Can a traditional car have EFI?

What are everyone's thoughts on a traditional look with a late model drive train with EFI if it us sealed under the hood?

 

Do a search for late 50's Desotos. Gary

 

Are you sure you want to ask that question?

 

I liked your thread about how many miles a year, but this one isn't so good......

 

Nope.

 

Nope, but that's what I've got. I just don't talk about it.

 

Resto-Rod ????

 

My thought is that it is your car, do whatever the hell you want to it, but don't try and call it "pure" or "traditional" if you aren't sticking with period stuff.

 

yes, right along with 20" billet rims, ls motors, and s10 chassis swaps....

 

I asked thoughts I did not say I was doing it. I do see some traditional builds with 4 speed automatics and disc brakes. I know it is not the same but.....

 

I suppose if you used a 1958 Chrysler Electrojector setup, then yes, yes it could be considered traditional.

Of course, there's only one setup in existence..... In reality, it's technology that, at the time, wasn't capable of working.

 

Well I think that just maybe, on a closed hood car you could do it, but on a open motor car you just might be stepping on your pee pee trying to call it "traditional" but that is just me!!!!

 

No but sometimes guys with "customs" or is that Kustoms" never open the hood in public because it ruins the lines of the car. A true traditional car freak would never let anyone see a efi engine in his traditional car or truck.
I can't work on efi as my personal mechanical skills quit before electronic carburetors so that fixes it for me.

 

Most on here will give you shit for it, but these are the same hypocritical guys that are running either Optima batteries, Pertronix ignitions, alternators inside generator cases, platinum sparkplugs, radials, pvc covered wiring, dual master cylinders, seatbelts, or whatever...
Why not just call your ride "traditionally inspired", keep your hood closed, and let it go at that?

 

Mechanical fuel injection, yes. Electronic, no.

 

I was just trying to get to 250 posts! Do I win a prize?

 

You also see that those things are normally discretely tucked away and not put out in an "in your face" manner on otherwise traditional cars. The five speed may have a different handle and knob. The disk brakes are tucked behind steelies on a full fenderd car and the automatic is hidden under the car out of site. I'll run drums on the fenderless roadster and disk behind the steel wheels and hubcaps on the 48.

 

Personally i will be running a FAST EFI setup in my wifes wagon sometime in the future. I wasnt somehting that i dont have to screw with, can use the factory aircleaner to cover it up. Now on a Open engine, in like a Model t - 34 coupe? no way

 

I don't think that stuff is traditional either. In fact, a lot of what's discussed on here isn't exactly traditional (Air bagged suspension?).

However, the difference is that EFI wasn't technology that really "worked" until at least the mid 70s, and wasn't really working reliably until the 1980s.

4-speed automatics were in production cars in the early 50s (Early Hydramatics were 4 speeds), and disc brakes were in production in the 50s, just not on domestic cars. I suppose ya could argue them as every single Jaguar IRS setup uses them.

Radial tires were also available to fit many domestic cars by the late 50s.

 

It's a narrow tunnel, watch your head!!!!!

 

Found it!

http://www.allpar.com/cars/desoto/electrojector.html

Fascinating read. Turns out the electronic alabatross of the 1950s, the paper capacitor, did these units in.

 

That is cool, thanks I had no idea.

 

They already make them. Fiat, mini, vw, camaro, mustang etc.

 

I'm setting up my 33 Chevy 5 window coupe (no side curtains) with Tune Port Injection. I figure OBD1 is now "old school" and don't really care what anyone thinks (in a nice way of course)

Looks like even NASCAR is going to EFI!

 

It existed, the problem was that the electronic technology of the day simply wouldn't allow the theory (which was sound) to function.

Paper capacitors are evil things.

So... back to your original question... EFI is about as traditional as Lady Gaga.

 

can a traditional car have efi? no. nothing traditional about efi. can a hotrod have efi? yes. just dont call it a traditional hotrod.

 

My roadster has an electronic EFI. The good news is that it has 14K trouble free miles in 3 years. The bad news is that I only get to change the oil and clean it .

 

I think that's the best answer yet

 

I vote no to the EFI in traditional hot rod.

Very interesting piece on the Chrysler EFI, never heard of it before.