<VV> EFI vs Carb

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 TBI still requires all the electronic stuff. Agreed, it is simpler, but not that much simpler than MPFI. 

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rodney Spooner <rodneyspooner at corvairgarage.com>
To: 'kevin nash' <wrokit at hotmail.com>; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Fri, Aug 27, 2010 6:19 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> EFI vs Carb


Catching up on my email. 



OK, so what if a carbureted dragster can make more power and go faster than

a fuel injected one. WHAT REAL CORVAIR OWNER cares about driving a quarter

mile in a straight line? Road racing is where the fun and the action is at.



That being said, I haven't heard anything relating to one important and

crucial argument that favors EFI over the carburetor; Elevation/Altitude. If

you tune a carburetor at sea level, it will NOT perform optimally at any

significant higher elevation because of the thinning air without retuning.

EFI does NOT suffer from asphyxiation.



EFI is more expensive due to the components and machining modifications to

the engine. A simpler solution would appear to be the TBI (Throttle Body

Injection). And if you put the TBI carburetor in a pressurized manifold,

problem solved? Haven't done one myself, but have been pondering the

theories.



Vairy truly yours,

Rodney



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Ray C. Smith" <xramzl1 at yahoo.com> wrote

> 

> For those interested , a nice write-up concerning this 

> 

> http://www.pro-system.com/scoop92102.html

> 



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