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Old 12-04-2016, 09:13 AM
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there is a squarebody truck in a sloppy mechanics youtube dyno video that was running it on an SBC...you might search that out and see what the owner thinks of it.
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yea after doing a little research..seems there have been some issues...either love it or hate it type stuff...not sure this will fit my needs..with a cammed 6.0 with a brake and 2-step..thx for the reply
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Jeg's has it also on their site, however neither site actually has them in stock. I've actually called Fitech and they say the kits will be available either 1st or 2nd quarter of 2017. I called Jegs and the guy talked to his contact at Fitech, and he said they might be available mid to late December 2016....So they'll be out one day.
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Even though this "loaded" intake comes with rails, injectors etc who's to say its any good???? The injectors alone could cause a nightmare tuning/running situation if they are garbage. When you see prices like this, you have to stop a moment and think a bit about the true value of what your getting.
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I'm running their original throttle body system with boost, runs fine but I'm swapping to megasquirt for more capability/tune ability
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Looks like a micro squirt in fancy clothes.

How many would even want an intake that doesn't start to make power till 5800 rpm? I guess they look cool. And the touch screen adjustable ecu is nice. Also I can't figure why they would bother with anything under 80lb injectors? That was my gripe with their throttle body injector setup too.
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Surprisingly at 16# my injector duty cycle was only around 75% and still pig rich around 10.5 and I only have the smaller 600 unit with 4 66# injectors...
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Originally Posted by wildcamaro
Surprisingly at 16# my injector duty cycle was only around 75% and still pig rich around 10.5 and I only have the smaller 600 unit with 4 66# injectors...
Do you have any pictures of your setup?
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Originally Posted by wildcamaro
Surprisingly at 16# my injector duty cycle was only around 75% and still pig rich around 10.5 and I only have the smaller 600 unit with 4 66# injectors...
I was talking more for E85... Pretty darn easy to max out 80's with that fuel and a mild SBE build.
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Originally Posted by baronsmith98
Do you have any pictures of your setup?
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Forcefed- I'll be doing just that as one of the reasons I'm going to the gold
Box is to have the capability to run 93 or e85 and be able to blend the two. My goal is only 550 or so whp so I'm hoping that 80s will get me there...
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I don't care for that intake design but have installed a cpl of their TB systems on carbureted SBC's.. Very simple and work really nice...
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It looks like you will be able to buy a cheaper version and use your own intake and injectors.
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Originally Posted by gagliano7
It looks like you will be able to buy a cheaper version and use your own intake and injectors.
That looks to be a great deal. Standalone ECU with LS harness for $795, or $995 with trans control.
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Originally Posted by M_Minnick
That looks to be a great deal. Standalone ECU with LS harness for $795, or $995 with trans control.
I called Fitech and the $795 kit will come with a harness, handheld programmer, 1 o2 sensor, and ECU. The $995 kit comes with 2 o2 sensors plus the harness to the transmission. Both kits require you to buy coil pack harnesses. Not a bad deal overall compared to what comes with a Holley kit. Though I think the Holley kit is a lot more capable and I've heard that Fitech's tech customer service is more miss than hit. Just what I've heard though, no experience with them.
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Whats the coil pack harness cost? It really sounds like a comparable to a microsquirt. Anyone know of anything it can do that a micro can't? Or vise-versa? Micros are plug and play for $800, or buy it and wire yourself for $300. (no WB02, but includes coil harness) The hand held programmer is a nice touch, but I really like/prefer a laptop or pad with tuner studio for large gauge displays and an easy/larger tuning area.
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You can get a set of 2 coil pack harness for $50-$100 on ebay.
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Originally Posted by Sube
You can get a set of 2 coil pack harness for $50-$100 on ebay.
can I use the stock coil pack harness?
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Yep. From talking to the Fitech rep about the $795 and $995 kits, they left the coil pack harnesses out so that users could use either LS1 or truck style coils.
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I wonder how adjustable the trans will be with the $995 package
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Originally Posted by forcd ind
I wonder how adjustable the trans will be with the $995 package
The key to all this is in the software and firmware. Holley has been using the same hardware for a long time, but they have been updating the software capabilities at a steady pace, because the hardware was already there.

My first wideband was $1200 circa 2003...

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