The AUSubaru.com.au Forums

ok i know what im guna get here.

just thinking has anyone converted an injected turbo car to a carby turbo car . if so what interal changes where made.

{reason} less elactronics im thinking dont want to have problems out on the road .

doner car 85ish vortec into brumby

your thoughts?

dibs

I think a turbo carby set up is more likely to let you down than an efi setup. The early subaru efi is really pretty basic & tends to be pretty reliable i think.

Yeah, the fact that the EFI setup is the stock standard tried and tested one, from the factory. And the fact that a turbo carby setup would be a custom one...means that it will definitely be far less reliable.
It won't work as well too.

dibs wrote:ok i know what im guna get here.
just thinking has anyone converted an injected turbo car to a carby turbo car . if so what interal changes where made.
{reason} less elactronics im thinking dont want to have problems out on the road .
doner car 85ish vortec into brumby
your thoughts?
dibs

Don't do it dibs, that's my thoughts, stick with the efi.
The EA82T is a popular swap and nowhere near as scary as you'd think.
Once you make the break from points and carbys to efi you'll never go back.
Theres plenty of tech help here. Even if you drop the motor in and do all the mechanicals and then pay someone to wire it up. Once it's finished you'll love it.

suck or blow through turbo carby systems are a PAIN in the ass to tune properly...and are not as efficient etc as the fuel injected variety..i have built 2 x turbo carby motors and both turned out OK but after bulk money and time and effort

dave