[SPOautos]

There have actually been some good indepth though maybe biast tests done that show a properly tuned carb can create more power than a fuel injection set up. Carbs atomize the air much better and also substantially cool the mixture. They also add in fuel based on the amount of air passing through them. This leaves a well tuned carb funtioning much like a mass air flow efi system. Most rx7's and highly modified cars run a speed density system which if you ask me isnt all that great in terms of it being finely tuned for all conditions. I think carbs would beat out a speed density setup.

The problem with carbs in the mainstream is that they require someone who actual knows what they are doing to tune them. This is not unlike the problem that tens of thousands of efi people face when they go to a standalone and realize they need someone to tune them or learn themselves. It just isnt something that is easy enough to understand for it to be benificial for the mainstream public. That is why there is such a benifit with efi from a mass market standpoint. Peoples cars don't go out of tune, its all controlled by a computer, and the manufacturer doesnt have to rely on a mechanic to know what he is doing to keep a car in proper tune. Its all done with a stock ecu.

Stephen