Their sponsors are sitting on a backlog of blow thru carbs.
Their sponsors are sitting on a backlog of blow thru carbs.
I have no dog in this fight so I won't argue.If you read that article, it actually tells you how to mod the powervalve in a regular doublepumper to work with boost. It works. I know people doing it.. making 900 hp- and you can buy a used holley cheaper than injectors that can do that..
I have no dog in this fight so I won't argue.
Lemme rephrase. I don't know enough about this subject to comment any farther.It's not really an argument. There's reality, then there's what the "internet" says..
You can do it.... I did....timing was locked but car made decent power. Car actually ran pretty good.The last comment is the best one. How can you switch from efi and not change the ignition. Remind me what site this is from so I never go there for help.
I just cringe when I see a carb on a car that was factory efi. Call it a failing of mine.You can do it.... I did....timing was locked but car made decent power. Car actually ran pretty good.
This debate could go on forever. I'm an ex carb guy....but only because the carb was easier and I was dumberer.
To each their own. To me carbs are simpler....but an efi car can be dialed in more precisely, which equals ( in most cases ) more power across the board.
I just cringe when I see a carb on a car that was factory efi. Call it a failing of mine.
The ability to run a stand alone setup to control fuel/ timing as I need it just outshines the simplicity of a carb.
Can I solve lengthy equations with basic elementary school math? You betcha. Would calculus do it more efficiently? Damn straight.
I won't cringe at @davedarcarpainter car....either one of them.I just cringe when I see a carb on a car that was factory efi. Call it a failing of mine.
To be fair, hotrod is kind of well known for stupid articles lolNot my words.. it's those idiots at HOTROD that have no idea what they're talking about... LOL
See, now the problem with that carb set up is that its neither simplistic, nor cheap......which is always the primary argument for running a carb from guys who scoff at EFI in the first place.
To be fair, hotrod is kind of well known for stupid articles lol
See, now the problem with that carb set up is that its neither simplistic, nor cheap......which is always the primary argument for running a carb from guys who scoff at EFI in the first place.
See, now the problem with that carb set up is that its neither simplistic, nor cheap......which is always the primary argument for running a carb from guys who scoff at EFI in the first place.
Actually, my comment was more directed towards the entire build being uses as an example, not so much just the glorified fuel leak bolted to the manifold. Purpose built race cars are "NOT" the example carb nug huggers use when they compare the two. He may only have $1,500 wrapped up into the carb itself, but he's got $40k+ sunk into the rest of it. WOT thrust is one thing....but lets see how that thing runs around when its not going in a straight line with the drivers foot in the oil pan for 1,320ft at a time.You are dead wrong on both points, when you compare that setup to a comparable efi setup.
That sir is bunk.
No injectors.
No fuel rails
No throttle body
No ECU,
No Having to go to the guy because you don't know how/cant tune the combination.
Actually, my comment was more directed towards the entire build being uses as an example, not so much just the glorified fuel leak bolted to the manifold. Purpose built race cars are "NOT" the example carb nug huggers use when they compare the two. He may only have $1,500 wrapped up into the carb itself, but he's got $40k+ sunk into the rest of it. WOT thrust is one thing....but lets see how that thing runs around when its not going in a straight line with the drivers foot in the oil pan for 1,320ft at a time.
That article makes it sound like the carb was what tied it altogether and was the missing link needed to complete the build. Never mind that he went from an F1R to a big ol 88mm turbo set up at the same time?!? You don't think he could have made as much power, or more had he build it from the start as an EFI?
If someone is building it from scratch....sure, the sky is the limit. Run whatever you want. But when I see someone scrap their EFI system, just to backwards convert their set up to a carb because it's "simpler" and "cheaper".....even though removing the EFI and buying the needed parts for the conversion was probably more complex and expensive than just having the prior EFI set up tuned properly to start with, I have to shake my head.
No **** poor fuel economy
No filthy emmisions
No doggy warm weather performance
No blown power valves, or yearly carb kits
No need to rejett for elevation, or weather
No sitting in the car, freezing your ass off to keep it running during cold start
No stalling in the rain at every traffic light
No need to smell like raw fuel wherever you go
No having to convince yourself you made the right decision ripping a perfectly good EFI system off of your car, to backwards convert your engine to some archaic carburetor, no matter how much it cost, or how much trouble it gives you.
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