Originally Posted by bmwbob:
I am about to get involved with vintage racing in a midget with a magneto and Hilborn injection on a Chevy 2 engine.
From working with some of the other guys running this equipment, I know that the knowledge base is pretty thin in these areas.
I HATE "black boxes"! I really want to understand how to set up and trouble shoot these devices.
Can anyone suggest good books, websites, videos or whatever dealing with the care and feeding of these systems?
We have WAY too many cars dropping out of races due to problems with one or the other of these systems in the midgets, and I want to be a part of the solution, not the problem.
I've worn out my web browser seeking meaningful info and have found none so far.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Bob Cowgill
Mims, Florida
Forgive me if, I fail to understand the question. I haven't had any trouble locating the info I need, putting it to use is sometimes questionable, but both systems have been around for decades, and have changed very little. Believe it or not, there are still qualified people, who make a living repairing and setting up these systems, and, if you are savvy enough to separate the BS from the facts, there are actually people who understand these systems, and can help you resolve most of your problems. Not everyone is a rocket scientist, but this stuff is pretty basic, challenging maybe, but not to the point it is a mystery. I've been fooling with Hilborn, since Stu began supplying it for go-kart applications, and was aware of it back in the Flathead days, but only in the past 15yrs, have I became introduced to the multi cyl applications of my own. The big problem, as I see it, is being able to correctly diagnose what the problem is, and for that, you need some instrumentation on the car itself, oil/water temp, oil pressure of course, and I like to run a voltmeter, to keep tabs on the battery, if you have one, and, sometimes a fuel pressure gauge can lead you to another symptom, but most often, it's being able to open the correct can of worms. Yes, I'll admit, I see a lot of dropouts from both systems, but as an old racer once told me, preparation is 90% of the battle, and luck the other 10%. Bob