Fuel Injection System - LUCAS/BOSCH P: Description
The Lucas-Bosch "P" type fuel injection system is installed on all XJS HE 5.3L engines. This system relies on pressure sensing devices for incoming airflow information. The "P" type injection system consists of 2 sub-systems interconnected only at the injectors. These 2 systems are the fuel system and the electronic sensing and control system.
The fuel system supplies the injectors with a constant supply of fuel at a pressure of 36 psi (2.5 kg/cm2 ). The electronic sensing and control system monitors engine operating conditions including load, speed, temperature, and throttle movement. The control system uses the information provided by these sensors to produce the proper length pulse for the injector, insuring optimum combustion for any operating conditions.
As the fuel pressure is held constant, varying the duration of the injection pulse increases or decreases the amount of fuel being injected into each cylinder. Fuel mixture is enriched for cold starting, closed throttle operation, full throttle operation, and acceleration.
The induction system consists of tuned ram pipes, air cleaners, plenum chambers and induction ports. Air is drawn through paper element air cleaners to a butterfly valve for each bank of cylinders and then to individual ports for each cylinder leading off the plenum chamber. The injectors are installed at the cylinder head end of each port. The fuel is sprayed at the back of each intake valve.