yankeeclipper
Well-Known Member
Anyone know why so many powerplants are using carburetors rather than fuel injection?
It's hard to imagine it's for the sake of reliability or weight when I consider the simplicity and durability of many F.I. systems available today. Perhaps it's not a good comparison, but the F.I. on my BMW motorcycle is now 12 years and 100k miles old and is entirely original--hardly "babied" either. It is very lightweight, and has the obvious advantage of adjusting to altitude and other environmental conditions, to say nothing of the vastly superior efficiency over carburetors.
It's hard to imagine it's for the sake of reliability or weight when I consider the simplicity and durability of many F.I. systems available today. Perhaps it's not a good comparison, but the F.I. on my BMW motorcycle is now 12 years and 100k miles old and is entirely original--hardly "babied" either. It is very lightweight, and has the obvious advantage of adjusting to altitude and other environmental conditions, to say nothing of the vastly superior efficiency over carburetors.