<VV> EFI vs Carb

[BBRT]

Ray Clayton. 378 hp NA on the motor drag racer...

Or way before that, Charlie Danner twin Corvair powered blown altered.

C
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rodney Spooner" <rodneyspooner at corvairgarage.com>
To: "'kevin nash'" <wrokit at hotmail.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, August 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
>
> # # #
>
> 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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