Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
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09/21/19 05:17 PM
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I like my FiTech except the underhood Fuel Command Center, as they call it, seems vulnerable to heat issues, making it a better idea to go with the in tank pump. I still have the FCC underhood, and my car runs good. I wrapped the FCC with some heat protective tape and it might be helping. Too soon to be sure. Again, otherwise, like the system a lot.
FiTech's tech support SUCKS!!!!! though. Don't bother asking them for help. When I asked some pretty basic questions, the guy actually told me he wasn't sure and said "I'm more of a Chevy guy".. Yeah, go F yourself.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
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09/27/19 01:57 PM
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I’ve got several friends who have bought the current EFI systems on the market. The fitech guy struggled to figured it all out. No help from the tech guys at fitech. Depends on which guy you get; like many companies, there are guys on the tech line that are more savvy than others. And, sometimes, the collateral parts are the problem, too many combinations for any company to anticipate.
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Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
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stay carbureted and you won't have to worry about it..... EFI is great WHEN it works as it is supposed to..... when it doesn't, it sucks. I have thought about going back honestly, but I have so many mods into the car for efi, that it is almost expensive to go back as to move forward with a whole new system.
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Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
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I see a lot of used ones for sale after guys find out it wasn’t the simple magic bullet guys thought they were. Guys are always begging for tips
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Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
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One of the biggest advantages I enjoy is that my car can sit for more than three or four days, and I don't have to pour gas down carb to start it. What a PITA that was. And I had that on more than one car with different carbs. A thermoquad, and now on my Power Wagon with an edelbrock 1406.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
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One of the biggest advantages I enjoy is that my car can sit for more than three or four days, and I don't have to pour gas down carb to start it. What a PITA that was. And I had that on more than one car with different carbs. A thermoquad, and now on my Power Wagon with an edelbrock 1406. A simple electric booster pump would have fixed that for a heck of a lot less and a whole lot simpler.
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Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
[Re: Andrewh]
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09/27/19 10:09 PM
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The FiTech I have installed on a Lil Red has been working great, the truck has never run better. No issues with my Megasquirt MS3 in the 'Cuda. I'll be in the market to try the Holley Sniper on my Warlock, it has a few advantages over the FiTech.
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Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
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One of the biggest advantages I enjoy is that my car can sit for more than three or four days, and I don't have to pour gas down carb to start it. What a PITA that was. And I had that on more than one car with different carbs. A thermoquad, and now on my Power Wagon with an edelbrock 1406. A simple electric booster pump would have fixed that for a heck of a lot less and a whole lot simpler. ONE of the biggest advantages. There are others.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
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One of the biggest advantages I enjoy is that my car can sit for more than three or four days, and I don't have to pour gas down carb to start it. What a PITA that was. And I had that on more than one car with different carbs. A thermoquad, and now on my Power Wagon with an edelbrock 1406. A simple electric booster pump would have fixed that for a heck of a lot less and a whole lot simpler. ONE of the biggest advantages. There are others. None of them cheaper or simpler.
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Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
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From what I've seen, most guys who can't tune a carb or even set up a proper timing curve for what their engine wants are usually the ones that have problems with EFI as well. They simply miss the basics. If you are also still "digitally-challenged" in this day and age, the odds are very much stacked against you.
I will say, I'd like to think I know a bit about tuning, troubleshooting and computers. But everytime I have a problem, it feels like I forget the basics when it comes to my car in general or efi specifically. There are so many things I have added on to make the car work, I literally forget about parts and have to relearn how everything is hooked up and then how it actually works together. This last time was 2 days of trying to troubleshoot, look up old posts and then finally asking another question that pointed to a part I forgot about that turned out to be the issue. I was just thinking if I bought an entire system riather than the pieces I put together, where someone other than just me knew how it worked, I might be better off. But I also don't want to plunk down 2k and find out I am just as bad off trying to trouble shoot something because they can't help since it isn't a chevy 350.
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Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
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09/28/19 07:14 PM
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If anyone really thinks that EFI systems don't have several advantages over carburation, I say "who are you trying to fool"?
Yes, they are more expensive than carburators.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: anyone having problems with store bought efi systems?
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I will say, I'd like to think I know a bit about tuning, troubleshooting and computers. But everytime I have a problem, it feels like I forget the basics when it comes to my car in general or efi specifically. There are so many things I have added on to make the car work, I literally forget about parts and have to relearn how everything is hooked up and then how it actually works together.
This last time was 2 days of trying to troubleshoot, look up old posts and then finally asking another question that pointed to a part I forgot about that turned out to be the issue.
I was just thinking if I bought an entire system riather than the pieces I put together, where someone other than just me knew how it worked, I might be better off. But I also don't want to plunk down 2k and find out I am just as bad off trying to trouble shoot something because they can't help since it isn't a chevy 350.
So write yourself a manual for your system, with a full schematic and part numbers, by the time you finish that, you wont need it, lols
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