Designing and Tuning High-Performance Fuel Injection Systems

Greg Banish

Jan 2009 · S-A Design Book 17 · CarTech Inc

About this ebook

So you've decided that fuel injection is for you, but want to know more. Many questions surround what appears to many as more of a black art than science. Engine tuning used to be the hallowed ground of vehicle engineers and cutting-edge hot rodders. For years, the carburetor filled the needs of enthusiasts and provided simple adjustments at the end of a flat-bladed screwdriver. But today, electronic controls for engines are the norm. Even the casual enthusiast who actually drives his favorite hot rod on the streets can easily see the benefit of increased precision when he fires the car up for the first time each spring. A properly tuned EFI system rarely needs anything more than the turn of the key to come to life.

Following up his best-selling title, Engine Management: Advanced Tuning, author Greg Banish goes in-depth on the combustion basics of fuel injection as well as benefits and limitations of standalone. Learn useful formulas, VE equation and airflow estimation, and more. Also covered are setups and calibration, creating VE tables, creating timing maps, auxiliary output controls, start to finish calibration examples with screen shots to document the process. Useful appendixes include glossary and a special resources guide with standalone manufacturers and test equipment manufacturers.

Aftermarket standalone systems are a great way to dial in performance and reliability. Designing and Tuning High-Performance Fuel-Injection Systemsis the book you need to become an expert in this popular modification.

Ratings and reviews

It's a breath of fresh air to read a EFI tuning book written by an OEM calibration engineer. This guy knows what he's talking about. The book is a must have if you want to learn the fundamentals. There are many books on the market that are written by journalists or some "pro" (aka a mechanic that doesn't know engineering fundamentals) I hope the writer releases more books that are aimed at graduate level engineers.

Great book with beginner's information leading into tuning performance cars. Basic explanation of theories fuel and air related for understanding how fuel injection works and how to manipulate computers to increase performance. If you aren't looking to tune or understand how air and fuel is processed for power and drivability don't waste your time or money.

I'd highly recommend this book, it has basically everything you need to know about efi systems.

About the author

Greg Banish is an experienced automotive engineer, trainer, and consultant who lives near Detroit, Michigan. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from GMI (now Kettering University) in 1999. With more than two decades of experience as an OEM calibration engineer, he released OEM calibrations for millions of vehicles after spending endless hours in the test labs and on development trips in the harshest of conditions. A true industry insider, he was responsible for many of the values seen inside the ECU by technicians and tuners on those vehicles. Over the years, his duties included base engine mapping, torque control, diagnostics, vehicle emissions, and hybrid-vehicle fuel-economy calibration.