to try some snowmobile throttle bodies.. theyre usually cheaper than bike parts (on ebay) and theyre almost always twins, and they're always more than enough in terms of air and fuel flow.

hello.

So what you that to say it is that the MAP sensor return a fake value at "combustion process" ?

Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: Kurlon on August 18, 2009, 04:59:25 AM
Quote from: crazyfrog on August 17, 2009, 10:55:24 PM
PS: sorry for my English skill (it is the second language for me).

Your english has been fine. : )
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: Dr.Sparkie on August 18, 2009, 09:36:41 AM
Quote from: crazyfrog on August 17, 2009, 11:10:55 PM


hello.

So what you that to say it is that the MAP sensor return a fake value at "combustion process" ?



sort of. because there is little volume behind the carb/throttle body in the "intake tube", the pressure read by the MAP sensor ripples alot, especially at low throttle applications. think of this volume as an "air capacitor", and its too small to smooth the pressure (voltage) ripples. if you continously sample the MAP sensor voltage  as a function of time, the time samples will show you this ripple signal.

but if you sample the MAP sensor synchronously with spark, you get the pressure signal at the same point every otto cycle. the reason I reccommend sampling #2 @ the #1 spark is because when the #1 cylinder sparks the number two cylinder is either coming to the end of the intake stroke, or coming to the end of the power stroke. The higher sensor reading will be at the end of the power stroke, because the air capacitor will have had time to "charge" through the throttle plate without being bled down by the open intake valve.

I have some sample code for the motorola HCS12... somewhere, just tried looking and the best i could come up with is some small assembler humor i put in another project:

SPRKMRK EQU     %100        * Sparkie gets 100%

you have to be creative with varible names with as11. (the percent sign indicates that the input is actually binary, so spark-mark is actually 4 decimal.... which isnt a bad GPA ;))
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: crazyfrog on August 18, 2009, 02:08:44 PM
Quote from: Dr.Sparkie on August 18, 2009, 09:36:41 AM
Quote from: crazyfrog on August 17, 2009, 11:10:55 PM


hello.

So what you that to say it is that the MAP sensor return a fake value at "combustion process" ?



sort of. because there is little volume behind the carb/throttle body in the "intake tube", the pressure read by the MAP sensor ripples alot, especially at low throttle applications. think of this volume as an "air capacitor", and its too small to smooth the pressure (voltage) ripples. if you continously sample the MAP sensor voltage  as a function of time, the time samples will show you this ripple signal.

but if you sample the MAP sensor synchronously with spark, you get the pressure signal at the same point every otto cycle. the reason I reccommend sampling #2 @ the #1 spark is because when the #1 cylinder sparks the number two cylinder is either coming to the end of the intake stroke, or coming to the end of the power stroke. The higher sensor reading will be at the end of the power stroke, because the air capacitor will have had time to "charge" through the throttle plate without being bled down by the open intake valve.

I have some sample code for the motorola HCS12... somewhere, just tried looking and the best i could come up with is some small assembler humor i put in another project:

SPRKMRK EQU     %100        * Sparkie gets 100%

you have to be creative with varible names with as11. (the percent sign indicates that the input is actually binary, so spark-mark is actually 4 decimal.... which isnt a bad GPA ;))

wow. you really know a lot. Thanks man, and do not bother with the code. To save time i use mikroC to program the controller.

In fact you are right , the intake acting like a capacitor.

My plan was to read continuously the pressure sensor between two sparks and use the highest value, but probably is not very good.

thanks.

PS: i will update the blog soon.
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: kml.krk on August 18, 2009, 07:44:59 PM
this is very interesting blog you put there. great work. I did not have time to read the whole thing but I definitely will!

good luck with the project!
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: crazyfrog on August 19, 2009, 12:32:07 AM
Quote from: kml.krk on August 18, 2009, 07:44:59 PM
this is very interesting blog you put there. great work. I did not have time to read the whole thing but I definitely will!

good luck with the project!
Thanks.
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: crazyfrog on February 24, 2010, 08:31:34 AM
Updates: http://suzukigs500efi.blogspot.com/ (http://suzukigs500efi.blogspot.com/)
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: MXFun86 on February 24, 2010, 09:16:26 PM
Quote from: Dr.Sparkie on August 17, 2009, 02:11:04 PM
Quote from: crazyfrog on August 17, 2009, 07:31:22 AM
Hello. About suzuki GS500 EFI  you can visit my blog www.suzukiGS500efi.blogspot.com (http://www.suzukigs500efi.blogspot.com). The work it is in progress.

this is exactly like what I did. make sure you sample the MAP sensor synchronously with the spark. best bet is to use the MAP sensor on the #2 cylinder, sampled at the #1 spark. this will result in two readings for every otto cycle, discard the highest (because its not during the intake stroke) and you have an excellent MAP reading.
it took delco (or whoever, buti think it was delco) 2 years to get MAP injection on harleys because they couldnt solve the intake manifold pressure ripple problem.. i solved it independantly in 1 day, of which several hours was spent pissing and moaning about using a conditional branch statement in an interrupt... eventually i sucked up the 7 microsecond loss and it ran farkin awesome.

thread related: yeah, i injected my bike, but the generator couldnt support the fuel pump (honda civic pump), so i pulled it off. I grafted two dodge turbo minivan injectors onto the head, used the carbs as throttle bodies, a nissan FPR, honda civic pump, and homebrewed the controller out of an HCS12 and some driver electronics. it worked well, but required a car battery or a 12 power supply to run on the bike because of that damn fuel pump.

i wanted to try some snowmobile throttle bodies.. theyre usually cheaper than bike parts (on ebay) and theyre almost always twins, and they're always more than enough in terms of air and fuel flow.

You were able to do all this incredibly complex work and problem solving that it took an incredible amount of time for others to figure out in a matter of hours... but you were foiled by the stock generator/magneto???
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: crazyfrog on February 25, 2010, 02:59:11 AM
Are you trying to say that the generator (alternator) it is not capable to support the amount of energy needed by the EFI system? If this problem rise i will solve by reducing the period of time when pump is on, or/and by reconstruct the alternator coils for more power. I think this problem can happen only on idle, so this is not so big problem.
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: Nakedbusa on February 25, 2010, 11:11:33 PM
Whats wrong Shane, The busa not fast enough anymore! :D
Title: Re: EFI conversion?
Post by: deniskin on August 29, 2018, 11:49:26 PM
https://speeduino.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1634

Seems like easy way to EFI convertion. Much more easy tune engine using close loop from wide-band lambda
No any reason to convertion, only self education and experience :)