When did the fuel injected Corvette come out?
When did the fuel injected Corvette come out?
The “Fuelie” 283 as it was sometimes called, was available on all Chevrolet car models including the Corvette for 1957. It stayed around until the end of the 1961 model year. By that time it was only an available in the Corvette.
When did Chevrolet stop using fuel injection in cars?
The modest number of ’57 Chevrolets actually equipped with fuel injection dwindled in 1958, when the new 348 cu in W-block engine represented the equation for the next few decades: Ever-bigger displacement, and topped by a carburetor (s).
What kind of V8 did corvettes have in 1962?
By that time it was only an available in the Corvette. For 1962 through the middle of the 1965 model year, a more powerful Fuelie small-block 327 V8 was available in the Corvette.
What kind of fuel injection did the fuelie 327 have?
The Fuelie 327 didn’t have the modern day computer controlled fuel injection which is the norm today. The 327 and the 283 Fuelies both had a mechanical fuel injection system which for its day was state-of-the-art. The system was produced by GM’s Rochester division.
Is there a 1962 Corvette with fuel injection?
Here is a beautifully restored 1962 Corvette with Fuel Injection and close ratio 4 speed transmission! It top flighted in 2003, and is in fabulous condition ! The ’62 is one of my favorite years for the Corvette, they tightened up the styling, and started to prepare us for the stingray era.
What was the horsepower of a 1962 Corvette?
327 Cubic inches, fuel injected. This was the very first year for the 327 Engine, and with fuel injection it rated 360 Horsepower! This photo shows the attention to detail on this car, and it only gets better as we look closer! Correct and authentic!
Which is better fuel injection or carburetor?
Fuel Injection was the future, it took almost 30 more years before all new production cars moved to fuel injection. After-all fuel injection provides better fuel efficiency than a carburetor, due to its superior fuel metering capabilities.
The Fuelie 327 didn’t have the modern day computer controlled fuel injection which is the norm today. The 327 and the 283 Fuelies both had a mechanical fuel injection system which for its day was state-of-the-art. The system was produced by GM’s Rochester division.
