Long time reader… first time poster!
Anyway, I’m currently in the “planning stage” of converting a (very noxious and rich running) Small Block Chevy over to a ver 3.0 system this spring. While shopping around for fuel injectors, I first checked at summit racing’s web page. Wanting to eventually make about 500 hp, I pretty much settled on 36 lb/hr injectors. According to Summit, these little babies start around $400 for a set (of
.Question: What is stopping me from using my 440cc (42 lbs) injectors that I pulled out of my WRX and picking up another set on e-bay for $100? Am I missing something here? Are the BOSCH / Holley / ACCEL injectors from Summit made out of gold? It seems that with the boom of high(er) horsepower 4 cylinders and the rice-boy craze, there should be a surplus of higher flowing injectors that these kids are swapping out of their stock motors that can be used in 8 cylinder applications. Are there even less expensive alternatives that I’m not seeing? How different is the physical design of the Denso (I think that’s what I’ve got) injectors to the BOSCH or Holley units?
