Outnumbered By Idiots

RaggedGT · Oct 13, 2016

Davedacarpainter said:
Nah, those are dryer sheets. The rats that were living there don't like those very much and moved out.

Does that really work?

Gearbanger 101 · Oct 13, 2016

Boosted92LX said:
And a third time FOR THE WIN!!!! An inaccurate post by gear bangaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!!!

Play coy if you wish, but your over sensitive, upity demeanour and attempts to insult me on a personal level with each reply speak volumes about how deeply this debate has gotten under your skin.

Boosted92LX · Oct 13, 2016

Gearbanger 101 said:
Play coy if you wish, but your over sensitive, upity demeanour and attempts to insult me on a personal level with each reply speak volumes about how deeply this debate has gotten under your skin.

It's not under my skin. I'm actually laughing. It's that whole because the majority believes it doesn't make it true thing. Seems to be the thing these days..

General karthief · Oct 13, 2016

Been reading through this thread and it only proves that everybody's opinion is right, based on their abilities and previous experience with whatever system they were able make work or in some cases not work. It's a never ending argument. I say lets have some fun with it and run a couple cars with both systems on a freezing cold day than again on blazing hot day and start a new argument, er, discussion. I don't have a dog in this hunt just poking a stick at ya. Number one rule, no tuning beween runs.

Bullitt347 · Oct 13, 2016

When I got into cars growing up the only thing fuel injected where old vettes and grumpy German cars. Everything every other production car had a carb of one kind or another. My favorite (not really) was the old Hitachi 3bbl that was on some Honda. I grew up hot rodding carb engines because there was nothing else. I prefer EFI for all of the previous mentioned reasons and more. If I were to buy another car to hot-rod and it already had a carb set-up, I would pull all of that sht off and go EFI.

Davedacarpainter · Oct 13, 2016

RaggedGT said:
Does that really work?

Yep.

I had a raccoon take up residence in my old house, so I dumped a box of moth balls in the attic and he opted to leave.

Same effect here, little fckers didn't like their nest smelling like fresh linen, so they hit the road.

FoxMustangLvr · Oct 13, 2016

Boosted92LX said:
Yeah, it really kills it. The guy with the turbo fox I mentioned above just turned down a 15k offer for it. He must be sick over his loss of resale value...

And a third time FOR THE WIN!!!! An inaccurate post by gear bangaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!!!

If you were to take my car, stock engine with bolt ons, and remove the EFI and replace it with a carb, what do you think would happen to the value of my car if I was to sell it?

About the $15k offer. I'd refuse it too. I'd guess that a 900hp fox costs waaaay more than $15k.

stykthyn · Oct 13, 2016

Davedacarpainter said:
Yep.

I had a raccoon take up residence in my old house, so I dumped a box of moth balls in the attic and he opted to leave.

Same effect her, little fckers didn't like their nest smelling like fresh linen, so they hit the road.

The most fact filled informative post in this thread.

krazedstang · Oct 13, 2016

On the subject of resale I can only state my feelings about it, When buying my last 2 Mustangs I didn't look twice at any of them that were carb swapped except one, that's because it had a stout bottom end and I was going to plan on going EFI anyways. Just my .02 though some may love the carb swapped ones but I would guess the majority do not.

stpete · Oct 13, 2016

My EFI love is waivering these days. With the reliability of TFI modules on my car, a carb conversion is starting to have some appeal.

Can I get a distributor with points so all I need when it breaks down on the side of the road is some sandpaper and a feeler gauge?

Dart68 · Oct 13, 2016

Davedacarpainter said:
See now, I'm understanding the problem a little better here now. Once you EFI guys saw this y'all started to feel inadequate about your engine bays

I think my eyes need a tetanus shot!:zombie:

stykthyn · Oct 13, 2016

stpete said:
My EFI love is waivering these days. With the reliability of TFI modules on my car, a carb conversion is starting to have some appeal.

Can I get a distributor with points so all I need when it breaks down on the side of the road is some sandpaper and a feeler gauge?

If that's your biggest issue then you're doing better than most.

