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Fuel Injection

Fuel injection is an electronic system that increases performance and fuel economy because it monitors engine conditions and provides the correct air/fuel mixture based on the engine's demand. Unlike a carburetor, which mixes fuel and air together before loading it into the cylinder intake port, fuel injection injects the fuel directly into the cylinder head enabling more precise control over the quantity used. Eliminates need for a carburetor and the complex, imprecise tuning that goes with it.