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    Retrofitting OMC/BRP outboards with port EFI

    I was at the local island get-together last Labor Day (Disappearing Island, Ponce Inlet FL) and someone mentioned I should post the build up of these retrofit projects on S&F so here goes... This one was a 2.6 crossflow V6, there is an eTec V6 and V8 retrofit to port EFI in process and coming soon. Then maybe and old Looper as well.

    I did this 2.6 crossflow retrofit to EFI almost 2 yrs ago on a block that was just about to be scrapped. This motor had seen better days. I picked it up for parts 15 yrs ago and the guy said it blew up when he started it after his own rebuild. I found it had an even fire timing base with an odd fire crank! (wouldn't have run long if it ever started), the crank bearings had been put in wrong so they pushed the pins in flush, one wrist pin had carved a nice finger port into the cyl wall after a clip was left out and one cyl had detonated and stuck and needed a sleeve! I was just looking for extra bolts when I bought it for $50.

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    First was to fix the crank bearing problem. It was easiest to do this by installing a pin next to the orig pin and slot the oil relief to reach the hole in the bearing.

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    Then I cut a relief similar to what the old XP/GT blocks had to clear the spray from the injectors that would be put into the port side covers. The piston skirts needed a similar matching cut.

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    I think this motor did have the good heads and I used them on other crossflows long ago so in the sense of keeping this a total "from just junk around the shop" build-up I nominated these hi perf babies for the project! Found deep under the shop bench in the corner. Lol Total junk bath tub heads good for nothing but leveling your camper.

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    Then I blasted the block, had a sleeve put in the bad cyl, and honed it (left the self inflicted finger port since it wasn't in the upper part of the cyl), painted it and moved on to fitting the TPS sensor, Crank sensors and injector bungs and rails using another block just to fit them.

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    Pre assembly, may be skipping a few steps here...

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    TPS and crank sensor fittings, now that the motor was clean and assembled partially I used other blocks to fit these...

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    Injector bung and fuel rails. The Bungs were glued in completely on this motor because the side covers allow a nice way to form a "puddle". On the eTecs and others I tack them in with a Tig then glue. The rails can simply be drilled to the right size, chamfered and polished. No need to get fancy. I use -8 AN because it has good volume and the extra size allows a margin for error or options when doing these custom setups. I always use Bosch EV14 injectors as they are the latest, have very good open/close speeds, nice tight connectors and come in 3 lengths, short, mid and long. These are the mid length size 550cc.

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    Final assembly, prob skipped a lot of steps here, nothing special in the motor, all stock, all junk from around the shop. I did use new rings and gaskets Just using the carbs as a cheap throttle plate, no fuel. On this build-up I actually had hooked up fuel to the carbs so I could switch back and forth from EFI to carb (just disabled the injectors at the ECU). The EFI ran so much batter I never went back to the carbs and finally disconnected all hoses and low psi pumps to them.

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    Installation on the boat, EGTs are a must for setting up the EFI fuel map. The map is a TPS/RPM based map otherwise known as Alpha-N, this type map works great for motors that don't see much changing load as an outboard running WOT. I also like an adjustable regulator, with the EV14s you can go from 20-100psi and have all the benefits of high psi injection.

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    That is awesome! Well done thanks for posting

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    Break-in and other links. The one think that was so much different than the carb motor was how smooth it could idle and its dock manners were so much better because of the slower idle speeds it could do. Remember this is no performance build-up, and the boat is just a test boat. So nice being able to adjust the mixture and engine timing from the ECU's touchscreen. What a pain that was with the carb motors back in the day. Starting from the touchscreen is so cool and even better than the OEMs, even the stock charging systems is integrated and works.

    Break-in;
    https://youtube.com/shorts/gEWSa8uK6CI?feature=share

    Break in complete;
    https://youtube.com/shorts/dNTji9g8e-8?feature=share

    On the water testing;
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    Instant starting and Timing/Fuel adjustability;
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    Charging system integrated;
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    Wow that idles like a dream. Ive never heard anything like it. That touch screen and ecu combo what is it?
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    Look it up on Google.
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    I'm Impressed, how in the world did you figure out the even fire timing plate, so few of those cranks were made?

    I had a even fire crank back in 1985, but don't remember anything but the $2500.00 price, I just Googled what $2,500. was

    worth in todays money, $7,000.

    Great Job
    We have invented the world; WE see

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