Carburetors & Fuel Injection Systems

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Howard Fleischmann with Community Tire in Phoenix, Arizona, on behalf of Expert Village. In this clip, we'll show you actual applications of carburetion and fuel injection. This is a classic 1956 Pontiac that we're working on and here you can see the fuel line running down to the fuel pump. Here you see the pump mounted to the block with lines from the tank and going out the back, up to the carburetor. This is what's called a two barrel carburetor. This is a fuel injected V-6 engine and all the injectors are hidden under the plenum. And if you are thinking it looks complicated, trust me it is. Under the car you'll see the fuel filter and fuel and vent lines that run along the bottom of the car and all the way to the front and up to the fuel injection system. This is how a typical fuel injection system looks. But, here is a very sophisticated system on the 2008 Corvette. What fuel injection does is allow a car like this that produces over 400 horsepower, to cruise at highway speeds and get nearly 30 miles to the gallon. In our next clip, we will get ready to change a fuel pump."