FI recommendation for 360 Dart
Don’t candy coat it. Tell me how you really feel! lol l very rarely drive my cars. I have tried running non ethanol, additives, and still the Edelbrock 1406 gets clogged up and I wind up R&R the damn thing and rebuilding it. I’m just tired of it.
To be fair, it starts right up when cold and runs great. Ditching the POS FCC for an intank pump solved a lot of the initial issues. If I stop and get gas, jump back in, it starts right up. There's a 10 -15 minute window, after that the prime shot will work but no cranking shot. I've adjusted the Prime Mult and Hot Crank tune every which way to no avail. The ECU on the first TB I owned died, and I'm convinced the ECU heat soaks after 15 minutes and shuts down. So I keep a can of starter fluid in the trunk and douche the venturi's to hot start.
But getting back to the task at hand; living with FI on the Coronet for five years and with a 10+ year old Eddy on the Dart, I'll pick the Eddy carb. The Dart starts up every time, hot or cold, has never stranded me. I've driven the Dart down to LA for Spring Fling, camped with it in the Sierras at 7,000 ft. Sure, it idled like crap in the mountains, but once I got back down into the valley it smoothed out again. In retrospect, even if my FI worked flawlessly from Day 1, I still would question if it was a worthwhile investment. I drive my cars often but not daily. If its too cold, too hot, too rainy, etc. they stay in the garage. For the 2,000+ miles a year I put on each car, a carb works just fine.
SGBARRACUDA, in your case it sounds like you have really crappy gas in your area. Who knows if it might also gum up the fuel injectors on your new FI system too.
