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Saying setup drivability wise or reliability wise? And let me ask this, if you where going on a road trip what kinda parts would you take for possible TBI issues? I usually try and stay prepared and bring parts that I think might strand me. Belts, hoses, fluids, tire repair, etc.... I know there's towing out there and I do have a 100mile tow plan but who wants to wait on the side of the road! Or worse on a dirt road trail if going out camping or something.
Everything wise. TBI is almost bullet proof most common failure is fuel pump IMHO. TBI gets good milage starts right up and drives good no matter what the outside temp, it compensates for barometric pressure. I was just too lazy to swap the TBI onto the carbureated. engine I was installing. So I had to regulate the fuel pressure run old school hei. So my timing and fuel control were not as good as if I'd run TBI. So drivability and milage took a hit, not a giant hit, but why spend any time or money to take any kind of hit.Saying setup drivability wise or reliability wise? And let me ask this, if you where going on a road trip what kinda parts would you take for possible TBI issues? I usually try and stay prepared and bring parts that I think might strand me. Belts, hoses, fluids, tire repair, etc.... I know there's towing out there and I do have a 100mile tow plan but who wants to wait on the side of the road! Or worse on a dirt road trail if going out camping or something.
I agree that TBI is almost bullet proof. I love the Quadrajet but wouldn't swap from TBI on a daily driver. Easy to work on and pretty much trouble free, as long as you stick with GM factory parts. I've probably worked on thousands of these and absolutely love'em.
I've seen in this thread and others where it is recommended to carry an extra ignition module. Don't know where this comes from unless they're using aftermarket modules. I doubt I've replaced a half dozen factory modules in all my years, but I have replaced a number of aftermarket modules.
I'd have to say that the 2 most common parts failures on these are the fuel pump and the ignition coil (yep, I carry an extra coil). But, that said, I don't think either has a failure rate that scares me.
Don't know how bad your wiring looks, but it's probably worth fixing.
The original thread post was "considering changing out to Carb and HEI in the future just for ease of service\roadside repairs", not about "drivability and reliability". Each system has its own advantages and disadvantages. I personally would be hard pressed to change from one to the other for any reason on a daily driver, and would NEVER change just for "ease of service\roadside repairs". But, that's just me. To each his own. My main point was just to say, as I have many times, that the TBI system is very easy to work on.And I know everyone talks about drivability and reliability but I've had some carbureted vehicles that drove way better and got better fuel mileage than stock injected vehicles. I have to a it's all in the carburetor tune.
