To Carb or Not to Carb (EFI), That is the ?
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To Carb or Not to Carb (EFI), That is the ?
Hi Gang,
My last bike was a 95 Fatboy and having put her to rest 6 years ago I am looking to pick up a Dyna in the near future. Here's the question?
I have never owned a EFI bike, always carbureted. What is the general feeling looking at a 03-05 carbureted versus an EFI 06 or later?
Besides price (newer vs. older) does anyone feel they have given anything up with the EFI or are you totally ok with it?
Your input is appreciated!
Thanks
My last bike was a 95 Fatboy and having put her to rest 6 years ago I am looking to pick up a Dyna in the near future. Here's the question?
I have never owned a EFI bike, always carbureted. What is the general feeling looking at a 03-05 carbureted versus an EFI 06 or later?
Besides price (newer vs. older) does anyone feel they have given anything up with the EFI or are you totally ok with it?
Your input is appreciated!
Thanks
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Depends on what you're comfortable with and how much you intend to modify you're bike. It took me allot of time and hundreds of dollars to get my FI dialed in after a simple intake and exhaust change. On the other hand once it's done there's no need to mess with it ever again. I would rather have a carb, any fool including myself can dial in one carburetor, the most expensive jet kit I ever bought was $250 and it came with two air cleaners. You can't even get an FI tuner for $250.
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I too "like" a carb'd bike - just feels more "traditional" and non-technical to me - however, I will take (and have had 2) EFI bikes any day of the week.
Someone mentioned the tuning process for an EFI when you do an intake & exhaust change. My experience with these has been a cakewalk. All you do is find the pipes you want & the air cleaner setup you want - and then shop for the best EFI tuner that has preprogrammed maps for the exact same bike/year/instake/exhaust setup - and presto - you plug it all in & go. It's literally been that easy for most of the bikes I've seen/worked on with only 1 exception.
The second thing is, my neighbors sure do appreciate me having an EFI bike. I don't have to do the whole warm up routine as needed with a carb'd bike. I simply turn the switch - listen to the little "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeow" noise for a couple seconds, hit start & pretty much away I go. The EFI takes care of everything, no matter what the air is like outside that day or how hot/cold the motor is.
I'll say this much - rarely have I ever heard folks on EFI bikes say "I wish my bike had a carb"; instead, I constantly hear carb folks say "Man, that fuel injection sure is nice..."
Just my 2 cents.
Someone mentioned the tuning process for an EFI when you do an intake & exhaust change. My experience with these has been a cakewalk. All you do is find the pipes you want & the air cleaner setup you want - and then shop for the best EFI tuner that has preprogrammed maps for the exact same bike/year/instake/exhaust setup - and presto - you plug it all in & go. It's literally been that easy for most of the bikes I've seen/worked on with only 1 exception.
The second thing is, my neighbors sure do appreciate me having an EFI bike. I don't have to do the whole warm up routine as needed with a carb'd bike. I simply turn the switch - listen to the little "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeow" noise for a couple seconds, hit start & pretty much away I go. The EFI takes care of everything, no matter what the air is like outside that day or how hot/cold the motor is.
I'll say this much - rarely have I ever heard folks on EFI bikes say "I wish my bike had a carb"; instead, I constantly hear carb folks say "Man, that fuel injection sure is nice..."
Just my 2 cents.
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I too "like" a carb'd bike - just feels more "traditional" and non-technical to me - however, I will take (and have had 2) EFI bikes any day of the week.
Someone mentioned the tuning process for an EFI when you do an intake & exhaust change. My experience with these has been a cakewalk. All you do is find the pipes you want & the air cleaner setup you want - and then shop for the best EFI tuner that has preprogrammed maps for the exact same bike/year/instake/exhaust setup - and presto - you plug it all in & go. It's literally been that easy for most of the bikes I've seen/worked on with only 1 exception.
The second thing is, my neighbors sure do appreciate me having an EFI bike. I don't have to do the whole warm up routine as needed with a carb'd bike. I simply turn the switch - listen to the little "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeow" noise for a couple seconds, hit start & pretty much away I go. The EFI takes care of everything, no matter what the air is like outside that day or how hot/cold the motor is.
I'll say this much - rarely have I ever heard folks on EFI bikes say "I wish my bike had a carb"; instead, I constantly hear carb folks say "Man, that fuel injection sure is nice..."
Just my 2 cents.
Someone mentioned the tuning process for an EFI when you do an intake & exhaust change. My experience with these has been a cakewalk. All you do is find the pipes you want & the air cleaner setup you want - and then shop for the best EFI tuner that has preprogrammed maps for the exact same bike/year/instake/exhaust setup - and presto - you plug it all in & go. It's literally been that easy for most of the bikes I've seen/worked on with only 1 exception.
The second thing is, my neighbors sure do appreciate me having an EFI bike. I don't have to do the whole warm up routine as needed with a carb'd bike. I simply turn the switch - listen to the little "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeow" noise for a couple seconds, hit start & pretty much away I go. The EFI takes care of everything, no matter what the air is like outside that day or how hot/cold the motor is.
I'll say this much - rarely have I ever heard folks on EFI bikes say "I wish my bike had a carb"; instead, I constantly hear carb folks say "Man, that fuel injection sure is nice..."
Just my 2 cents.
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I wish my bike had a carb........HE HE....
Idle sucks with efi, and I never had issues with any of my carbs after a change in jets.
no efi, no controller, no fuel pump, no tuner needed...
just my couple of cents....
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