Carburetion is the process of formation of a combustible air-fuel mixture by mixing the proper amount of fuel with air before admission to the engine cylinder. The device with does this job is called a carburettor. Let us have a deep insight into the pros and cons of the carburettor in this article.
Advantages of carburettor :
- Carburettor parts are not as expensive as that of fuel injectors, especially EFI, which would give you large savings.
- With the use of carburettor, you get more air and fuel mixture.
- In terms of the road test, carburettors have more power and precision.
- Carburettors are not restricted by the amount of gas pumped from the fuel tank, which means that cylinders can pull more fuel through the carburettor, leading to a denser mixture in the chamber and higher power.
Disadvantages of carburettor :
- The mixture provided by a carburettor is so weak at very low speed that it will not ignite properly and some arrangement in the carburettor is required for its enrichment under such conditions.
- The working of the carburettor is affected by changes in atmospheric pressure.
- It provides the right mixture at only one engine speed and load, therefore only suitable for engines running at a steady increase or decrease in speed.
- More fuels are consumed since carburettors are heavier than fuel injectors.
- More air emissions than fuel injectors.
- Maintenance costs of the carburettor are higher than with fuel injection system.