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You make an interesting point, but it lacks scientific information to back it up. Lorcan Parnell wrote: > Christer, > > I have to disagree. It is not possible to match the performance of EFI with > carbs. If it was, the F1 teams would use carbs. Indycars would use carbs. > They don't. EFI will always be ahead and as technology improves more so. > Your point about the variations in flow is simply wrong. Yes, you need 8 > injectors, possibly more (my bike has 16). Bikes of the future will all use > EFI. The only reasons to use carburettors is because they are cheap, or > because the rules (like in Pro Stock) don't allow EFI. > > Regards > > Lorcan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christer Johansson <christer.johansson@mbox383.swipnet.se> > To: turbobike@natvideo.com <turbobike@natvideo.com> > Date: 18 April 1999 16:52 > Subject: Re: [turbobike] carburation vs fuel injection > > I thought of going to EFI ,but I saw no reason to do it. > Efi does have some advantages in that you can map the fuel > and ignition curves more precisly. But itīs possible with carbs > and a adjustable ignition module to. > As long as the engine gets the right A/F ratio there is no advantage > in EFI powerwise. To know what A/F ratio you have,you will > need a lambda cell, also a EGT sensor would be nice. > This goes for both Efi and carb setups. > During the dial in period I will use a lambda cell and EGT sensors in > all 4 exhaust pipes and the collector, on the new system. > Also, blow through carbs could prove more "forgiving" to the design > of the plenum etc than a EFI would be. If you get sligtly more flow > through some carbs the injectors on a EFI system will still spray > the same amount of fuel, on a carb system it will drag the fuel needed. > Also if you run a high hp EFI system you will need 8 injectors on a > 4 cylinder engine ,otherwise you could get trouble with idle as the > injectors would be qite big. > Carbs gives better fuel atomizing at low engine speeds. > But a EFI setup looks cooler though.... > > Christer