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Old 24-02-06, 07:57 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Red ones
The reason newer engines have it is nothing to do with acceleration, power or anything as brutish, masculine, or "mine performs better than yours" It is purely and simply to get round emission laws.
Partly true, the emissions are improved on closed throttle particularly, (over-run), in other circumstances as long as your carburation is set and adjusted right FI won't offer a significant benefit over carbs.

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Originally Posted by RandyO
electronic fuel injection is the modern way of mixing fuel & air, it's more efficient and more customizable.
That's a better way of describing it.

PS. When in doubt then IB is probably the right place, I'd say this was bikes talk etc etc
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