Harv's Olbis injection thread

[Harv]

As promised, I will post the material here about Olbis injection as I learn. Attached below are my current notes:

Olbis notes.pdf

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It is awesome that at least one of the Olbis founders (Bernie) is still alive. Looking forward to talking to him. Olbis lost many of their records in the 2011 flood. The water went over the roof of the factory. Whilst they got the product out, much of the paperwork was lost. There are still some photo albums from the period. Hoping to share some of that material along the way.

Rather cool that the Olbis &*#@ Escort was racing in the Australian Touring Car Championship alongside the big boys. The 4th place in the Drivers Championship is no small feat! I suspect (as does the current Olbis GM) that the Escort was Olbis injected.

The photos of drag racing Olbis injection units at the end of my notes is curious... they are all hanging off Norman superchargers. Can't wait to ask Bernie if there was a relationship between Olbis and Norman.

If anyone has even a hint of an existing Olbis injection unit, please let me know. I promise to be discrete.

Cheers,
Harv
(deputy apprentice Olbis fancier).

[Harv]

Attached some photos that Matt Brown found on FaceBook. Injection set is long sold, and came with a Hilborn pump.

I-spy:
a) Divorced linkage made from Redline performance bits (newer hex bar type, not the earlier round rod),
b) Funky trapezoidal barrel valve (red anodised like McGee),
c) Flange adaptors for 9-port head (outer bolts are asssymetric, whereas 12-port are mirrored) - anyone know where the TK3190 parts number relates too (I Googled until my Googler was sore, but could not find it... have to get home again and check the paper parts catalogues). Looks like the Olbis injectors were cast to an DCOE pattern,
d) vented injector nozzles in brass (unlike late-McGee ally ones),
e) manifold vacuum port on adaptor,

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Cheers,
Harv