I agree with you on most of that, but manufacturers went to EFI, because the DRIVABILITY is better, not performance. And easier to diagnose and manage, thru computers. I think it had little to do with performance, and more with economy. I'm not saying EFI isnt great, but I cant believe it is better for our application. I know of a guy w/ pretty much unlimited budget that went to fuel injection on an AC VW. Toiled with it for half a year, had "pros" tuning on it, and said it was never as reponsive as his duals. Took it off and put the dells back on. Maybe it just hasnt been refined enough for us ?. Maybe he didnt have the right "pros" tuning it, I dont know ?. I do know that all I gotta do is think about my pedal and engine accelerates. Comes down just as good. I have to clean my idle jets maybe once or twice a ride, unless its a dust bowl. Mains have never clogged. Most guys need to clean jets less often than me. Once I got 'em dialed, they have never stumbled no matter how jacked up I'm sitting on a hill. You'd have to steal my carbs to get 'em

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Fuelies DO look cool, though! And easier to run with turbo, from what I've heard.
Why hasnt NASCAR gone to it ? How easy would it be for them to regulate it, if everyone had to hook up to a computer during pre-race inspection? Hell, the officials could make every team have the same tune up if they wanted to. No need for restrictor plates. And they could monitor them during the races, I'd imagine.
All the drag racers I know that went to EFI, lost numbers. These are all bracket cars though. They
were more consistent once everything was dialed in, which is more important to low buck classes, so most kept it, but performance was not better. And most said their cars would "pedal" better with a carb.
Maybe it is better, but I cant see it being $1500 better on a play buggy.
JMO, Larry