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Subject:Re: fuel management system
From:Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Date:Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:40:35 -0800

I would say 'all subaru engines are distributorlessfrom 1990 and up,
starting with the EJ22.
some are even Coil-On-Plug, and most are 'waste spark' too.

Having a Distributor is pretty old tech,.pretty much gone for all makes
by the 2000's.
A very nice thing not to have !

S.

On 2/14/2013 8:09 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> Many of the Subie engines are distributor less. Keep that in mind if
> considering using the Haltech on them.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Max Wellhouse
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 10:15 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: fuel management system
>
> I haven't ruled out using the Haltech E6S on the Subie conversion when it
> takes place.  Just clip off the Bosch injector connectors and find some
> Subie somewhere in a bone yard.  Re-program, and save yourself a
> $600 wiring loom modification  OR a lot of spare time changing yours
> over....
>
>
> YMMV
>
>
> DM&FS
>
> On 2/14/2013 9:00 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>> Wow, $2000 for an EFI revision on an obsolete, unreliable engine that
>> costs a minimum of $3000 to have rebuilt with questionable parts.  Go
>> figure, but I'll give them credit for trying to beat life into dead
> horsepower.
>> Stuart
>> Five WBX engines, no more ever again.  Fool me once . . .
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of neil n
>> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:58 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: fuel managment system
>>
>> Gowesty is working on a system.
>> http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=1532  Some have
>> installed Megasquirt.
>>
>> Or just a whole different engine.   ;)
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 5:50 PM, D.A.Simmons <dasvwdriver@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>>> what, if anything, are people changing to to replace the stock
>>> digifant system. (85 van-o-gone) Dan
>>>

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