Follow up---
Just a followup to Steve's post. WE started this project several years ago for a well known 14 builder. We didnt think is would become as popular as it has.
But, MANY 14 builders are getting duplex electronic injection systems, and have requested assistance. (Even some 14 builders wanted to use a different selector valve, so we played with that too.)
This has been an ongoing project, and with the help of several beta testers, it's turned the corner and headed for home. One of the things that we have dealt with is the location of the fuel pump. Sine the 14 and its pump mounts were designed for the Andair pump, some changes were necessary to use the SDS or EFii pumps. They are longer, the mounting holes are different, and it general it presented a challenge. And the fact that filters need to be incorporated in the system makes this a real exercise.
The challenge is that this is experimental. WE are all builders with our own ideas, and not everyone sees things the same way. But to make a drop in package, we have to settle on a firm location, design the plumbing for it-per the manufacturers recommendations--and document the install. if you were doing 1 package, its not a big deal, but when you are designing a package potentially used by alot of builders, you have to think about alot of different things.
Part of that problem is NOT having a plane to play with to test fit things, or in my case, a place to put the plane. In the past, and still done today in some cases, it was get in the car---or in Steve's case his 10, and go to the builders location and actually mockup the components. That worked well for a short time, but became increasing dependent on time and schedules, and in my case, the documented health challenges that has me staying close to home.
So we enlisted the aid of you guys, the actual builders, that we use as beta testers, to help make these packages a reality. It takes a special person to do this! Alot of us just want to get it done so we can move to the next item. These dedicated testers do alot of the mockups and see that things work as designed. THAT takes alot of time, effort and thought. In the case of this duplex package, several little things came up that needed attention to make the whole package better. The big thing here is TIME----time to design, time to make a prototype, but the real issue is TIME for the beta testers and their schedules ( and life challenges) to check things. WE get things back from one tester, then in some cases make minor adjustments and send it to a different tester to get their opinion. All of this takes time, to make sure that when the end users get the finished package, it fits.
So---we hope to have all of this finalized soon--but I suspect it will be several months before its released.
Tom