Austin Healey 3000 with Electronic Fuel Injection

My 1963 Austin Healey 3000 BJ7 with EFI. In addition to the 6 injectors the computer (ECU) has sensors for O2, throttle position, coolant temp., oil pressure, manifold absolute pressure, knock, speed, and rpm....the GM ECU also controls the idle and ignition advance curve.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Austin
• Healey
• 3000
• electronic
• fuel
• injection

[alexQw33]

Mr Tom, this is an amazing car!! The engine bay looks incredible, the polish SU's keep the nostalgic look we all like. What a way to modernize an old 3000 and still respect the old British craftsmanship heritage of the car.

I am restoring a 78MGB, don’t want to do an engine swap, but I do like the benefits of EFI, easy start ups, silky idle, and so on, can I copy your idea?? Do you have a web page where you talk of this restoration?? I’ll love to see it.

Greetings from Mexico.

[Thomvid]

@alexQw33 Thanks for your note. You can find my website by seaching on "Steves Austin Healey efi" If you look under the projects heading you will find a fairly comprehensive of the efi.

[c243mx7tr]

why not use tbs? 

[Thomvid]

@c243mx7tr Do you mean throttle body injection? This is a form of TBI.

[dariocrr2trider]

why don't you replace the fan motor with an electric one for more power

[Thomvid]

@dariocrr2trider Well, I need the fans for cooling when all the body pieces are back in place.

[sataraid]

Smooth as a cheerleaders thigh!! Very nice.

[mgc861]

Very nice job on the fuel injection modification. I know that some of my fellow MGC club members would be very interested in your setup and if it was adaptable for the MGC. From the video, I do not see a reason why it would not. I wasn't sure of the sound until you revved the motor, very nbice sound. Send me an email and I will post it on our MGC forum.

[alexQw33]

@Thomvid, I found your web site, it is excelent, it will serve as a guide now that I am done with the brakes. Muchas Gracias, and have a wonderful 2011 amigo.

[Thomvid]

@Treetop64 Typically fuel injection systems run at a higher pressure than carbs. In this case the injectors are designed to operate in this range. This particular setting, 42psi, was arrived at by dyno testing.

[Treetop64]

42psi for fuel pressure?! Why so high?