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Originally Posted by 68gmsee
Why does the TBI suck? I had thought about maybe going that route...  |
TBI doesn't suck at all. It's a simple, reliable, injection setup that worked very well on millions of GM cars and trucks from the late '80's to the mid 90's. 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder versions powered bazillions of granny sedans and chick cars through that period also.
Cold start in the winter time is great, driveability is excellent, and they get reasonable mileage. Given an equivalent amount of experience with TBI and with carbs, it's easier to diagnose, sort out and fix a TBI problem than a carb/ignition/tuning problem (in my opinion).
True, you can't build a 700 horse, fire-breathing engine with a TBI setup, but for basic daily-driver operation they're hard to beat.
True, there's not nearly as much "bling" or "wow" factor as with a chromed-up race engine, but to each his own. I enjoy a well-tuned Q-jet. Have on on my '72 at the moment, in fact. But basic TBI sure is nice . . . . .
