Carb vs Fuel Injection?
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I've been reading this site for a while and I'm going to get ready to do my ls1 swap into a 1970 split bumper camaro.
What I was wondering was why do people put carbs on the ls1 when I thought the whole point in doing the ls1 swap was for the reliability of fuel injection?
Is there anything better or worse about using carb injection instead of fuel injection?
I'd like to use fuel injection but hooking up a carb system sounds way easier.
What I was wondering was why do people put carbs on the ls1 when I thought the whole point in doing the ls1 swap was for the reliability of fuel injection?
Is there anything better or worse about using carb injection instead of fuel injection?
I'd like to use fuel injection but hooking up a carb system sounds way easier.
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Originally Posted by Dstryr
I've been reading this site for a while and I'm going to get ready to do my ls1 swap into a 1970 split bumper camaro.
What I was wondering was why do people put carbs on the ls1 when I thought the whole point in doing the ls1 swap was for the reliability of fuel injection?
Is there anything better or worse about using carb injection instead of fuel injection?
I'd like to use fuel injection but hooking up a carb system sounds way easier.
What I was wondering was why do people put carbs on the ls1 when I thought the whole point in doing the ls1 swap was for the reliability of fuel injection?
Is there anything better or worse about using carb injection instead of fuel injection?
I'd like to use fuel injection but hooking up a carb system sounds way easier.
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How much harder is it really to install the fuel injection? Just get the wiring harness done I presume?
If you were just going to run a carb motor why not just save money and get a normal 350 block?
If you were just going to run a carb motor why not just save money and get a normal 350 block?
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Wiring up the LS1 EFI isn't hard. You can send your harness off to get reworked and idiot-proofed for probably less than the cost of a manifold and a good carb. If you can't hook up a Speartech-reworked harness, you'll probably also have problem hooking up a spark box and fuel pump for a carb'd LSX.
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Originally Posted by Rodder
Wiring up the LS1 EFI isn't hard. You can send your harness off to get reworked and idiot-proofed for probably less than the cost of a manifold and a good carb. If you can't hook up a Speartech-reworked harness, you'll probably also have problem hooking up a spark box and fuel pump for a carb'd LSX.
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I went with a carb set up on my LS1 conversion and wished I wouldn't have. I am pleased how good it runs, but the gas mileage is horrible! I plan on switching mine over to FI this winter.
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The tank depends on what you are doing with the car. There are a at least a few people on here running their stock tank with an external pump and they added a place to feed the return line in. It seems like if they keep it over 1/4 tank they do not have problems with fuel slosh. You can also cut the stock tank top and put in a complete fuel sending unit/pump assembly from a LS1 f-body which negates the need for baffels.
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Originally Posted by gordz32
Don't you have to run a special tank for efi or do you just need to run a return line?