Tuning an XF Falcon Crossflow 250 with a J3 Chip by converting to EA EB ED EL Falcon EEC-V EFI
A lot of people contact us with Xflow Falcons from the XD, XE and XF range, asking us how to run modern, tunable EFI on these engines cheaply. The good new is it can be done very simply, and our J3 Chip gives full control of the ECU! Read more below.
Benefits of converting an X-Series to EA EB ED EL Falcon EFI
The EEC-IV system introduced with EA and upgraded to EEC-V in EF gives a bunch of advantages of the earlier ECU used in EFI XE and XF vehicles, as well as the crossflow carby engines.
The main benefit on EFI models is to delete of the Vane Air Flow (VAF) sensor on the XE & XF EFI engines. This is huge, ugly, and a massive power restriction. Located right above the exhaust manifold, it is also prone to heat soak and severely restricts the performance of the XE/XF EFI system.
Obviously some XD – XF Xflows run a carburettor. These can be upgraded to EFI by using a combination of the XE/XF EFI manifold, with the EA / EB / ED / EL wiring loom and ECU and sensors.
Our J3 Chip allows you to use newer EB-EL ECUs, bypass Smartlock, run the newer 4 speed auto (if wanted) and adjust hundreds of parameters in the ECU including:
- Ignition timing
- Fuel curve
- Idle speed
- Rev limiter
- Transmission shift points
For more info on the J3 chip see some options below or click here.
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Stage 1 J3 Chip$209 inc. GST - Stage 2 J3 Chip$259 inc. GST
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J3 Chip and Programmer Kit$299 – $429 inc. GST
How to convert from XE/XF EFI to EA EB ED EL EFI
Luckily for XE/XF owners, the conversion process is quite simple, and our good friend n00bus m@x1mus over at XFalcon has done the hard work on the conversion.
In summary there a few changes:
- Remove the VAF sensor and fit the EA-EL MAP sensor
- Swap the Air Intake Temperature sensor
- Remove the EGR
- Fit an O2 Sensor
For more information see this EFI XFlow with EL ECU thread on OzFalcon.
Some other info can be found Noobus’ old EB EFI management to run an EFI xflow thread (archived) and at here (archived).
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Have you completed this conversion? If so hit us up on the contact page or leave a comment below!
Hi there I want convert hemi 6 to efi .I’m got ecu from xf falcon that run efi .. can this computer be use to run valiant hemi 6 .. ?
The engines share the same firing order so this should work. I would use an EA-EL ECU instead of XF, the XF used a horrible Vane Air Flow Meter which robs performance.
Cheers,
Jason
Hello,
Just trying to get my head around this subject to convert a XF 250 XFlow to EFI which has been rebuilt. What is the recommended E Series ECU and wiring harness for a successful conversion? I have got a 94DA-12A650-BD ECU including wiring from an EF Falcon (4-digit code of the ECU is 4BDB) but this article only mentions Ea, EB or EL so I/m confused before I even start. Cheers Fraser
Hey Fraser, the reason the guide says EA EB or EL ECU is that they all run a dizzy for ignition. EF 4L ran a coil pack, and whilst it can be done will require a bit more wiring not covered in the guide.
Cheers, Jason