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Title: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: dangonay on December 01, 2010, 06:42:55 pm

Here's a couple pics of a car we're just finishing up. For more details on the build, follow the link at the bottom.


The stock manifold with the throttles that are cast into the manifold and the ports for the auxiliary air and cold start injector.

(http://dangonay.com/lambo/Pictures/weld1.jpg)


The manifold after the throttles and fittings were sawed off, and a throttle mounting plate for the new DBW throttles was welded on.

(http://dangonay.com/lambo/Pictures/weld2.jpg)


Manifold with throttles mounted and harness being routed/fitted.

(http://dangonay.com/lambo/Pictures/manifold6.jpg)


The DBW controller I custom built along with the accelerator pedal sensor and two throttles.

(http://dangonay.com/lambo/Pictures/dbw4.jpg)



For more pics and info follow this link.

http://dangonay.com/lambo (http://dangonay.com/lambo)

Title: Re: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: MWfire on December 01, 2010, 08:09:34 pm

nice!

Title: Re: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: [email protected] on December 01, 2010, 08:27:40 pm

Epic first post ;D

Title: Re: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: lugnuts on December 01, 2010, 09:39:05 pm

Very nice project.

TurboFast Electronics also makes a stand alone DBW Controller.

Title: Re: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: jeanno on December 02, 2010, 06:36:16 pm

Very nice work.
This is a project like every one here would love to work on I think.

Title: Re: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: paul_f on December 02, 2010, 08:06:57 pm

Very nice work!

I am extremely impressed with your DBW implementation, I was expecting it to be quite simple (and therefore risky to use on a road car) but was amazed by what you have done. 

The only thing I would add though is a brake switch input (attached to the brake light circuit).  If the brake lights are active for a few seconds and the pedal is above a threshold then the throttles should be shut as it is possible that the thottle pedal is stuck.

Title: Re: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: dangonay on December 02, 2010, 10:46:53 pm

^ Look at the writing on the bottom of the PCB and on the right side. See the input labelled "Brake" and one called "Val"? Brake is obvious, Val is for Valet mode which limits throttle when active. :)

(http://dangonay.com/countach/dbw1.jpg)

Title: Re: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: mattias on December 02, 2010, 10:54:41 pm

Such a nice engine to work on, I envy your problems in life.. :)
Very cool to see a such a competent DBW prototype, I hope that project turns into larger scale production.

Title: Re: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: Kenny Watson on December 03, 2010, 01:31:48 am

Cool man. I saw some pictures of this on the local forum (Revscene) and figured you might be running VEMS.

I have a turbo inline 6 in a Volvo Wagon that i run VEMS on (I live in North Delta).

Cool project dude.

Title: Re: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: DevInAz on December 03, 2010, 10:04:14 am

What a great project! What kind of time frame are you expecting to finish this project?

Devin

Title: Re: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: DevInAz on March 12, 2011, 10:20:55 pm

any updates on this project yet?

Title: Re: Lamborghini Countach VEMS & Drive By Wire
Post by: boostd audi on May 17, 2011, 01:26:17 pm

amazing.. would love an update tooo