FoxMustangLvr · Oct 13, 2016

stpete said:
My EFI love is waivering these days. With the reliability of TFI modules on my car, a carb conversion is starting to have some appeal.

Can I get a distributor with points so all I need when it breaks down on the side of the road is some sandpaper and a feeler gauge?

TFI relocation kit?

Black1987 · Oct 13, 2016

stpete said:
My EFI love is waivering these days. With the reliability of TFI modules on my car, a carb conversion is starting to have some appeal.

Can I get a distributor with points so all I need when it breaks down on the side of the road is some sandpaper and a feeler gauge?

Fat Foxxx TFI relocation kit, done

stykthyn · Oct 13, 2016

stpete said:
My EFI love is waivering these days. With the reliability of TFI modules on my car, a carb conversion is starting to have some appeal.

Can I get a distributor with points so all I need when it breaks down on the side of the road is some sandpaper and a feeler gauge?

This is what really gets me about a carb conversion. Guys that are frustrated( trust me I feel your pain. We've all been at that point) throw in the towel and slap on a carb. In reality the amount of time/ money/ effort it takes to properly convert a car to a carb set up it could have been diagnosed, repaired, and running a couple times over. I agree with @madmike1157 , you only need to diagnose and fix these things once. Bad over the counter parts side these are simple issues.

mikestang63 · Oct 13, 2016

Is it me, or are there like 3 different conversations taking place here?

CarMichael Angelo · Oct 13, 2016

Look. Some here will say that I'm excited. Some here will say that I'm frustrated. Some here will say that I'm upset because people crack on carburetors.
I ain't none of that.
All I'll say to that is people will dog a carburetor, and come up with all kinds of reasons pointing out how old, or how unreliable they are and have NEVER EVEN OWNED ONE IN THIER LIVES.

Unless you have practical experience in running one, (and not because it was on the engine that your uncle Bejusus left you on his 200k mile 62 Falcon) please refrain from making expert commentary to the contrary.

Anybody,.......(I'll say that again) Anybody that is marginally competent with a carburetor knows that they are not the "roadside breakdown waiting to happen" that they are made out to be, and that is a fact. To throw out a bunch of "it leaks", or "you have to re-jet it when the weather changes" or other BS just confirms that they were/are woefully lacking in any mechanical apptitudes that would make jetting a carburetor seem like a herculean task.

I've had both. in factory and aftermarket applications in both accounts. I believe that EFI is superior to a carburetor in it's ability to do the job across all fronts excepting simplicity, and cost. There are arguments as to a carburetor making more power than an EFI system (the point of the thread) but I cannot testify to that so I won't attempt to.

The red car sold for 12.5k back in 2012. It had a carb. I do not believe that had it had an EFI system on it, it would've mattered. I do think that had the car been an otherwise stock 89 though, that having a carb on it would've been a point of contention. How much it would've reduced potential value, would only be mitigated by how well it ran. And it ran very well.

CarMichael Angelo · Oct 13, 2016

mikestang63 said:
Is it me, or are there like 3 different conversations taking place here?

What are the three?

I know one is supposed to be about surrounding Tanner with idiots,...I'm just doin my part.

mikestang63 · Oct 13, 2016

madmike1157 said:
What are the three?

I know one is supposed to be about surrounding Tanner with idiots,...I'm just doin my part.

lets see

Carb vs EFI
the effectiveness of dryer sheets in engine bays
TFI relocations
Raccoons vs. mothballs
Idiocy on FB

Oh wait that's five.........

Boosted92LX · Oct 13, 2016

Ask @hoopty5.0 about new over the counter ignition components...

Outnumbered By Idiots

RaggedGT

Been here over a DECADE and still no CT

Gearbanger 101

Straight Outta Locash

Boosted92LX

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair

Bullitt347

I have been doing it wrong this whole time

Davedacarpainter

Chicks can make things hard if they’re inspired...

FoxMustangLvr

I love my Pimp

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.

krazedstang

stpete

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Dart68

Member

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.

FoxMustangLvr

I love my Pimp

Black1987

my wife Bedazzled my input shaft

stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.

mikestang63

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

CarMichael Angelo

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

mikestang63

Boosted92LX

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?

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