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Old 05-06-2017, 11:55 PM   #24
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Default Re: Question about fuel injection from a newbie

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Originally Posted by magnumv8 View Post
Actually the reason they went to 60 lbs.of fuel pressure was that the bean counters got involved in the cost reduction of the package...the horsepower was pretty much already there and it was a lot cheaper to raise the fuel pressure than it was to purchase Millions of bigger injectors to give you the same fuel volume....while a finer fuel mist IS easier to ignite the volume of fuel you are trying to burn is the same because you haven't changed the amount of air ingested and you are working with a specific A/F ratio...any horsepower increase is minimal but when working on 1 engine instead of Millions the cost is easily justified when any increase in power is good.....

D L Rambo....Stk 1300
The LS1 Injector is a big improvement over the LT1 Injector.
I like the ability to change Fuel Pressure and Tune for Power.
Could not do that as well with the LT1 Injector.
Plus the LS1 is less prone to clogging and has a finer mist!
Believe the Ford 24# Injector works well too.

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