Which offers more performance, more reliability, and overall drivability? Fuel Injection or carburetors? In this we will find pros and cons of each, and determine which one is the overall better of the two. I have always wanted to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of carbureted versus fuel injected engines. I really enjoy things that involve automobiles and engines, and as times are changing, are they truly better? Or are the old ways the best ways? As I am in my senior year I have recently purchased myself a truck that is road legal, and is a carbureted truck as well. And being that I could be in the market for a newer of different vehicle soon, I would wonder what is a better fit for a student like myself where I prefer to most …show more content…
A carburetor came in either a one barrel, very common on smaller engines and economy cars. A two barrel, which was the most popular carburetor, and a 4 barrel. The 4 barrel was common and muscle cars, and race cars. The two biggest and most common manufactures of carburetors were Holley, and Carter. Very common to see either of these two on GM’s, Ford/Mercury, and Dodge/Chrysler group. Barrels on carburetors are a small tube like cylindrical area in the carb that mixes the fuel and air for the motor. Most commonly more barrels mean more cubic inches in the motor and more horsepower. The other main parts in carbs are the jets, which squirts fuel into the combustion chambers of the engine, and the float, which manages fuel inside the carb. However where would you see carburetors? Really only today you would see this in the “Hot Rod” and or car scenes, where the older American or domestic muscle cars are the main center of the action. As back in the muscle car area the might four barrel carbs were extremely famous to see sitting atop a v-8 engine. And someone did find out that running a intake manifold with three 2 barrels was even better than a single 4 barrel, this got the famous name from MOPAR as a “Six Pack”. Carbs are found most commonly in the old muscle car scene as they are simple and cheap to work on and they are the simple backyard mechanics friend. The average car guy will very …show more content…
The biggest question being, of course, who makes more horsepower? And the question really depends on the application your considering. EFI has been a big favorite for people who lives in places with harsh winters and humid summer, being little adjustment is need, harsh winter make carburetors act very mean, their issue being cranking, it is very slow and could take multiple times to be done, where in the beginning adjustment is need to the carbs, and this tends to involve full tear down of it. Where in the same case having EFI, nothing needs to be done an if it did need to, it can all be done by computer. Also the fact that the famous American sport NASCAR had been using carbs since they began in 1948, it wasn’t until 2012 they finally said goodbye and was replaced my EFI. The real only way to make big power in today’s scene is with boost. Which involves turbo or superchargers. Both can be set up with carbs and EFI, but tend to be more tunable with EFI. As well as today if you want to stay as an all motor runner, and use carbs, enormous power can only be made with a four-barrel carb, and if not the famous MOPAR “Six pack” will be used being three two-barrel carbs on top of the engine. And some drag cars still use carburetors today due to their simplicity, reliability and cost effectiveness. But in the majority of cases to be able to run your American
...e fuel and air and then again the sparkplug provides a spark igniting the mixer creating the power stroke sending the piston back down restarting the cycle. This engine has a lot more compression and just takes straight gas and air. With a the oil being completely separated from the gas. This engine was a lot more reliable because it didn’t spin as fast and never got as hot it lasted a lot longer and barely ever need rebuilt. Just maintain like new oil, coolant, and a new spark plug was about all it took to keep these bike running and because they weren’t rebuilt between each race the bike would be no different than the one they had raced in the previous race thus keep the rider more comfortable and more in control of the power of the bike. This lead to faster lap times more safe bikes and in the end a whole new style of racing for the world of Supercross.
Muscle Car," two distinctive cars come to mind, the Camaro and the Mustang. Throughout the era of the early 1950's and 1960's, there was a revolutionary movement that took place and paved the ground work for today's "Muscle Cars" known as the "Ponycar Era." Ask any avid Camaro or Mustang fan about the ponycar era, and watch their pain. They will describe cars that would light the tires on fire, floor it, and hang onto the wheel excitement. Back in the 1960's a new idea was soon to hit the American market, the Ford Mustang. When the Mustang was introduced, General Motors soon to had to follow with their own type of sports car. The car they generated was know as the Chevrolet Camaro. The cars themselves were introduced within the matter of a few years of one another. From the day that General Motors and Ford realized that these cars were very similar in horsepower, torque, standards, and etc... they soon started to pit them against each other in an all out battle that has still last to present day. However, the Chevrolet Camaro has always had the slight advantage over the Ford's Mustang.
Bigger is Better: A Ford truck's base engine is larger than most other brands, so you can rely on it to pull the toughest of loads without a hitch. Also, who doesn't love revving up a powerful engine?
MTBE, or methyl tertiary butyl ether, is an oxygenate commonly used in gasoline in America, Europe, and other countries throughout the world. It is a compound created by the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene that is added to gasoline because of its high octane level, allowing gasoline to reach the required octane levels and still include a gasoline component. In addition, because it is an oxygenate, MTBE helps gasoline more fully combust, which increases performance and reduces the amount of harmful pollutants such as CO, VOCs, NOx, and particulates released into the atmosphere from automobile exhaust [EFOA]. However, opposition has recently arisen against the use of MTBE in gasoline.
