Fuel Injection or Propane?

reckless1 · May 25, 2009

Well I took my rig out for a test run this weekend and had serious carb issues. Current setup is a 283 with Edelbrock carb(new),th350,dana300,1 tons in a CJ7. The thing runs great on the street, but as soon as you get on the trail, it starts loading up and starts spitering and spudering, and will hardly make it up a hill. So the question is do I go F.I. or Propane? With F.I., there are many options to choose from, like a Holley Projection, or a junkyard TBI conversion, or a used 5.3 ready to go. I need your opinions and thought on the direction to take. I have a budget of $1000, if thats do able. Thanks.

nate8887 · May 25, 2009

throw a quadrajet on it and youll be fine.

reckless1 · May 25, 2009

nate8887 said:
throw a quadrajet on it and youll be fine.

What would make a Q-jet handle bumps, hills, and off camber wheeling any better than the Edelbrock?

Binder · May 25, 2009

Go here and read up. Go GM TBI.:awesomework:

Binder · May 25, 2009

reckless said:
What would make a Q-jet handle bumps, hills, and off camber wheeling any better than the Edelbrock?

A Q jet will work better but it's still a bandaid and no replacement for injection.

Nuzzy · May 25, 2009

If you drive on the road (ie not just a trailer queen), do NOT go propane. The extra hassle of filling up is not something you want to deal with for a street driven vehicle.

For offroad use only, propane is a good cheap option :awesomework:

JOOP · May 25, 2009

Shane don't dump any money into a carb. I'd go with whichever is cheaper to set-up. Propane might be cheaper.

rockabilly · May 25, 2009

you can ebay and craigslist a propane setup on the cheap :awesomework:

oneshot · May 25, 2009

TBI simple and cheap

Harvester of Sorrow · May 25, 2009

Binder said:
A Q jet will work better but it's still a bandaid and no replacement for injection.

Quoted for da troof...

I have a tweaked Q-jet and it works well, but only up to a point.

zukkev · May 25, 2009

Go TBI for simple, no frills, tried and true, and inexpensive if you do your research/dig up some of the major components in a salvage yard...

PUO-BANNED · May 30, 2009

Rob a wind machine for the propane setup :awesomework: Free :redneck:

Hell if your saucy you can take the GM 496 too.

I'm running a modded Q-Jet but going propane soon.