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Feb 7, 2001 | 05:17 PM

Jfor44

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From: albertville, al

carb to fuel injection

i have an 84 z28.. justput in a 350...blew it up.. put in another 350 it's running fine.. my question is what is the easiest way to convert to fuel injection... what are the benefits of running the carb vs fi... drawbacks of carb vs fi? someone please help...

Feb 7, 2001 | 05:29 PM

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From: Belleville, IL USA

benefits of carb:
very low cost
very cheap maintenance
much easier to make fast
much cheaper to make fast
way more reliable (no more breakdowns from a bad sensor, loose wire, or ECM)

fuel injection:
looks cool
sometimes runs cleaner w/better mpg

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*I do custom performance mods on Edlebrock Performer carburetors (dualplane intake mods in the works),
White 1986 Irocz, 305/383 with Edlebrock Performer-RPM intake and Performer #1407 carburetor, +110hp shot of crack, 700R-4 tranny, 3.25:1 rear, Mcreary Road-Stars, SLP-stainless 1.75" shortie headers & Y-pipe, single 3" Borla exhaust, Linginfelter-TPI camshaft part number 74216 pulls 17" vacuum solid. Cam specs 213/219 @.050 114-LSA, .462/.470 lift @1.5:1 ratio. MSD-6AL, billet distributor, multi-retard, blaster-3 coil, and RPM switch.
N/A runs 10.9 @124,
Crack-runs 10.3 @135
haven't run at track since Oct-99