The "Terminator" from Ron's Fuel Injection has been the easiest thing to work with that I have ever bought. The entire kit was an "actual bolt-on"! I know, it's shocking and for a Mopar, unheard of. Thanks to James Monroe for doing the set-up and the list of tips he provided to get us going. It cranks out ET slips that look like they are from a copy machine. With the Primer System it starts like a gas motor.
We have had an ongoing problem controlling water temperature in the 572 since we started running it. I think it was a couple of things. The Shogun pump never failed us, but we had to run the #8 hoses that fit the Shogun into the #12 hoses that run to the front-mounted radiator. I was never able to really get rid of all the air, and once in a while it would lose prime and take a minute or two to get pumping again. We fixed that deal.
I talked to Don at Meziere Enterprises and he said his 200 series pump would solve the problem. (I was skeptical as I have tried four different pumps, three remote and a CSI, and all would quit at inopportune times). When the engine was assembled and we bolted the Meziere pump on, I liked it. I admit they are not an inexpensive alternative at nearly $400, but with ceramic bearing, special seals, billet-construction and being completely rebuildable, I don’t think I will need another pump for years and years.
We spent a lot of time talking to James Monroe over the winter and decided to put a Ron’s Fuel Injection Terminator on this engine. Since we will be trying E85 in the other project dragster, “Back-2-Basics III”, I might as well be ready to try it as well. Anyone who has raced has gone through what I am about to describe and it is frustrating. This little story is quite the opposite. If you race a Mopar, Ford, Olds or Pontiac you will relate a little better than the Chevy guys as their stuff is a little more tested.
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I received the Ron’s Terminator Fuel Injection kit after James Monroe set it up for me. He installed what he thought would be the right main bypass jet and the nozzles I should need. We laid out all the parts and “Believe It or Not” the entire kit bolted on! I was shocked -- that just doesn’t happen when you race a Mopar. The only minor modification we did was to grind 1/8” off one of the fuel pump mount spacers because we had a cast aluminum timing cover and not a stamped steel one. It had the right bolts, spacers, bracket, pulleys and even the belt was correct.
The Terminator throttle body is basically a replacement for a Dominator so I did not have to modify the intake manifold at all. The Scoop Tray bolted right on to the top of the Terminator and my throttle cable hooked right up. I had to get a different throttle return spring bracket, which we made out of an old Moroso bracket. I would be hard pressed to tell you when I bought a kit or even a part that actually bolted on without some additional fabricating, especially something like the fuel injection.