Carb or Fuel Injection?
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Carb or Fuel Injection?
I'm planning on swaping out the stock motor and need help deciding fuel injection or carb. I want a s.b. motor with 700-800hp running 10s or faster. What route should I go? Please help me decide Looking for pros and cons and any other help deciding my problem. Thanks everyone for the input. 
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Carb. Power above ~400 HP NA is much cheaper with carb.
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From: fort gratiot, michigan
Car: 1982 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine: 383 stroker 4 bolt roller, juiced
Transmission: b&M th400
Axle/Gears: 4.10 with c-clip elims
depends what your doing to get that high... for 700-800 your talking a power adder for sure cause even a big stoker motor like a 434 is gonna have fun reaching that high and lasting... if you go super charger or nitrous stay carb... a turbo go FI...
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From: Ottawa, ON
Car: 1986 IROC-Z
Engine: 355
Transmission: TH700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42 28 spline zexel
If you are going to do this in stages stick with a carb. In fact 80% of cases I'd stick with the carb(s). The only time I'd say FI is if you were building with 700-800HP the first time (ie. no injector swaps/sensor swaps). You'd be paying and tuning your budget away...
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Well, let's not sugar coat this. Start with a 500+ CID BBC, full cage, back-halved, and work your way from there.
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