intake from a turbo starion

[PowerRam348]

my friend offered me the F.I. intake from his 89 turbo 2.6 starion. can i use the intake without the turbo on my 89 ram 50? by the way, the turbo is shot and the exhaust manifold is cracked.

[pennyman1]

You'll need the wiring and a computer to use the FI unit. Not worth the trouble without the turbo - the injectors are a 2 stage setup for a turbo, and the programming to make it work will cost a small fortune to make it driveable. Most people go with a Megasquirt ecu with multiport injection; you could use the throttle body to meter air and leave the injectors to plug the holes.

[natureboy]

I've wondered the same thing. Are the Aussie Magna intakes an option? are they worth the trouble? is it possible to modify the mitsu 2.4 truck injection system?

[pennyman1]

The Magna intakes are a common swap for the conquest turbo cars. It requires swapping the thermo and throttle body mount to the other end to make it work on the truck / conquest setup; not a hard swap. The 2.4 injectors could probably be used, but the ecm for the 2.4 can't be modified to wotk with the Magna intake easily; again a Megasquirt is the way to go.

[natureboy]

Thanks! just kicking around the idea of FI and all advice helps.

[PowerRam348]

so, is the megasquirt deal a whole F.I. system or a way to modify an existing system? never really dealt with F.I. or T.B. before now, only carbs.

[pennyman1]

It is a programmable system that is highly flexible for just about any engine out there. There is also a lot of information on setup as well as programs to run for the more popular engines, such as the 2.6 and 2.0 mitsu engines.

[PowerRam348]

so should i find a non-turbo F.I. intake to use or is there a particular one that works better? or is there a T.B. i can use on my stock intake?

[natureboy]

Thanks to Pennyman for the suggestion to use Megasquirt setup. This link has tons of info and a conversion article installing a GM Throttle Body Injection system on an old Nova.
https://www.diyautotune.com/tech_articl ... 1-nova.htm
Looks like MegaSquirt is the way to go.