To carb or not to carb

[jtbshaw]

Originally Posted by 85rx-7gsl-se

If you are running N/A or Supercharged, carbs will work great. For turbos, I prefer EFI. Carb turbo setups are often great under full throttle, but iffy elsewhere

I think alot of this is due to what Sterling brought up earlier...people don't take the time to find out what is apporpriate for the engine. A blow-through style carb has proven itself to work just as well as a EFI setup. Where most people go wrong is have a standard carb, put a bonnet on it, load it with boost, floats act crazy and well.....boom! The most simple way to continue using a standard carb with boost is locate the pressure zone after the carb, and not try to push through the carb. Just my 2 cents, from a carb guy.

...edit...after re-reading my post, I felt that it sounded as though I was hammering you for not reading up on carbs....not the case. I wasn't trying to start anything. Just making a general phrase. You clearly stated that you prefer EFI for turbo apps.