comparing carbed to fuel injected model

[todd00]

i wonder how the carbed models run compared to the fuel injected ones. when did they switch to FI was that in 90? gas mileage estimates seem about the same.

[Guest]

89 was the switch. 89 manuals got the carb.. 89 autos got efi..

hp isn't the same.. as a matter of fact allot of little things were different on the carb models.. even the headlight relays..

[todd00]

did the carbed model run as well and trouble free. that's interesting there was a hp difference.

[getnhi1]

FI is far superior to carbs.

[neanderpaul]

I had nothing but typical festiva super dependability out of all of my festivas. Most of mine were carbed models. The only thing I had go wrong was the mpg was way down on one of my carbed cars. I heard from 2 seperate people driving carbed 5 speed LX's that they got 49 mpg. I prefer efi but there is little difference in dependabilty between the 2.

Sorry to drag up an old post. I was researching the combination switch swap thread and saw this.

[GenevaDirt]

mpg is way down compared to efi. I have one of each and they are about 8 -10 mpg apart

[neanderpaul]

^ carbed 4 speed or 5?

[GenevaDirt]

I am so stupid...I am thinking of the auto tranny versus the manual...sheeesh...both of my cars are efi....duhhhhhhhh!

[neanderpaul]

[Tim]

EFI is my preference because the engine bay's less cluttered and engine swaps are simple.


Regards,

Tim

[neanderpaul]

Good point

[Hot_Wheels]

i heard the carbd get better gas millage as well i have owned 2 carbd 5 speed and one auto efi both carbd ones did 40+ the auto efi was a gas pig though compared to the 5 speeds

[GenevaDirt]

My efi 5 speed gets between 40 and 45 mpg's normally.

[neanderpaul]

I got 42 on the highway with my 93 efi 5 speed.

[todd00]

i forgot i even had written this thread. but glad you brought it back carbon, thanks. as ill be getting the 88' 5speed lx (17k miles), hopefully on 4/21, i was just thinking about this very subject again.

seems most pple here get better mileage than the epa estimate of 35/42 for a efi 5 speed model. i know i did better than that in my 93.