Changing EFI to CARB?
#2
Many are exceptionally unhappy with the Magnetti Marelli Fi like I have on my Ultra. You can upgrade to Delphi FI, but I think it's about $2K to get it done. A carb can be a much cheaper option that still allows for adjustment with other upgrades.
#3
There are a lot of reasons to go with a carb over EFI, ease of maintenance, low cost, more authentic for a V-Twin engine, easier to adjust, easier to fix roadside if needed. I purposely sought out a bike with a carb when i bought this one used, I don't want EFI on my bike at all.
#4
Ill stick with EFI. I can make any change I want on the side of the road with my little black box and its nice not having a choke. If I want her to be fuel consevitive or run like a striped ape it only takes a minute or two. No need to swap jets or anything. I ran into an area that only had low grade and had to pull some timming out of her and only took a minute.
#7
There are a lot of reasons to go with a carb over EFI, ease of maintenance, low cost, more authentic for a V-Twin engine, easier to adjust, easier to fix roadside if needed. I purposely sought out a bike with a carb when i bought this one used, I don't want EFI on my bike at all.
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#8
when I say low cost if I want to put in a top of the line carb because my 30 year old carb can't be rebuilt anymore it will cost me about $285 off ebay. If you have to replace all components on your EFI you're into the thousands of dollars.
You will never convince me on the sound of EFI over carb, I have ears...
If you properly tune a carb the choke is no big deal, I actually quite like it, makes you more in tune with the bike and what it needs. In the morning I full choke for about 30 seconds then down to half choke and I can be off or warm it up a bit more. After about a half mile I'm off the choke completely, for the rest of the day I don't use the choke at all just a small twist of the throttle and she comes right to life.
You will never convince me on the sound of EFI over carb, I have ears...
If you properly tune a carb the choke is no big deal, I actually quite like it, makes you more in tune with the bike and what it needs. In the morning I full choke for about 30 seconds then down to half choke and I can be off or warm it up a bit more. After about a half mile I'm off the choke completely, for the rest of the day I don't use the choke at all just a small twist of the throttle and she comes right to life.