technology is fantastic

[89IROC&RS]

Hey all, just pointing out something i ran across durring engine research. Apparently Gasoline Direct Injection is pretty common in europe, and has many many benifits, and GM is finally bringing it over to our shores. Pontiac is releaseing a Solstice GXP (or somethin like that) with a 2.0L, turbocharged, GDI engine that makes 260hp and 260ftlbs of torque. thats 130hp per liter.

Im wondering, could the 2009 camaro wind up getting a GDI setup for similar power and fuel mileage benifits?? could we see the rise of a 12 second Camaro that gets 30-40 mpg from the factory the imagination races.

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[Genopsyde]

can you elaborate more on this type of fueling system?

[97cavalier]

ya, how is it diffrent from fuel injection that we have now?

[Rally Sport]

DONT JUST LEAVE US WITHOUT TELLING US HOW IT WORKS!

[blindeyed]

Google is your friend guys

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_Direct_Injection

[97cavalier]

ok, i read it and i am thinking ahead, just waite untill you have one and the engine management system goes out, that will be expensive to get fixed. Just think ahead here. That is a good idea, i think adventuly, all car makers will switch to that.

[92zcamaroperson]

im sure people back in the carb days probably thought the same thing about electronic fuel injection

[malletslinger]

When I heard about that this system a while back, that was the first thing I thought..."that will be expensive to get fixed"!!! I have a friend with a early to mid 90's Cutless Supreme and some components in the fuel injection system went bad and would have cost her around $3k to get it fixed, she couldnt afford it and bought a new Nissan instead...
Can you imagine the cost of repares to an injection system where if one of the injectors got clogged, you had to have the whole engine taken apart to fix the problem?!? Damn!

[FormulaLT1]

I think some synthetic fuels should be in the works right now to hopefully take up the slack of our oil shortage that will soon be becoming extinct

[97cavalier]

what is synthetic fules? sorry, i have not heard of it

[Genopsyde]

looks like a cool thing.

[Genopsyde]

kinda like synthetic oil, but fuel instead.

[stepho]

Originally Posted by 97cavalier

ok, i read it and i am thinking ahead, just waite untill you have one and the engine management system goes out, that will be expensive to get fixed. Just think ahead here. That is a good idea, i think adventuly, all car makers will switch to that.

thinking about how much fatter your wallet is going to be when you have to get it fixed.

[blindeyed]

Originally Posted by malletslinger

Can you imagine the cost of repares to an injection system where if one of the injectors got clogged, you had to have the whole engine taken apart to fix the problem?!? Damn!

It would be just as simple as changing a spark plug. If your spark plug goes bad, what do you do? You get a socket and a ratchet and take the sucker out and replace it. It would be the same deal with the injector. There's no complication to it at all. Just instead of having a fuel rail with the injectors all on top, you could have seperate injectors for each cylinder, that way the fuel doesn't have to mix with the air first, it just takes a short cut and goes directly to the cylinder.

[97cavalier]

ya but the computer that tells it what mode, if it goes bad, it will be expensive that is what i am saying.