EFI question

[dazco]

this relates to the other thread about my throttle cable breaking where i asked about was to balance carbs w/o a balancer, as mine had broken. i didn't want to buy a new one seeing as how i intend to sell the bike soon and get another triumph that will be EFI. I assumed you didn't need a balancer with EFI. But on another site someone said you DO need one for EFI bikes. However, when i asked him if he's 100% sure because i didn't want to buy one only to find i don't need it with the new bike, he sorta backed down saying he won't say 100%. So can someone enlighten me as to whether this is true, or if it's only with certain EFI bikes or what?

 

[CarlS]

Having never had an EFI bike, I would think the computer balances the cylinders. I know that the computer balanced the cylinders on my Porsche individually. Obviously on a EFI bike there are no carbs to balance. I don't think I would by a gage until I knew if I needed one and knew exactly what kind I needed. But this homemade one works well for two carbs.

 

[dazco]

Thats what i thought, but i guess i need to see if anyone with a EFI bike has one and uses it. then again, there are different levels of EFI too.....some very complicated ones that adjust a million things and others that are very basic in what they compensate for.So it could be some need it and some don't.

 

[CarlS]

[quote author=dazco link=topic=1998.msg13772#msg13772 date=1223160421]
Then again, there are different levels of EFI too.....some very complicated ones that adjust a million things and others that are very basic in what they compensate for.So it could be some need it and some don't.
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Absolutely. I.m sure the engine management on my Porsche (which I don't own anymore) was considerably more complex than that on a Triumph twin.

 

[avion]

I know that you have to balance the throttle bodies.

http://www.other forum/tiger-workshop/85673-balancing-throttle-bodies.html

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[The Seeker]

I was going to say that I thought I read that Triumph wanted to keep the look of having regular carbs so they used a throttle body type of EFI system that would still require balancing.

 

[CarlS]

[quote author=The Seeker link=topic=1998.msg13791#msg13791 date=1223219413]
I was going to say that I thought I read that Triumph wanted to keep the look of having regular carbs so they used a throttle body type of EFI system that would still require balancing.
[/quote]

That makes sense. I am just not familiar with EFI bikes.