Looking at going back to a carb!!

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Originally Posted by vector1

re the pj3, it was not a plug and play, input the data type thing for me. previous to that i had an accel dfi system i messed with, just tired of the computer stuff and couldn't get it running the way i wanted. in my case, pros and cons, imo, the carb has been working well.

i have had the pro systems carb and wouldn't try another, still have it out there, only time i have seen anyone put a restrictor in the idle circuit, not the t slot either. just another carb imo.

if you do go the carb route, i would suggest an o2 sensor for adjustments. NGK has one of the better i have heard.

Well I had the O2 sensor out and tested (as well as can be) and it seems ok.
So it appears that it's me or the 427W is too much motor for the PJ3. I have no patience left to mess around with all the settings to try and guess as to what to do next to try get it running so I can actually drive it. I'm done with EFI, at least for now. I wanted a 'Plug & Play' system, and all it has been is an exercise in frustration.

I pulled the trigger and ordered a Summit 750 cfm - I didn't want to go too expensive until I have a chance to play with the carb (ordered the jet kit too) and see how I like it.....or moreover how the 427W runs with it. I had also read a few reviews that claim it's a decent unit. Carb, pump, regulator and jet kit with tool was a little more than $440.00 ($285 for the carb)

Some will say I'm wasting my $ but I'm not going to make the same mistake and spend $2000++ on something I won't like again. At least this way I should be able to stop it from bogging and get it running and actually drive it without worrying what circuit or sensor it going to fail next. As it is, I only have 15 miles on it, so I'll get it broke in good and see how she behaves.

Funny, but I think someone suggested that on one of the other forums, get a carb, play with it and get it broken in, and then decide where you want to go with it.....wise words they are!! Again, by the time I read that, the PJ3 was already sitting on the intake. There's something to be said for procrastinating - I only wish I had!!

Thanks for the input and the heads up on the NGK O2 sensor!!

Gary

PS Thanks to all who wrote!!