Haltech F9A - Manual (Page 10)

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6) In hot climates, or with turbocharged engines, you may need to employ heat shielding to
prevent heat soak and damage to electrical and fuel parts. Use the coolest surfaces of the
chassis as a heat sink for components and use thermally conductive brackets where
appropriate.
7) We recommend having your system tuned by professionals. An exhaust gas analyser and
fuel pressure meter make tuning vastly easier and help avoid potentially disastrous lean out
conditions that could destroy your engine. Should you wish to tune this unit yourself, make
sure you have some reliable means of determining if your engine is running lean.
Note: In this manual, reference will be made to MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure - as in
MAP sensor) and the fuel maps stored in the ECU. Both are common industry terms, with
entirely different meanings.
Tool/Supply Requirements
Installation of this system can be easily carried out by professional mechanics and most
experienced home mechanics if the following tools and components are available:
Voltmeter or Test Light
A selection of screwdrivers and spanners
Soldering Iron and solder (we recommend soldering all connections)
Wire Cutters and Pliers
Crimping Tool and assorted terminals
Drill with assorted drill bits
3/8" NPT Tap
1/4" GAS Tap
Electrical Tape or Heat Shrink tubing
Teflon pipe sealing tape
Nylon cable ties
Jeweler’s file (may be needed for mounting Throttle Position Sensor)
Mounting hardware for ECU and relays (mounts/bolts/screws)
IBM-PC compatible computer (preferably laptop) with at least 640kb, one disk drive and
an RS232 serial port.
How It Works
While the technology involved with electronic fuel injection is complex, the underlying
principles of its operation are really quite straightforward. The object of any fuel delivery
system in a gasoline engine is to determine the amount of air being drawn by the engine, and
supply the appropriate quantity of fuel to "burn" all the oxygen in that mass of air.
A carburettor uses primarily only one parameter to determine fuel metering: air speed. Higher
air speeds through the carburettor result in larger pressure drops across the venturis, and thus
more fuel is sucked through the jets.