Quote Originally Posted by futbolero
tanong ko lang kung ano yung mas fuel-efficient and less maintenance, carb-type engines o fuel-injected?

thanx!
I would have to respect the opinions of the EFI gurus and supporter on the board...but with the emphasis on "less maintenance"....I'd still go for a properly tuned carburator vs an EFI.

...ang maintenance cost ng sira/faulty/palitin na sensors or even ECU's ng EFI (usually happens when your car gets old/more than 100,000kms) is very costly compared to a carburator...often times they would resort to buying surplus which is not even that efficient.

...if your EFI bug-down, chances are hatak lang ang option mo, ang carb pede mong makalikot on site and you're back running in a few minutes. Mas marami ka ring makukuhang mekaniko to work on it unlike an EFI run engine.

I have a starlet on a carb, a nissan sunny pick-up on a carb, a dodge colt 71 on a carb (with a 1400cc saturn engine)...all these cars would give me a 13-14km milleage AS LONG AS they are properly tuned. To think these cars are probably older than most of the people on this board.

DIYer ako, I tune my own cars' carb/engine...it was only difficult sa simula but now its not.

I would admit that EFI has the technology to save fuel and be more efficient. But to say that an EFI system would automatically be synonymous with fuel efficiency, I don't think so.

Look at the honda jazz...it's not simply because it is EFI that's why it do 26km/L....the engine is the technology too di ba.

Compare an old EFI car mileage...chances are they would not exceed 14km/L mileage. I am sure that old EFI car would not be older than my 71 Dodge Colt.

just my 2 cents. peace out.