Carb. or Fuel injected????????
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Carb. or Fuel injected????????
i'm definitely a novice when it comes to motors so bear with me. i've searched around and couldn't find anything to do with whether carb. or fuel injection was better. i was planning to do a 351w but have decided to go with a 302 for ease of installation. it's going into a 2000 ranger that is being built strictly for the mud. the motor is already carb. but was wondering if i would be better off with fuel injection. i just purchased a c6 auto tranny and a np205 t-case with a ford 9" and a dana 44. pretty typical and probably played out but it's my first project so i wanted to keep it basic. any opinion is appreciated.
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If just for mud the 351 MIGHT be a better go.
The FI is nice and I liked it a lot in my '88 STX/5.0 setup with a C4 auto but there is additional wiring to do and sensors... not to mention you should use an FI Cam with a different Lobe spacing; 351 timing/firing order, different Distributor maybe ???
The Carb is easy wiring, already setup and can actually produce more horse power than the FI setup.
The FI is nice and I liked it a lot in my '88 STX/5.0 setup with a C4 auto but there is additional wiring to do and sensors... not to mention you should use an FI Cam with a different Lobe spacing; 351 timing/firing order, different Distributor maybe ???
The Carb is easy wiring, already setup and can actually produce more horse power than the FI setup.
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I'm pretty much in the same boat you are broke, but here's what I know.
Carbs are a little bit easier to understand and work with, but if your doing a lot of hill climbs and such while off-roading, you can easily starve the engine for fuel once you get above certain angles.
However, it really comes down to just a matter of preference.
Carbs are a little bit easier to understand and work with, but if your doing a lot of hill climbs and such while off-roading, you can easily starve the engine for fuel once you get above certain angles.
However, it really comes down to just a matter of preference.
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The best carb in the world is still a carb, and will have its limits as to how much angle it can take before your engine dies. For ANY type of off road use that will encounter angles, fuel injection is the ONLY way to go. Trust me, I have run both.
Now, if you truck is going to be solely for mud and you don't care about hills or street driveability or how factory the swap looks, then I would say that a carb would be better for you. If you want to build a mud truck like you say, I agree that a 351W would be better. Build the snot out of it and aim for 450HP at the crank. Should be relatively easy with some heads and a good cam, as well a matching intake and carb setup.
With the carb, you will be able to rub a larger cam without having to worry about tuning issues.
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I would go with the EFI so you could swap over all the explorer stuff and have it work like factory.
I would think a carb could hand probably just about any angle you could throw at it. A friend I know has a 69 BBC Camaro that runs 8 second quarter miles. He's had i pull the front wheels off the ground far enough the rear bumper hit the pavement, and the car was still running. It is carb'd and he runs it on the laughing gas so if he had any fuel starvation issues that motor would be toast ASAP.
I would think a carb could hand probably just about any angle you could throw at it. A friend I know has a 69 BBC Camaro that runs 8 second quarter miles. He's had i pull the front wheels off the ground far enough the rear bumper hit the pavement, and the car was still running. It is carb'd and he runs it on the laughing gas so if he had any fuel starvation issues that motor would be toast ASAP.
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I would go with the EFI so you could swap over all the explorer stuff and have it work like factory.
I would think a carb could hand probably just about any angle you could throw at it. A friend I know has a 69 BBC Camaro that runs 8 second quarter miles. He's had i pull the front wheels off the ground far enough the rear bumper hit the pavement, and the car was still running. It is carb'd and he runs it on the laughing gas so if he had any fuel starvation issues that motor would be toast ASAP.
I would think a carb could hand probably just about any angle you could throw at it. A friend I know has a 69 BBC Camaro that runs 8 second quarter miles. He's had i pull the front wheels off the ground far enough the rear bumper hit the pavement, and the car was still running. It is carb'd and he runs it on the laughing gas so if he had any fuel starvation issues that motor would be toast ASAP.
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Nope I haven't. I've owned a lot of carbed vehicles and after owning my first fuel injection vehicle I vowed not to go back. I look at my 69 Mach 1 428cj and often consider converting it to EFI. That is why I suggested he go with EFI. I was just saying I know a carb can handle aggressive angles in some situations.
#10
Well, on a street/drag car you are ok with a carb. They work great. I have a Mighty Demon on my 347 in my 72 Mustang, and I love it. It does great, but that same carb on that same engine in a buggy/truck/jeep being run off road on steep inclines would be a piece of crap. But for a mud truck that will remain close to level most of the time, a good carb will be fine.
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Well I'm going to say if you're going for the sake of ease to use a carburetor but if you're wanting to do it right, fuel inject it. I don't agree that carbs make more power than fuel injection though because you can do just as much with computer programming and large injectors as you can a huge carb.
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Nope I haven't. I've owned a lot of carbed vehicles and after owning my first fuel injection vehicle I vowed not to go back. I look at my 69 Mach 1 428cj and often consider converting it to EFI. That is why I suggested he go with EFI. I was just saying I know a carb can handle aggressive angles in some situations.
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i'm definitely a novice when it comes to motors so bear with me. i've searched around and couldn't find anything to do with whether carb. or fuel injection was better. i was planning to do a 351w but have decided to go with a 302 for ease of installation. it's going into a 2000 ranger that is being built strictly for the mud. the motor is already carb. but was wondering if i would be better off with fuel injection. i just purchased a c6 auto tranny and a np205 t-case with a ford 9" and a dana 44. pretty typical and probably played out but it's my first project so i wanted to keep it basic. any opinion is appreciated.
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I would go with the EFI so you could swap over all the explorer stuff and have it work like factory.
I would think a carb could hand probably just about any angle you could throw at it. A friend I know has a 69 BBC Camaro that runs 8 second quarter miles. He's had i pull the front wheels off the ground far enough the rear bumper hit the pavement, and the car was still running. It is carb'd and he runs it on the laughing gas so if he had any fuel starvation issues that motor would be toast ASAP.
I would think a carb could hand probably just about any angle you could throw at it. A friend I know has a 69 BBC Camaro that runs 8 second quarter miles. He's had i pull the front wheels off the ground far enough the rear bumper hit the pavement, and the car was still running. It is carb'd and he runs it on the laughing gas so if he had any fuel starvation issues that motor would be toast ASAP.
How long is he staying up in that extreme angle? probably at most a second or two. There is still gas in the carb. What they are talking about is if your slowly crawling up something. You sit there for a couple of minutes sometimes. Even if its like 10 seconds, alot of times the carb will drain. Ive gone wheeling with a bunch of old fords and chevys that are still carbed, and its a pain. If its not only a mud truck, then go FI. Nuf said.
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