As usual, upstaged by an old(er) man who has forgotten more than I'll ever know.
I agree W /JRichker on every point of his story.
But,.....
If you're "that" guy, that cannot turn a screwdriver to help your own ass, hates the thought of his hands smelling like gas (even on the day at the track, because you don't want to soil your clean, pressed, white driving suit, w/ the speed racer red stripe sewn down the side.) and cannot either afford an innovate wide band O2 kit,..or lack the ability to "read" a spark plug, then ........................yes, you are far better advised to seek out a fuel injected car instead.
Because I don't know about you,...but the 15 minutes that it takes to makes a jet change in a carburetor,......well that scares the hell right outta me.
This argument always assumes that the car has efi on it already when comparing to it to a carb'd alternative, so I would ask another couple of questions.
Starting from stock, .......and purely because I don't know.
How much does it cost to add the 70mm TB, the 30 lb injectors, and the 80mm MAF? How much did the intake cost on the "hot HCI" in the stated example ? Will the stock intank pump support the power that the new combo is capable of producing, and how much will it cost to replace it if it don't? Lastly,.....if I decided to kick it up a notch, or drop it back one for better fuel mileage,....will the $125.00 little black box in the above example require I revisit the red headed kid w/ braces for a retune?
I agree W /JRichker on every point of his story.
But,.....
If you're "that" guy, that cannot turn a screwdriver to help your own ass, hates the thought of his hands smelling like gas (even on the day at the track, because you don't want to soil your clean, pressed, white driving suit, w/ the speed racer red stripe sewn down the side.) and cannot either afford an innovate wide band O2 kit,..or lack the ability to "read" a spark plug, then ........................yes, you are far better advised to seek out a fuel injected car instead.
Because I don't know about you,...but the 15 minutes that it takes to makes a jet change in a carburetor,......well that scares the hell right outta me.
This argument always assumes that the car has efi on it already when comparing to it to a carb'd alternative, so I would ask another couple of questions.
Starting from stock, .......and purely because I don't know.
How much does it cost to add the 70mm TB, the 30 lb injectors, and the 80mm MAF? How much did the intake cost on the "hot HCI" in the stated example ? Will the stock intank pump support the power that the new combo is capable of producing, and how much will it cost to replace it if it don't? Lastly,.....if I decided to kick it up a notch, or drop it back one for better fuel mileage,....will the $125.00 little black box in the above example require I revisit the red headed kid w/ braces for a retune?