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Nice looking set up, I just sold my fitech and am going with a Holley sniper stealth 4500. My next engine I want to try out summit brand self learning efi kit, priced at like 500-600 I think? With a warranty and summit customer service you can’t beat it.I understand EFI systems and how they work. Also how to trouble shoot them. The only aftermarket setup that I have personally used was a Fast on this 472 Hemi.
Once it learned it ran awesome. Started right up. Great idle. Crisp throttle response. No smelly exhaust and flowed plugs. I fell in love.
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Well thats not entirely true...most of the TPS, Injectors are basically GM parts..I think the Terminator can be basically rebuilt with parts from NAPAAgree. Factory EFI is pretty trouble free for the most part. My 97 Dakota has over 300,000 miles and I had the change the TPS and clean the IAV once in all those miles.
Aftermarket setups haven't been proven like the factory setups thus my question. Plus you can't just walk into NAPA and get parts off of the shelf for the aftermarket setup like you can for the factory ones.
Pro Flo 4 Edelbrock EFI. See related build thread.Didn't you just put the Fast on your car?
OK well thats what I'm wanting to know. Thanks. If I'm out on the road and burn up an injector it would be nice not have to wait a week for a new one.Well thats not entirely true...most of the TPS, Injectors are basically GM parts..I think the Terminator can be basically rebuilt with partd from NAPA
Ya I think I read that on their tech page...Again these guys have a lot more expirence with them as they are actually running them now...Ive only been reading...OK well thats what I'm wanting to know. Thanks. If I'm out on the road and burn up an injector it would be nice not have to wait a week for a new one.
I've been running the FAST EZ-EFI (1st Gen) and have had it for about five years. The newer is the EZ-Fuel System, which has a few improvements. I'll be switching to the XFI Sportsman with the new engine soon. I've driven the car all over... SoCal to Vegas and back a couple of times, raced it at Willow Springs for a weekend - drove it to and from the track, as well. I've had maybe two issues in all these years... a fuel pump driver chip failed and a wiring issue (installer's fault). Other than that, flawless and very reliable.
Carburetors suck. LOL. Easier to setup where you live. What are you at, about 800 ft? You can drive 1000 miles and still be at 800 ft. A little different out West here. I live at 4600 ft and there is 7000 ft change in elevation just in my county. I want to drive to the coast so going from 4600' to almost 8000' then down to Sealevel. Carbs suck.
Putting EFI on a 40 year old car is not like lipstick. Hell the is a 2002 year motor. The big thing these days is dropping a late model EFI motor in these old cars. I just dropped a 5.7 Hemi with 6 spd auto into a customers 72 Challenger.
Also my 72 Satellite 440 with a 750 Holley fires right up. Thats not the problem.
I've mentioned this in another post about EFI...
Works great when it works, it's when something goes wrong with all the electronics and programing that you wish you kept the carb. You will basically be grounded till you call the tech line and figure it out. With a bad carb its as easy as getting another one or simple fixes.
I would disagree with that sentiment about being lazy. If you know how to tune a carb that's great, but not everyone does. For most of us, it means swapping out the jets continually until you find the right combination, or you pay someone a couple hundred to do it for you.My opinion is that people are getting lazy and want a ECU to tune their car. To me that's the fun part of the project. Oh well just my 2 cents.
Yeah, one trip over the grapevine out here in California with a carburetor and you know exactly what that means! haha I lived in Denver for a while (was stationed at Lowry in the early 1980s) so I experienced that, too.Again, you live in the flat lands. Not meaning to be a butt head but most of you flatlanders have not dealt with major elevation change in a matter of a few miles.