Thread: EFI Options

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Originally Posted by 35WINDOW

Yes I did, and what a beautiful Car-
Jerry,
It seems like I hit a nerve here, and for that I apologize-I was simply trying to add something to the conversation, answer the questions, and thought it might be pertinate-I will respectfully bow out-

Originally Posted by 34_40

No reason to bow out! Just the opposite, you have certainly added a whole new perpective to the conversation. I hope you continue to add your thoughts and experiences. By sharing these your helping many of us without even knowing it.

Same with Jerry and Roger, as always, there are a bunch of us sitting in the wings, reading and learning! 35Window, I hope you'll change your mind and stick around, we're glad to have you here.

Please don't be offended, and now that you've broken the ice please continue to post!! I am especially interested in how you do with your Holley setup, and would enjoy seeing more of your car. I truly hope that you won't let one post turn you away.

Jerry,
I cannot agree with your closing statement that the "paint & polish" have no place in the decision between carb & EFI. Most on here are building for dual purpose - they want it to work right and provide the convenience of the more modern EFI, but if it doesn't look right it's likely going to stay on the seller's shelf. I don't disagree that the OEM computers have a lot of R&D behind them, and that they will likely have features that the aftermarket guys have not gotten to yet, but the evolution taking place is indeed happening. Talking to a supplier, they are now working in areas like A/F changes due to heat soak in the manifold, affects on hot start & cold start, increased efficiency in cruise, faster self learn, and identifying those places where self learn simply does not work and human input is necessary. Political speech?? Maybe to an extent, but in my case it was more of a "bench racing session" with a guy who's doing it today - the "...what's happening, and what're you working on now" discussion that I find fascinating.

Not trying to pick a fight in any way, but I think that the aftermarket EFI's have a place in the market. I'm having a ball stumbling through the learning process of the advanced tuning maps, correction curves, narrow band/wide band O2 readings, and everything else. It keeps my brain engaged, and keeps me humble when I see some of the stupid things I do, and then go back to fix them.

PS - On the pictures, I set my camera to the resolution "PC - 1024" so they fit just right without shrinking. Then I upload them to PhotoBucket in an album, and from there copy the "Image Name" and past it into my text - no "Manage Attachments" or fussing with order - they are in the order you paste the Image Files, and you can add text between them. Best thing is you can put up to thirty five photo images in one post!! Then you can "Reply" to your own post, and add thirty five more!! Sweet!!