Well, which do you guys think would be better? Either way it needs a full fuel system including carb or efi setup. EFI does better with a turbo but carb is different.
What sounds better?
What sounds better?
Turbo 68 fastback... carb or efi?
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Wiggawam said:
cash really isnt the issue... Like I said, a new blow through carb, stainless fuel lines, new pump and possibly intake, its all the same. EFI might cost just a bit more but not a lot, especially with the market of used intakes, injectors and what not.
iskwezm
10 Year Member
brianj5600
Active Member
You are fortunate to live in DFW, parts are aplenty there. I think there is alot more parts for EFI though. Used EFI intakes are more than new carb intakes, and used carb intakes are again cheaper. I don't know how much power you plan on, but stock injector won't work. Fuel rails, harness. MAF meter, throttle body, ecm, fittings and you will need fuel pump and regulator either way. Even the parts needed for a mega squirt adds up.
Blowthru carbs are not top secret, so info is easy to gain. They are making some great numbers, but a GOOD efi would be hard to beat with a carb.
Blowthru carbs are not top secret, so info is easy to gain. They are making some great numbers, but a GOOD efi would be hard to beat with a carb.
classic boost
Founding Member
pump, rails, maf, injectors, tb, intake, and tune to support decent hp will cost a hell of alot more than a blow-thru setup.
paul302 said:
LOL..not if a blow thru carb is $850
i dunno what im gonna do...im guessing first step is find some turbos and some cheap headers and start mocking it allup
iskwezm
10 Year Member
well i had it powder coated too,so minus $100 bucksxoxbxfx said:LOL..not if a blow thru carb is $850
i dunno what im gonna do...im guessing first step is find some turbos and some cheap headers and start mocking it allup
rhyno9
Founding Member
xoxbxfx said:LOL..not if a blow thru carb is $850
i dunno what im gonna do...im guessing first step is find some turbos and some cheap headers and start mocking it allup
Below are my fuel system and efi related costs. Obviously some of them will bleed over regardless of carb or efi.
aeromotive a1000 pump 200 used
aeromotive regulator 150
1/2 fuel rails 75 used
70 mm throttle body 200
95 Cobra intake 125 used (yeah I practically stole it)
Lucas 42 lb injectors 250
Megasquirt and relay board 200
An fittings and lines 150
EFI fuel filter housings 70 used
Wideband $200
Over $1600 so far. If you do the ford efi thing you are looking at $100 for an ecu and $200 for MAF and at a minimum $100 for harness depending on how much work you want to do to it. A prebuilt harness is over $400.
From this day on I swear I will never list out the costs for this damn project.
It scares me to think about that.
I just listed mine online yesterday. I am sure I missed some $$, but it was still up there.rhyno9 said:
I got my bonnet and reg for 75 bucks. Bought the A100 new for 300. I did the carb. Less than 50 bucks to set it up for blow thru. Intake, had it. Carb, had it. You an MAKE TONS with a carb. But the look on people face when they look at you for turbo charging a carb.. they just look at you like your a retard.
I am hoping to go track it this friday. I am going to write BLO THRU DOESN"T WORK in easy off shoe polish on the side of my car.
classic boost
Founding Member
Shakin66
Founding Member
10secgoal, Do you mind explaining what mods you did to the carb. I have a powerdyne 9# and a Demon and hope to have it ready to run in the next couple of months.
brianj5600
Active Member
Here is some good reading that will help you understand what is involved. http://www.hangar18fabrication.com/blowthru.html 10secgoal can give some good insight since he is tuning now.
Shakin66
Founding Member
Thanks for the article, I have already printed it off since I will be openning up the carb this weekend.
iskwezm
10 Year Member
What was the pump doing and what are you plugs gapped at.I think im blowing out my spark or something at high rpm.10secgoal said:
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