It’s been a while since I posted on the project…
Things are coming along slowly. I’ve been quite busy with academic matters. This is my conference paper “busy season.”
A couple days ago I got in a 2008 CBR600RR throttle body set. After messing around with the single Dodge Neon throttle body, I decided I should stick with dual throttle bodies that already have injectors mounted properly. These throttle bodies will take some modification but it doesn’t look like an impossible job. The worst that can happen is I end up with eight good injectors.
Talking with a member of the IPCRC today the idea struck me that the duckbill on the back of the PC800 could make the perfect place to mount all of the electronics. There is plenty of space in that plastic bit. However it’s hard to get to and has no venting so it might get too hot in the summer for sensitive electronics. Have to think about that a little more but it is a possibility.
This project will come to fruition. It just might take a few months.
I’m reading. I look forward to your progress. Wife has a PC800 and she’s tired of warming it up on the choke. Fuel injection would solve that.
It is looking like it will cost somewhere around $1000 to convert over to fuel injection if you do it all yourself. If someone does it for you, triple that price. So it might not be worth doing the conversion unless it’s REALLY annoying to warm up the bike on the choke 🙂 I’m doing this project mainly to learn more about engines and fuel injection. And eventually I’m hoping to put on NOx and maybe a turbocharger which is MUCH easier with fuel injection. Plus I might get lucky and improve mileage with the conversion.