carburetor versus fuel injection
at1212b
04-15-2005, 08:14 PM
Looking into buying a 89 Caprice. Just wondering if I should go with the EFI or the carburetor version?
What would be advantages and disadvantages?
Thanks!
What would be advantages and disadvantages?
Thanks!
HLandin
04-17-2005, 05:25 PM
Go with fuel injection. Check out this link to compare fuel injection (Throttle Body Injection and Multi-port Injection) and carburation:
http://www.goingfaster.com/spo/praisetbi.html
This link lists some of the advantages of fuel injection over carbs:
http://www.tpub.com/content/construction/14264/css/14264_140.htm
Hope this helps.
http://www.goingfaster.com/spo/praisetbi.html
This link lists some of the advantages of fuel injection over carbs:
http://www.tpub.com/content/construction/14264/css/14264_140.htm
Hope this helps.
CD Smalley
04-17-2005, 08:31 PM
Explain to my how you get a choice in an 89 Caprice.... I guess the wagons would be carbed. But the other models will all be TBI.
HLandin
04-18-2005, 03:06 PM
Good point, although I figured he would be buy the car and then consider ripping off his TBI for a *cough* carb. From what I heard, thats what a lot of peole do. And its such a shame.
CD Smalley
04-18-2005, 09:52 PM
It really is. The TBI unit is nearly fool proof. My 92 Astro was running on the original injectors at over 220k miles when it was totaled. My 89 has 190k+ on the originals. I can install new gaskets and screen in one in less than an hour and have it back on the road.
Now they don't respond well to cam changes w/o some PROM tuning... But what EFI engine does?
Now they don't respond well to cam changes w/o some PROM tuning... But what EFI engine does?
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