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red17 Experienced

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Umm i think we can safely say theres not a car currently in production on the planet (except maybe Skoda) that are still using carbies. Your mates are clearly from the V8 dinosaur set. Even most V8 guys realise fuel injection is the way to go nowadays.

As you may or may not be aware theres two types of fuel delivery systems, one primitive (carburettors) and one modern (fuel injection).

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Kinda offtopic, but why do brand new motorbikes still use carbies? Surely it can't add much more to the price to chuck an ECU in there. I remember being amazed that my 94 CC Lancer used one, but then I found out that 2003 model Kawasaki 250cc bikes are using them!

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ah ok, so then I suppose if they slide (which I take to mean they adjust themselves and aren't locked for efficiency at a single point), then they would be almost as efficient as EFI as they aren't just set to be optimal at a particular rev point. Am I totally off? I've got no knowledge of pre EFI tech at all really :D

JimX Grand Master

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I can't think of any current model sportsbike that hasn't swapped over to fuel injection. The Yamaha R6 and R1 were 2 of the last to change over.

The difference on bikes with carbs and injectors is not that great. You can get virtually as much power out of flatside carbs on a bike as fuel injection, you will just suffer a tiny bit of response and economy. Even though it is cheap to put an ECU and injectors in, carbs were still generally cheaper (until recently at least). The main reason why Yamaha finally made the move is because everyone else did it, and was therefore a marketing ploy rather than a performance one.

The biggest problem with carbs on bikes is tuning the buggers.

Edit: Many Jap "cruiser" type bikes still use carbs, but this is more to do with the "image" of trying to look like a Harley. Again, marketing.

PHaT MR30 Grand Master

PHaT MR30

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Majority of new bikes use injection, any that don't is cos its more cost affective.

I was only out at the track a few weeks back and there was a 1600 running an SR20DE with twin sideys (personally i would have gone quad throttle bodys if anything).

and i am sure some of u guys have seen the S14 drag car running an L31(stroked L28) with twin turbos and triple webbers? that thing as mad!!

could someone verify for me if it was running methonol? and possibly nitrous?

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