Slant 6 Fuel injection or Carb!

[jcturner03]

Okay guys i am interested in your views! i have been two a couple of other forums on other website and everyone is debating over weither to upgrade to fuel injection or keep it carborated.

[Slant Cecil]

It depends if you want the ultimate or just looking for something better than stock. It also depends on how much time and $ you have. FI can be done with GM JY parts or you can go with aftermarket, big difference in $, but also in performance.

Cecil

PS. I'm voting based yoyu want the ultimate.

[jcturner03]

okay sorry let me clearify what i am looking for. i am going for something better than stock but something that will be dependable and reliable. i basically want something good on gas, daily driver. and something that i can beable to go out on a cold morning pump two times start up and then go. i am not into hotrods but i want something that will have the flow when i need it to.

[Hammer318]

I would keep the carbuerator. You won't be able to get the performance with FI as with a carb.

[rallye72]

I like the dependability of fuel injection. What JY parts do I need?

Originally posted by Slant Cecil
It depends if you want the ultimate or just looking for something better than stock. It also depends on how much time and $ you have. FI can be done with GM JY parts or you can go with aftermarket, big difference in $, but also in performance.

Cecil

PS. I'm voting based yoyu want the ultimate.

[nhdriver]

It's too bad the /6 was discontinued before F.I. became commonplace on Mopars. But it was a dated design that didn't fit into the shorter engine bay of the Dakota. This engine sorley needed F.I. for emissions. They were a pain to make them pass emission inspections.

[undeadslant6]

The best would be a custom built aftermarket fuel injection system. You will have the best performance, driveability, reliabity, and be the most tuneable, but it will cost you.

[prostreetdart]

well if you drive it tilll it blows you"ll be old an gray . ive got 5hundred thosand mile on mine . an drive it every day 21 miles to the gal is'nt nothing to laugh at out of a full size trk.it starts first time every time .cold hot dont matter .40 psi oil 180 temp . it s not a hot rod but its never left me any where . why mess with a good thing .

[thestocksguy]

To PROSTREETDART:

My Graduation car initially with 17.3 miles, a 1972 Plymouth Valiant, had 551,602.2 miles on it and then froze an oil pump. I treated it to .040 OS pistons & rings - replaced - to a 20/20 crank because the thrust was eaten away 60 Thou's, used an OEM cam from Ebay, used new exhaust valves from EGGE, and lapped them in.
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[Ray Bell]

Almost six full years it took you to get around to telling him that...

Just thought I'd let you know before Dick gets here!

[MoparCzy]

Would love to buy a 65-66 Dart 2 door and hop up the /six. Unfortunately even if I could afford one I don't have room for another car. 2 car garage, 5500 sf lot, 2 daily drivers, 1 motorcycle, and 2 classics - 1960 Dodge Dart Seneca (wife's) & 1972 Plymouth Road Runner.

[Ray Bell]

That's easy... do what I'm doing...

Make your classic Mopar your daily driver.

[MoparCzy]

Only problem with that idea is the classic Dart gets about 16 mpg and her Toyota get 27. I do not know what the Road Runner is going to get, just getting it running, but I will be surprised if it is 16 and my Neon gets 30. Can't save enough in insurance costs per month to offset the difference.

Originally Posted by Ray Bell

That's easy... do what I'm doing...

Make your classic Mopar your daily driver.

[Ray Bell]

To a lesser degree I face the same thing...

I was putting up my bulk mileage (I do over 50,000m a year) in a Peugeot 504. But that wasn't all so especially economical either. Then I got, largely with the promise of better economy, a Nissan 3-litre Skyline. It was a tad better, sometimes getting 30mpg, but with better acceleration. Where it lost out was in the weakness of the front suspension and ride quality.

I put the Nissan onto LPG, which sells here for about half the price of regular fuel. It uses a little more, but it saves a lot of money.

The Valiant will also get LPG fitted, it will use a bit more than the Nissan, but I expect its suspension will be stronger and it will have more torque. With a taller rear axle ratio, too, it might actually come nearer to the Nissan's fuel usage. I plan to fit a 2.76:1 8¾ rear. Ride quality will definitely be better, and with Peugeot front seats it should be very comfortable.

[dgc333]

Here are some pictures of a multi-point injected turbo \6. It uses a FAST efi controller. This engine is curretnly in a 39 Studebaker pick-up. The intake and exhaust are hand fabricated.

[pishta]

Wow, that gives more meaning to "on the bottle"! Im doing one right now, going to pick up 2 T25's for some boost, Im going to run one on my slant and then run both on my 408 if I get the urge. These are now in my reference library...
Epilogue: Dont buy T25 turbos for anything larger than a 2.0L motor...They are back for sale..live and learn...

[douglas340]

I like the dependability of fuel injection to