Fuel Injection Conversion

[jay79cj7]

Restore4x4.com sells a kit for 1200 bucks that is supposed to convert a 258 to throttle body fuel injection using GM parts. "The kit converts L-6 Jeep engine to EFI by adapting 4.3L GM V-6 components and in-line electric fuel pump. TBI adapts directly to Jeep 2 barrel carb inlet manifold." Any experience out there with this or similar kits? This sounds cool, but very expensive. Could this be done using junk yard parts? Anybody ever done it? I would like to get rid of my Carter carb eventually, but don't want to spend much money.

 

[Snitty]

i'm sure it could be done with junkyard parts, except for the adapter which could likely be machined from a piece of aluminum or steel... the hard part would be finding a way to get a computer to know how/when to open the 2 injectors in the 4.3 throttle body

 

[jeepofino]

I currently have a carter carb on my 82 cj7, 258. What kind of difference would a weber make? Thanks

 

[BakedAlaskan]

At 1200 bones I would get the full mopar 4.0 coversion. It is only 4-5 more but its is all Mopar parts and is multi port just like the injected YJ/TJ's.

I have the Holley Projection system on mine.(old version even) Absolutely blows webers and stock carbs out of the water. But it isn't the cure of cures. It still has it's glitches. Like manual adjust for the changing season, and gas they use during winter months. But it starts and shuts off like a light switch, idles at any angle and in 4 low on the brakes in gear you have to hold 'em hard to get it to stumble or stall. That part is worth the little knob twisting it needs a couple times a year.

Go injected even if you can only afford the cheap Holley system.

 

[jackal]

Hey baked Alaska, I am down here in Van Buren Ark. I am about to put a new projection on my 78 CJ7. It has a 350 chevy in it. Any suggestions? The kit is new I just opened it. My friend bought it new about 6 years ago ,so it is the old analog style. Let me know if you have any tips.


Thanks,
JAckal