Another "Is Fuel Injection a Worthwhile Upgrade?" Question
Nobody will read this and care, but I'll respond with what I know. Both FI and Carbs work. I think most don't understand how a carb works, no matter how long they have run them.
I'm still learning as well. But for clarification, let me use these two examples....
- I put a 750 double pumper on a super six intake (using adaptor) on a stock bottom end 225 slant six using the original head as well. No header. It ran great and performed awesome.
- I, right now, have 1200 cfm's on a stock short block 318 with 318 heads. It performs fantastic.
I said that to say this: Carbs operate by being pressurized and if set up right, will feed the engine exactly what it needs according to the pressure. The slant pulling air only pressurized the carb enough to get the fuel/air it needed. The 750 DP Holley wasn't faster than the 2bbl, but it wasn't slower either. Same can be said about the 1200 cfm's on my 318, with no headers and 318 heads w/318 valves. Most look for "bolt and go" carbs. They may run good. However, that's not optimal carburetion.