DITCHING MY EFI(maybe)
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DITCHING MY EFI(maybe)
I'm new here, but from what I've read there are some VERY knowlegable people here, so here it goes.... I live in a place where I dont think I will have to worry about emissions on my 93 F-150 4X4 for a very long time. So in search of a power monster 1993 I'm thinking of replacing my 5.8L with the replacement stroker motor (393ci. I think) from P.A.W. thus loosing the EFI in favor of a 750 holley/performer RPM set up. Here is my list of questions..
Besides the fuel pump, distributer problems, what else am I looking at.
Will my guages work?
Can I just unplug the EFI stuff from the computer and re-install the sensors so I will have guages?
Biggest fear: How will my E40D react to all this confusion???
It just seems logical for me to spend $4000.00 and have a bad a$$ stroker than to spend $2500.00 for a powerdyne and get another 85hp out of my tired 5.8. Am I crazy for considering this or what?? Thanks in advance.
Besides the fuel pump, distributer problems, what else am I looking at.
Will my guages work?
Can I just unplug the EFI stuff from the computer and re-install the sensors so I will have guages?
Biggest fear: How will my E40D react to all this confusion???
It just seems logical for me to spend $4000.00 and have a bad a$$ stroker than to spend $2500.00 for a powerdyne and get another 85hp out of my tired 5.8. Am I crazy for considering this or what?? Thanks in advance.
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From: Quaker Hill ,CT U.S.A.
DITCHING MY EFI(maybe)
I will keep this short....KEEP the EFI others here will be able to tell you why too...the efi system is friendlyer then the carb system in that usually it will tell you what is wrong with it (if somthing is a miss) ..now with the E4od ..they really like the computer system ..I belive that there is a company that makes a stand alone system that will make it work correctly but...Alot of people here are having and have had problems with this system..thats my opioin though ..
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From: Rural Florida Panhandle
DITCHING MY EFI(maybe)
I would compare EFI and carb systems to
hunting with a 30.06 instead of a bow.
While bow hunters have a lot of fun, there is no comparison of results, on an even, unrestricted footing.
Keep the EFI, do some research (like we have), then come back here an fill us in. We could all benefit from the extra information you would offer.
I have learned that if I put my mind to it, I can figure out most any system designed by man, provided that there is sufficient documetation. In the automotive field, unfortunately, too much of the technical information is hard to get, making us do more experimenting to learn how things work.
The more of us doing this experimentation, the more information we will have as a group.
Good Luck!
hunting with a 30.06 instead of a bow.
While bow hunters have a lot of fun, there is no comparison of results, on an even, unrestricted footing.
Keep the EFI, do some research (like we have), then come back here an fill us in. We could all benefit from the extra information you would offer.
I have learned that if I put my mind to it, I can figure out most any system designed by man, provided that there is sufficient documetation. In the automotive field, unfortunately, too much of the technical information is hard to get, making us do more experimenting to learn how things work.
The more of us doing this experimentation, the more information we will have as a group.
Good Luck!
