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Deano

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Just wondering if anyone is running fuel injection on their rides. Been having a helluva time with *every* carb I've tried to run. Been thinking about a Sniper 2300 kit. Don't want a four barrel and have to buy an intake. Just want to get in, turn the key, take off, and not worry if I'm going to make it home.
 
IMO the biggest headache with installing fuel injection in the fuel tank. You need to do something so that when you go around a corner with less than half of a tank the engine doesn't stall.
 
It was either Holley or Edelbrock that makes a BBD - style TBI kit, that would seem to work well with an F/M/J.

The ironic thing about this is that many of the same enthusiasts who crap on the Lean Burn system want to run EFI. The '85-'89 version of the Electronic Fuel/Spark Control system is actually very close to what TBI is, especially the E4ME Quadrajet in the Pursuit models.
 
We build & run hundreds of EFI kits across our dyno's every year. From FAST, Holley, MSD, Fitech etc.They all have their quirks/issues and luckily we stock enough parts to always swap out a defective or failed components until we can get either of the suppliers to send us replacement parts to replace what we swapped out.
 
EFI isn't going to fix anything over a properly functioning 2bbl. If you want EFI for the creature comforts, then go for it, but your deciding factor shouldn't be having a driving car.

I'm using a Sniper in my car and I'm happy. As noted the fuel tank is the biggest obstacle. These tanks are shallow and makes converting to an internal pump a pain in the ass. You can run an external pump, but utilizing the factory sending unit will cause the pickup to suck to air when the tank is a quarter full going around turns. When I first put the system on I used an external pump and had these issue.

You're also going to need to replace the fuel lines leading up to the front of the car. There is a couple of sections in the line where it goes from steel to rubber. You'll need 5/16" tube continuous all the way - supply and return.

You're going to be $2k into this before it's done. If the benefits are worth the expense, then sure, but I would just fix what you have.
 
AHBguru said:
It was either Holley or Edelbrock that makes a BBD - style TBI kit, that would seem to work well with an F/M/J.

The ironic thing about this is that many of the same enthusiasts who crap on the Lean Burn system want to run EFI. The '85-'89 version of the Electronic Fuel/Spark Control system is actually very close to what TBI is, especially the E4ME Quadrajet in the Pursuit models.
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I'm still running the "lean burn" and after fiddling with it every which way, it runs ok... for a 40 year old POS 318 with over 200k miles
 
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