injection or carb
Post Fiend
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Spokane, WA
Originally Posted by The SnoMan
Maybe if you do not how to setup and match a carb to your needs. FI might have a edge with MPG but not in max power and throttle responce and reliabilty and simplicity to fix too. A good carb and intake still rules there.
In addition to being more efficient, EFI will not die out on you with harsh offroad angles like a carb will so if you plan to do any steep hill runs or any rock crawling it would be a much better option.
Elder User
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: North Texas
As most have said, carbs are easy, fuel injection is efficient. Reliability goes to injection and durability goes to carb. What's the difference? Reliability is starting every time this month. Durability is starting using the same parts in 10 years.
As for the WOT comments, carbs have a slight vacuum drop that better atomizes the fuel.(assuming engine hot, upper rpm, ect) It is common for a carb to have better peak horsepower. However the wide torque band of fuel injection is much more useful than a slightly higher peak, especially in a truck.
All that being said, I run a carb 'cause I can diagnose and fix it easily, and if the time ever comes replace it cheaply.
As for the WOT comments, carbs have a slight vacuum drop that better atomizes the fuel.(assuming engine hot, upper rpm, ect) It is common for a carb to have better peak horsepower. However the wide torque band of fuel injection is much more useful than a slightly higher peak, especially in a truck.
All that being said, I run a carb 'cause I can diagnose and fix it easily, and if the time ever comes replace it cheaply.
Fleet Owner
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Lake Tahoe, Nevada
EFI is just better, hands down better. It is also difficult to fix when you are fifty miles from nowhere. So when you say off road, the question is: how far? And how many kinds of spare parts are you willing to carry along.
