[Diy_efi] New List Subscriber with Vague questions

[Perry Harrington]

I concurr.  EFI is for anyone who a) doesn't know how to tune carb jets
b) doesn't have the time/resources to tune carb jets c) wants good gas
mileage d) doesn't want to deal with picky carbs e) wants the engine to
start without pumping the pedal several to many times f) wants decent
emissions g) is doing a motor swap into something that needs EFI to pass
inspection h) all of the above :)

Seriously, my project is a single seater car with a CBR 600F2 engine.  I
could have bought a set of good carbs for $35 off Ebay, but then I'd get
a cross look from the BAR guy when I go to get it inspected.  Also, I
expect to get better mileage from EFI than the carbs would.

I'm in CA, so carbs are a 4 letter word (carburator, CARB [air resource
board], etc).

You shouldn't knock EFI because you can put a whistlin' bottle on your
engine for cheap.  EFI is superior to carbs in every but one way, price.
Then of course if you look at the cost of a carb manifold and whistler',
EFI can be cheaper (figure $650 for a carb/manifold).

--Perry

On Fri, Apr 25, 2003 at 07:00:35PM -0400, WEG1192 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 4/25/03 5:16:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> jackv at ambassadorprograms.org writes:
> 
> > Jeremy,
> >  
> >  FWIW, go with the carb.  Based upon your questions, your learning curve 
> will
> >  be steep and expensive.  Best of all the carb will make just as much
> >  horsepower for 1/10th the cost.
> >  
> >  Bottom line, EFI is for factories and technogeeks who like a serious
> >  challange.  The cost/performance equation is all in favor of an Edelbrock
> >  AFB and a Performer manifold.
> >  
> >  thnx, jv.
> >  
> 
> I disagree with all this. Check out the "other" links in GMECM.
> 
> JW
> 
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Perry Harrington			Data Acquisition & Instrumentation, Inc	
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