1979 Little Red 360 sniper kit

jos51700 said

Any support to your argument? Or just "Nonsense"?

Carb drawbacks:
wet manifold design has inferior air/fuel distribution
no individual tuning to each cylinder's volumetric efficiency
poor fueling when cold requires excessive choke which accelerates cylinder wear and decreases oil life

EFI drawbacks:
cost
complexity
requires additional plumbing
increased diagnostic requirements.

You don't really see fuel economy improve much over a properly-tuned carb until you get to a multiport system. You don't really gain control over timing until you go to a multiport EFI system.

TBI is a crutch, designed to bridge into EFI for as little cost as possible, and that's why the industry went away from them. They suck, plain and simple. I'd take a carb over a TBI. At least I can diagnose a carb. No matter what you do, you're still over-fueling some and under-fueling other with ANYTHING that dumps fuel in at the mouth of the runners. That is, especially in a dual-plane intake, the literal long n' short of it.

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You are full of crap. TBI EFI today is nothing like the OEM junk of the 80's. The less expensive stuff like Sniper have a definate place in hotrodding, and there are some great running cars running these systems, some of them with dual 4 throttle bodies

Of course they are not for everyone, but if you don't want to spend the extra (and consididerable) money on a multiport system, they are a great way to gain easy tunability and fix some of the issues with modern fuel, AKA fuel boil and vapor lock.

If carefully/ properly installed---and that issue is no different between multiport or TBI--they can provide great startup, reliability and fuel mileage. THE FACT IS THAT carbs are getting more and more difficult to get parts for in any case, and quality parts in particular.


If you cannot see "the place" for an in between EFI you are an idiot. I feel no need to "prove" this to you

I'm not going to argue the nonsense of wet vs dry manifolds because for most street rigs and even many drag/ race rigs, "it just doesn't matter." ****!!! Some of the stack injection setups use injectors down the throats!!! (Stand off or whatever they are called)

LET ME ASK THIS SIMPLE QUESTION Since you are so anxious for the OP to spend way more money on a multiport system, ARE YOU GOING TO DONATE THE MONETARY DIFFERENCE?

I thought not.