whats the difference between fuel injection, and a carb

[RooRoo]

just wondering, it seems newer bikes have fuel injection, im guessing my rs will have a carb though?

[Mr Pants!]

Carb = https://auto.howstuffworks.com/question377.htm

Injection = https://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-injection.htm


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[mr.z]

Carbs - meer mortals can fix

Fi - You need a big pile of expensive diognostic equipment and a degree in neuclear physics

Generally i think fi is allot more efficient (and therefore powerfull) but can make powerdelivery in some cases very slightly delayed or jumpy..

Have a good read though those links there some really interesting things on there, epsecially the 2/4 stroke engine differences, brakes and clutches lots of stuff.. all very handy to know
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[T.C]

Fuel injected bikes pass the emission controls and tests a lot easier than carbs, and it also means more money to the dealers when it goes wrong as most of us don't have the equipment for doing the diagnostics, whereas with a set of carbs they are dead easy to rip apart and repair.
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[Dr Nick]

It was on tele sometime, that Carbs actually deliver the mixture smoother to the engine than fi. Can't remember the whole thing but something about how the slide is the perfect shape or something.
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[Visitor Q]

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Hi

Fuel injection is simpler than carbs really. Easier to design, but harder for someone to debug without the correct equipment.

No reason a fuel injected engine should not be as smooth as a carbed one. Trouble is that fuel injection is often added to get round emisions rules and that means pulling various tricks. For example on a closed throttle from higher revs a carb will still flow some fuel to the engine, and this will result in a smoother transition to an open throttle. However an injected engine will often cut the fuel totally while the throttle is closed, saving fuel and reducing emisions but making the power come in with a bit of a jerk when you open the throttle again.

All the best

Keith
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[mr.z]

[Ninja]

Injection - being electronically controlled, can be mapped to give the optimum fuelling for any given load or engine speed range

Carbs - 'fixed' in their ability to deliver fuel for given rev ranges
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[mr.z]

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[Kickstart]

[hugo-a-gogo]

most of this applies to modern computer-controlled fuel injection, FI is just easier to make computer controlled
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[WildGoose]

i like carbs, cos i understand the principle, and technically you can see the mechanics of whats happening

anything electronic that replaces anything mechanical is no friend of mine as far as mainteance goes

electronics makes me feel stupid if i'm honest, cos most of the time i find it a head fuck
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[mr jamez]

I like tinkering and you can do that with carbs, the less electronics the better.

[loply]

Personally with a background in programming I find EFI completely natural, and I much prefer the option of being able to simply type in a number to set injection options for some particular RPM, rather then the dark art of messing with the various parts of carbs.

Tools for reprogramming EFI arent that much really - Not much more than the tools + books youll need to learn carbs. And you can change EFI at will, no need to buy new jets all the time.

Depends which way youre inclined though, I suppose.