ok heres the deal

i have an 08 SI, 38,000 miles. but now that i'm looking into modifying the engine, i think i'm going to go carbureted for simplicity/cost effectiveness..

i already have a 600CFM holley, i'm thinking i can get a local machine shop to machine a bracket out of aluminum that you clamp the air intake tube on (it would replace the air filter box) and have a 90* bend with the right flange for the carburetor on top. obviously i would have to get a new low pressure pump for the gas line but that's no big deal. this way i could just leave the injectors and harness in place but wouldnt be using them.

what do you think???

keeping it fuel injected is not an option...

 

are you serious?

 

yes why???

i love the simplicity of carbs...

 

why please dont mess up a good car like that

 

fuel injection tuning is easy, plug a computer up to it and press buttons, why would you do that to a motor that isnt even broke in good yet. Also what would nessecitate the need of a carb?

 

the custom cams i'm having ground...

the motor won't pull enough vaccuum for the sensors to work right with them...

besides that, CARBs are cheaper and EASIER to me

 

lol thats exactly what im saying i hope your just joking and a carburetor can be a pain in the *** sometimes just for heads up

 

how do you plan to run a throttle linkage then? Or make the computer run without the injectors, its entirely to complicated to carburate this motor. A B series, maybe but a k- series no way. How big are the cams you are having ground anyway?

 

i can swap a CABLED gas pedal in...
i wont need the computer at all

not sure on the cam specs, the cams along with the cards are in my storage unit

 

Yes it is.

You wanna talk "simplicity and cost effectiveness". What kind of problems has the car given you with it's existing setup to warrant the extra headache involved in machining a bracket, getting a new low pressure pump, and all the extra **** you'll have to do and the other headaches you'll end up running into.

You make it sound so easy and hassle-free, but all you're doing is butchering a highly-reliable vehicle as it is. And the car's ECU does MUCH MORE than just throttle control. Ever tried to operate a carbureted engine in cold weather. Much more of a "hassle" than a fuel injected engine.

Just leave the damn thing alone.

 

lol.

 

hold up there pedro, this is my car

if you consider those things headaches, i feel bad for your wife. she asks you to change the oil and you take it down the road to jiffy lube!!!

 

also does anyone know the intake/exhaust port runner volume on the heads???

what about the cross section???

debating on having them worked over, but nobody i know has touched a set and i'm worried about cutting into a water jacket

 

I'm talking slightly out of my ***, but isn't a 600cfm carb a little on the big side? I would think a simple 2-barrel carb would work better for a daily driver.

Either way, you should be able to rig a set of resistors to terminate the fuel injector plugs, making it so that the computer still thinks there are fuel injectors. But shouldn't you be mildly concerned about what other functions are tied into the fuel injector load rating?

Interesting concept, perfectly do-able. But you know if you go down this road, you must do a blow-thru carb >:]

 

A "gummed up" carburetor refusing to start on a very cold morning would be a headache to anyone. Maybe not a catastrophe, but a nuisance nonetheless.

And then there's the issue of tuning the carburetor to balance out significantly changing weather conditions, which I believe requires disassembly of the carb. Sounds like a big headache to me. That's something you never have to worry about if you leave the car as is. But hey it's your car as you said. Feel free to butcher it as you so choose.

Why would my wife ask me to change the oil on my own car when she never drives it?

Or do you just randomly make bland assumptions that I don't know how to do routine maintenance on my own car?

 

This dude is faking and bull shitting! I don't believe it. And putting a turbo on a carbuerated engine sucks just for the record.

 

For the record, you are going to have to fab a manifold if you actually go thru with this, and if you were smart you would use 2 Weber side drafts.

 

why would i put a turbo on it???

i like nitrous

and carburetors dont get gummed up in the florida winter

 

Well looks like you've got it all figured out then. Better get started. You've got ALOT of work ahead of you.

 

One word: Schwinn.