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Old Mar 27, 2007 | 12:32 AM
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Is Fi or Carb better for daily driving?
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 12:39 AM
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FI > carb

Old Mar 27, 2007 | 12:46 AM
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so id it greater in all cases or when is the carb better?
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 12:49 AM
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Carb is better for weekend cruisers. A carb will work fine for a daily driver if you're willing to take the time for maintenance and periodic adjustments.

A carb will make more power than your typical EEC system...it just takes a bit more skill to get that power. Also, carbs are a lot less expensive.
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 12:53 AM
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so do you think its beeter for me to go FI until i can get enough money up to stroke and swap over to a carb'd 351
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Don't know what you got, but if you already have the injection, just buy a computer that you can tune. www.fordfuelinjection.com is a good place with information on many types of computers you can get.
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 01:49 AM
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well im about to get a 351 FI based on all the info i can gather ill suit me better than the other engines i've ben looking at.
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