EFI University - EFI 101 in Spokane?

[Bad Bug Two]

If an EFI-101 class were held here in Spokane, who would be interested?

If you haven't heard of EFI University, please check out their site... http://www.efi101.com/index.html

I can tell you first hand that the classes are awesome! I took the EFI-101 class last month in Redmond and just got back a couple of days ago from taking the Advanced class in Temecula, CA. I was able to make some fuel and ignition tables/maps on a Motec system and a Haltech system. Now I'm even more excited to get my engine managment system on my race car and start playing with it!

Any case, I will need at least 10 people seriously willing to spend the money and we will be able to get on their schedule. We will need between 15 and 30 students total for the class to actually happen though. My plan is to host the class at SCC sometime within the next year. This will depend mostly on the actual response I get.

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[Bad Bug Two]

Oh yea, just in case you are reading this and don't know who I am, I teach the Electrical/Electronics class in the Automotive Technology department at SCC. Also, I taught the High Performance class this summer. http://www.scc.spokane.edu/?autohp I'll post more on this class later!

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[twotons]

what is the cost of the class and how many classes will it be? This sounds interesting and can gain some well needed knoledge on the different systems.

[BlackMagic]

Brian, to be honest Im sure that you already know most of what is taught in the EFI 101 class.

Problem is, EFI 101 will require a shop with a load bearing dyno to hold the class.

[Bad Bug Two]

what is the cost of the class and how many classes will it be? This sounds interesting and can gain some well needed knoledge on the different systems.


I would strongly recommend that anyone interested surf their site to get the most info, but with that said...

The cost of the class is $495, but only $445 if you sign up early.

Typically it is held on a weekend with the first day being from 9am to 5pm which is mostly a classroom setting. The second day is from 9am to 1pm and is mostly in the shop with the instructor demonstrating the tuning.

If a person takes the Advanced class (You have to pass the 101 class first!) It is a one day class with a little classroom and mostly hands on dyno tuning a system. I was lucky that they had two dynos and two stand alone systems to work on, but they said that it was unusual for this to happen! Oh yea the price of the Advanced class is $1195, but if early only $1095.

Neither class is cheap, but what is the price of a melted engine due to improper tuning procedures?

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[Bad Bug Two]

Brian, to be honest Im sure that you already know most of what is taught in the EFI 101 class.


You may be correct! Just out of curiousity, have you taken the class before?


Problem is, EFI 101 will require a shop with a load bearing dyno to hold the class.


Not a problem, we have a steady state Mustang dyno at the college!

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[BlackMagic]

Yes, I took the class 3 years ago in Redmond.

Oh yes, i forgot the college had a mustang dyno. I had heard they were thinking of selling it at one point.

[Bad Bug Two]

Yes, I took the class 3 years ago in Redmond.


Awesome! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. With that being said, everyone will be coming into a class like this with different experiences and background.


Oh yes, i forgot the college had a mustang dyno. I had heard they were thinking of selling it at one point.


That's news to me! But then again, I have only taugh here for three years. In all honesty the dyno wasn't getting as much use as it should. Phil Shelly came in and taugh the High Performance class about a year ago for one quarter, but there wasn't enough students to keep it running year round.... yet! As Phil didn't want to teach a summer class, I was approached to teach it. We did a lot of pulls this summer! I've got the dyno running very well, but am in the process up trying to get the funding to update everything to a more user friendly program which may include an OBD II interface and some other things that I will share later, you know James Bond type stuff that I am not at liberty to disclose at this time! :rolleyes02:

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[BlackMagic]

Sounds Great.

EDIT: FYI I was not trying to down the EFI 101 class, it is a great tool with great knowledge to be gained.

[rrussell]

I would like to give EFI 101 a double thumbs up!

Its a great class, with some really good info.

You should be able to tell how long any engine needs the injectors to be open at any load and rpm after taking the class.

Good stuff!!!

[KryptoSol]

hmmm... sounds interesting.

[logrmyk]

You might try posting this on ASNW. I think you would get some good response. I have been wanting to take the course for some time.

[Bad Bug Two]

You might try posting this on ASNW. I think you would get some good response. I have been wanting to take the course for some time.

Thanks! I'm not familiar with that one, so I did a search, is this what you're referring to? http://www.autosportsnorthwest.org/

Also, I talked to Chris Cline, operations manager at EFI University, and he said that he would keep an eye on this thread, so if we get more response, it may happen.

One last thing, we recently updated the website of the summer class I taught, check it out... http://www.scc.spokane.edu/?autohp