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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wolf_walker" data-source="post: 3671879" data-attributes="member: 38787">I can appreciate not liking the mess under hood, especially if you can't identify what most of it is off hand, but there is no way on a stock or fairly stock motor I'd give up EFI if I was going to drive it year round and regularly.  Someone else mentioned there is likely a lot of stuff you can get rid of and leave just the EFI.I was the "Carb guy" amongst my buddies growing up and I can still rebuild and tune and have owned and driven daily everything from a 1 barrel to weirdo side draft multi carb European stuff, and worked on a ton more, 4+ cylinder motorcycles are another matter entirely and I own a digital carb sync tool, if that says anything.   They perform better than you'd think, if you discount emissions, when they are in good order, but become a bloody headache after enough time or neglect just like anything else.  And unless you're buying a Holley or some other known-brand new performance carb I shudder to think what you'd get as a "rebuilt" unit across the local McParts store counter these days with as low as the sales volume has got to be on them.  Vintage/used units more often than not have worn throttle shafts sucking air or are an incorrectly jetted replacement installed decades ago so add that onto the pile of annoyance.  I like carbs, and if I was doing a weekend v8 car or some vintage euro stuff, sure nuff.  But on a daily driver, EFI is the best thing since the round wheel, with the possible exception of non-points ignition. All that said, is it not running right?  It's plenty old enough to need some attention, and electronics, capacitors, resistors, drivers, etc such as are in the ECU, do fail from age.</blockquote>

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