OPINIONS WANTED: Carb vs. Fuel Injection
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Give me a good arguement why I shouldn`t and I`ll listen.....
What is the really good reason you want to change and what do you hope to gain, can you gain that and what is the cost and is it worth it. Im not saying efi is better I would give you same advice if you were thinking of switching from carb to efi.
I pull my fuel injection off (complete) and put it on Ebay (How much can I get $ ??).
I wouldn't have bothered with the 7.4 mpi but a hot roder might be interested and who knows on ebay . I was originally planning to go carb but I couldn't have bot a manifold/carb fuel pump and ignition for that price and it was bolt on and turn the key.
P.S. and I did, bolt on turn key and spent every weekend and several weeks on the water this summer without problems/headaches, setting up, tinkering etc etc and thats worth a lot to me, more than 3 mph
Last edited by ursus; 09-19-2002 at 07:53 AM.
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Originally posted by ursus
What is the really good reason you want to change and what do you hope to gain, can you gain that and what is the cost and is it worth it.
What is the really good reason you want to change and what do you hope to gain, can you gain that and what is the cost and is it worth it.
As far as costs, I have estimated that I will need about $600 to swap from injection to carb, all new parts. I am hopeful that I can get somewhere near that for my MPI. So the actual cost would be minimal. THis is my initial plan, I think it`s going to work out......
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My .02 is to run what you have right now. I guarantee you will be very disappointed in the gains by changing to a carb. If your ultimate goal is a much more powerful engine in the future, why not run and enjoy your very reliable 310 HP fuelie, and take the money that you would spend on the carb conversion and start building the big, powerful replacement engine. Why not just go through this one time. You can get good performance out of the base 454's but it takes some effort and careful selection of components. My suggestion is buy a 502 long block, put it in your garage and build what you want. Leave the injection on the 310.
Good luck which ever way you go.
Good luck which ever way you go.