Allen: VFR 800cc? Weight? Power? The huge allure for me to EFI is the "hands off" nature of most EFI setups and it's adaptability.
-Kurt On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:44 PM, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the big issue is that people generally don't know how to tune a > carb anymore. My almost 30 year old brother has never owned a carburated > vehicle. My VFR with its pre and post cat O2 sensors and computer that uses > them to dynamically meter fuel during cruise only gets marginally better gas > mileage over the 750NH 1-2 MPG which is jetted and tuned for best > performance. > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 10:28 PM, James O'Gorman <aspor...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> starting a new thread for this one... >> So let's say you have a well-tuned carburated engine, then you switch it >> to have tuned-port injection (since I would think that would be the most >> realistic swap.) >> >> How would mileage compare? >> >> I know that FI has some benefits such as on cold-starts, but I'm pretty >> sure that 'over all' FI in and of itself only provides marginally better >> fuel mileage. >> >> I know that mileage isn't the only concern when it comes to total >> environmental impact, but for the sake of this thread that's all I'm asking >> about. >> >> ...cause I'm not convinced that (well-tuned) carbs versus FI will >> make-or-break a mileage comparison. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
