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4AGE Convert question
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Wed, 31 August 2005 03:26
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Read an interesting article earlier today about converting a 4AGE from Efi to 2x45mm Carby set up...
Wondering if anyone knows the performance pro's and con's to this kind of setup.
(I'm not sure if this is meant to be posted here...)
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Sydney
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January 2003
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Re: 4AGE Convert question
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Wed, 31 August 2005 14:16
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its my opinion that a well sorted EFI setup will almost always outperform a carby setup, as well as being far more versatile and less tempremental.
EFI can adjust itself to get the perfect air/fuel ratio for different conditions..
a carby car cannot. eg. if it is tuned to run at its best on a hot summers day, then it wont be tuned properly for cold nights etc.
i guess a pro would have to be its simplicity though.
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: 4AGE Convert question
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Thu, 01 September 2005 06:17
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is it a registed car?if so forget it,the rta etc wont let you.you will use more fuel for no gain!the only thing it will do is look nice if your into carbys.
mick
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: 4AGE Convert question
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Thu, 01 September 2005 06:23
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put an aftermarket ecu on with 20 quads...
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: 4AGE Convert question
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Thu, 01 September 2005 11:38
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Can be done, has been done, but don't bother. Besides, good (and I use the word 'good' quite loosely!) 45's are generally pretty pricey these days...
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South Australia
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November 2004
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Re: 4AGE Convert question
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Thu, 01 September 2005 12:37
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Some of the pros are:
- quick throttle response
- you can run big cams without the cost of running an aftermarket computer, but of course you have the cost of setting up carbs...
- weight reduction from eliminating almost all of the loom required to run an EFI system
From what I've read you can get very similar performance to the same engine running a quad throttle setup and aftermarket computer but with a lower cost
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Western Sydney
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July 2005
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Re: 4AGE Convert question
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Thu, 01 September 2005 23:11
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I wasn't at all interested in doing it. Just curious as to why someone would go to effort of removing a full EFI setup to go back to carby's. Sure enough having no limiters would be nice every now and then. But... Nah not my scene.
Speaking of Aftermarket ECU's
Can anyone suggest where to look?
And other shops for:
Cams
Forged Pistons
quad throttle bodies
I recently bought a 4AGE but I want to rebuild it so it's MY engine when I'm done.
Thanks heaps Ppl
- Peripheral D
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