So how about Honda cars? Why does the turbocharger seem to be the definite forced induction of choice for these small inline fours that barely have enough displacement to hold a two litre bottle of soda?
When asking the question which is better turbochargers (turbos) or superchargers (blowers), the results are close. Based on the individuals' driving style and needs, he or she may want consider the benefits and the potential drawbacks of these two systems to decide which best suites each driver's needs.
The diesel engines combustion process is a little different than the typical gasoline engine. A couple main things that diesel engines have that gasoline engines do not are, carburetors and spark plugs. Unlike a gasoline engine, air is first allowed into the cylinder rather than a fuel and air mixture. Once the air is compressed it creates a source of heat, then a mist of fuel is injected to start the combustion process which then creates the energy. Since diesel engines do not have spark plugs they are able to take in larger amount of fuel, this obviously means there will be more power and will guarantee better efficiency. Another thing that is very important is that diesel tends to be a better lubricant than gasoline, being that it is a better lubricant there will be less friction which will generally increase the life of the engine (Woodford). Diesel engines operate at slower speeds than gasoline engines, therefore diesel engines tend to have longer lifespans than gasoline
automobile the people choose to buy. Since the start of production of the automobile fuel efficiency has steadily increased for the most part thanks to better engineers, tires, and laws that force better efficiency.
First, Honda is a better car purchase over Ford because Honda has more aftermarket accessory options over Ford. Everyone has different tastes, whether you like fast engines, nice body styles, different color lights, colored engine and car parts to match the interior, Honda seems to surpass Ford in these categories. When accessorizing a Honda, they’re known for body kits, neon lights, and top of the line stereo systems. They have been seen in racing movies, and are the best car to put tuner aftermarket engines in. They also have many options to choose from when upgrading a Honda engine. Ford is a lot more difficult when using a non stock engine. Not only is it hard to find a compatible engine that will add more power to a ford, but looking into aftermarket accessories in the styles you may be interested in, can be difficult as well. When installing an aftermarket engine some may ask how the car will function, but in fact, Honda cars run for a very long time.
A supercharger, often referred to as a “blower”, is a mechanism for forcing or “blowing” air into an internal-combustion engine in order to increase engine power. The power of an engine is directly related to the amount of air it can consume, mix with fuel, and burn in its cylinders, and therefore the more air that can be forced into the engine, the more power the engine can produce. However, in a non-“blown” engine, only a certain amount can be forced in. In order to understand the workings and importance of a supercharger, we must first be familiar with how a normal or stock engine’s intake works.
You can see from the pictures that follow there are many different carburetors out there.
Horsepower proves that a forced induction engine is greater than a naturally aspirated engine. Horsepower is what is felt when putting the pedal to the floor. Most people will never take the pedal that far, but there are a few that will. “... the turbocharger offers the biggest power potential.” (Storer and Haynes, Page 11-15) Power potential is so large with a turbocharger. Controlling the amount of boost allows the
Most people today fill up their car with different qualities of petrol, because that's what the average car takes. They don't usually consider an alternative for the petrol that they load into their cars. Although petrol is widely used, it is not the only source for a car to get its power from; diesel and electricity are alternatives to the general petrol used by most cars. Although different from each other, diesel and electricity are alternatives to the average gasoline received at a gas station. Diesel is a more concentrated type of fuel that is usually used by big automobiles because they require a lot of power in a little amount of time. Electricity is a method that uses the power of batteries to produce a low horsepower but, nevertheless fast automobile. Electric cars are generally created to be soundless and environment friendly. The purpose of this paper is to classify and educate the reader of the different types of fuel available for an automobile to use: petrol, diesel, and electricity. The general petrol, used by most people, is usually the only type of fuel accepted on the average car in the United States today.
The four-cycle I.C.E. Developed by Nikolaus Otto was not the first attempt at an I.C.E., but it was the best by far of its time. “It was [Nikolaus] Otto's four-cycle design that transformed the internal combustion engine into a viable means of transportation for the masses” (Motoring). As its name implies it runs on a basic four-cycle system of: intake, compression, power, and exhaust that is: Fuel mixes with air in the combustion, or piston, chamber; the mixture is compressed by the piston and ignit...
In the early years, England and France were the first nations to experiment with electric vehicles with the United States showing some interest in about 1895. The general perception of the electric vehicle was that it had many advantages over gasoline powered cars. It was clean, silent, free from vibrations, thoroughly reliable, easy to start and control, and produced no dirt or odor. The disadvantages were short range and high initial cost. It was not as cheap to run as other forms of transportation and could average only about 18 miles per day, but this met the needs of much of the population in the larger cities. Electric vehicles outsold all other types of cars in the year 1899 and 1900. A wide variety of automobiles were built when designers experimented with different body styles and engine