The TEC3 ECM has some of these bells and whistles in that it not only fully manages spark and fuel, but also has 3 user-definable inputs and 3 user-definable outputs. Inputs can be from virtually any kind of sensor, (temp, pressure, vehicle speed, you name it), then the outputs are also programmable and can be functions of any of the engine sensors or of the user inputs. Fans on/off based on engine temp, torque converter lock-up based on vehicle speed, shift light based on RPM, etc. Heck, maybe raise a spoiler over 60 mph a-la Porsche. Another nice thing is it has a built-in rev-limiter. I've just started learning this thing, but wanted to point out that the engine management systems out there are already accomodating things besides just engine management. The TEC3 is a bit pricey, but Electromotive is based relatively close to me and I liked having support nearby. I'm sure other systems have similar features. I'll let you know when I have that speed-operated spoiler installed! ; ) Steve --- David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > All this talk about going BACKWARDS is quaint. > Carbureation is OLD > TECHNOLOGY. If anything we should be experimenting > with EFI and full > engine management. As advanced as K Jetronic was in > it's time, it was > a continuous system. The future went to pulsed > injection so K-Jet is > only a small step above carburaters anyway. Just > about all automakers > have gone to full engine management to improve > driveability, > reliablity, emmisions, and performance. Aside from > the expense of > doing it, it sounds like a winning combination. No > more distributer, > more tolerant of blended gas, no problems with > extreme hot, cold, > altitude, in short it will run like a modern car! > Right now the engine > has 3 black boxes to keep it running (ignition, > Lambda, and idle), 4 > if you include voltage regulation. 5 if you have an > automatic. All > that could be put into one and all functions > integrated and fully > adjustable. It would be a monuemental job but I am > sure the right > person could do it! Now THAT would be interesting, > not some carburator > bolted onto a manifold! Just think, you could > incorporate the cooling > fans (aka Fanzilla or whatever) the door locks, > remote entry, the > wiper delay module, the interior lighting delay, and > on, and on. That > electronic dashboard now would incorporate all of > these signals and > more. With a small plasma display you could have all > kinds of > messages. Now we are talking FUTURE!!! > David Teitelbaum > vin 10757 > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy > <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote: > > > > FWIW; > > > > Charles Muffley put a carb on his DeLorean using > the > > stock intake.. > > > > --- content22207 <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating > team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for > sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > ===== Steve VIN 2650 ("Project Delorean") www.projectdelorean.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/