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Re: 73-87 vs 88-9?
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Originally Posted by Stormin08
i can agree slightly...what do you do when your ecu dies out ???
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The same thing you do when the HEI module in 74-86's craps out randomly, which happened[happens?] much more often then an ECU going bad. I've actually never know anyone with ECU problems on these trucks.
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and a good tuned carb will probably and has been shown to outperform some efi units.
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As far as peak horsepower is concerned absolutely. As far as a daily driver dealing with temperatures, altitudes, and gas mileage then no way in heck. If it did they never would have switched back in the 80's when fuel injection wasn't even that good yet.
Both styles are great trucks, but the OP asked which is a better daily. I've daily driven both styles my entire driving life so 20yrs now.
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