@Stan Galat posted:The world wants and needs something to bridge the gap between a "commodity 2110 T1" and a Subaru.
95% of what people are no longer willing to deal with in regards to a T1 can be resolved with EFI and crank-fire ignition. Right now, if you want to head in this direction, it means learning/doing it yourself. This is a learning curve that is too steep for most people not interested in becoming an automotive engineer. Parts are sourced from all over. This part doesn't play with that ECU. The people doing it speak in tongues on forums explaining what they are doing.
"Oh! You wanted a second stacked MAP sensor so you can make corrections for barometric pressure, that's EASY."
"You really want a wide-band O2 sensor, but the ECU is set up for narrow-band (1, 2, or 3 wire). No worry, there's an interface board for that. All you need to do is solder a harness and pot the board in epoxy, and Bob's your uncle!"
"You really need to download Tuner Studio-- then you can make real-time changes to your spark and ignition maps on the fly. It's so easy a undergrad coder could do it!"
BTW, all of that (^) was serious.
It doesn't change the fact that people really DO want somebody else to put a nice package together for them-- they'd like to drop off the car with a "normal" T1 engine, and come back a month later and pick up a car that starts, idles, and pulls without flat spots or farts in any weather, running any fuel. They don't want to play with the spark map, or need to look for ethanol-free gas-- they just want to get in and drive. Hearing the straight-cut gears or the unique burble of the exhaust is fine-- just please, for the love of all that's good, give them some reliability.
That doesn't need to be a Subaru with the attendant addition of the entire water-cooling system. A nice, standalone EFI system for T1 engines is overdue. It's a fantastic business to be in, as Mario Vellota has proven. There's nobody else, really.
I realize I'm heading off on a tangent, but I've been thinking a lot about this recently.
@DannyP: This seems like an ideal retirement business for somebody with your particular skillset. Go get 'em, tiger.
That's the spirit Stan, go for it DannyP, " Piperato Aircooled Tech", fuel injected systems. 