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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 06:13 PM
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Hi,

I'm just a newbie here but enjoy reading the forum....many interesting and helpful posts. The question I have is regarding EFI types. I have read that Harley used two different types of EFI systems, one being a Magnetti Marelli and the other being a Delphi. I own a 2001 Softail Standard and was trying to determine which type of EFI unit is on the bike. So far I have not been able to tell which unit is which. Any help or suggested reading would be greatly appreciated.

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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 06:21 PM
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Yours should be a delphi, if you look at the intake you should see one runner, MM had two, look at the intake under the air filter.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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Thanks TCSTD.....I'm still confused (don't know that much about EFI) what do you mean by one runner instead of two? Do I need to remove the air filter to see this? Thanks in advance for your help!!

 
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You may be able to distinguish looking OVER the airfilter and between the cylinders,

To make it simple , looking down the throat of the intake under the air filter , one opening or two.

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Delphi on the left/MM on the right, hope this helps you understand it better.

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Thanks so much TCSTD.....am totally clear on it now!!! What a great forum!! Lots of reading to do and this makes it very worth while. Thanks again!!
 
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There is an article in the month's American Rider that explains EFi in pretty simple terms.
 
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