fuel injectors vs carburetors

norcal pinz · Post by **norcal pinz** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:36 pm

Can anybody explain too some of us, the benefits of a well tuned efi i know there are some people who must think if its not broken don't fix it. i will consider it after the bugs are worked out and if the price comes down. another thing, does the value increase with efi or is stock king? really appreciate any comments.

Jim LaGuardia · Post by **Jim LaGuardia** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:40 pm

The benefits are better reliability, instant starting in all weather, no gas smell in the cab, less emmissions, better or same gas milage as carbs, no flooding on steep angles,excellent accelleration (the system I am running)uses off the shelf sensors and parts available across the country.
Don't expect the cost to come down. There is a lot of time and money invested putting a good working system together , dyno time,and fine tuning the maps.
As far as value goes, each vehicle sells on it's own merits, that is one of the reasons my Beck injection system was designed to be almost completely bolt on, no modification to the intake runners. If you want to sell your truck and keep the injection for another truck, it is completely restorable to stock in one afternoon.
If you like to crawl over things at high angles, injection makes it much easier. I had almost a full load of people in my 710M and crawled at idle up a fairly steep rocky grade , when I had carbs, it would not have performed as well.
One more nice thing is a cable controlled throttle, no more unwanted rpm changes under load due to engine shifting.
Not everyone needs it, but it does improve the qualities of the beast.
Hope that was what you were looking for.

norcal pinz · Post by **norcal pinz** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:23 pm

thanks very informative jim

M Wehrman · Post by **M Wehrman** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:10 pm

STOCK! I wouldn't have it any other way!

I am a big believer in EFI,it's the aerodynamics of the Pinz that aggravates the mileage at highway speeds. A Pinz is a Pinz,the money most of us put into our trucks will not be recovered,except thru personal satisfaction. My goal is to make it more enjoyable for ME,and reliability is part of that. Now my priorities are scrambled, EFI

, Power steering,

2.7upgrade

,A/C, (oh yea,DONE!). My Pinz is getting a little rotund,perhaps all are in order!

P.S. If your speedo don't work,mileage doesn't seem to matter!

Beers gone,done rambling,goodnight!
Mark

ka · Post by ka » Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:26 am

mark - please finish up your list there and sell that pinz to me.