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The "Starship Enterprise" is a custom intake manifold designed and built by Travis Quillen. It features a 105mm throttle body and two 160-lb/hr Bosch fuel injectors per runner, and four more are located in the discharge tube, for a total of twenty. They were originally on the top of the plenum, but distribution problems forced their relocation. The primary injectors are fired by a Fuel Air and Spark Technology controller (F.A.S.T.), while the four auxiliary units are controlled by a Haltech box that is boost- and rpm-referenced. The great thing about that is that they can be adjusted with nothing more than a screwdriver--a computer is not needed. It activates at a pre-determined boost level and provides intercooling. The fuel pump is a Waterman belt-driven unit that spins at 60 percent of engine speed. It has been massaged and calibrated by Kinsler Fuel Injection. The pump provides a base pressure of 65-70 psi and goes up to compensate for boost pressure. Total pressure often exceeds 110 psi. Travis also fabricated the trick billet aluminum fuel blocks, which feed a total of five extruded aluminum fuel rails. A single Weldon fuel pressure regulator controls the fuel system and is boost-referenced. View Related Article
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