off-road carb vs EFI

[Cortez]

Looking for opinions here...everyone's got one, right?

I was headed for EFI on my 351W. But...I don't use it for a daily driver, and only wanted EFI for better performance on steeper hills. When I say steeper I don't mean rock-hopping ledges...I've been able to do almost everything I want with the street carb that is on it now...but when I got to "the Squeeze" at Lefthand canyon she chokes out on me.

Trying to be logical here and not sink a lot of money into this if I don't need to...I am wondering if an off-road carb will suit my needs. Does anyone here have experience with the Avenger Off-Road carb or other similar units?

I know you can do EFI relatively cheap...but the $5 bones for a fuel system upgrade is where I have the heartburn. The EFI parts can be had for a decent price, but when I realize a larger, single tank is needed, the total project cost is probably around $800 to $1000.

Will an off-road carb perform well enough?

[Cortez]

Thanks zilla - I may take you up on that. I've got more pondering to do, to determine my approach.

[Entourage]

Seems like taking Zilla's carb is the smart and easy fix. You can buy it, install it, and try it out this weekend - if it doesn't work out, pass the killer $100 Carb onto another member. I agree that the expensive tanks take the fun out of the project and I have only seen 1 used 23 Gallon tank and it was in Utah and he still wanted $300.00 for it.

Let me know if you decide to get the carb this weekend and I will hand you tools

[cracker]

Before switching to EFI, I used many diff. carbs. The last and best one I had used was the Holley Truck Avenger. Can be dialed in for steep hills and whatever. The spring loaded seats really made it alot better on steep stuff.