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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

When did they stop calling them “carburetors”????


3 posted on 04/10/2026 6:59:15 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: JBW1949

Throttle body injection was added to Pro Stock in 2016.


4 posted on 04/10/2026 7:03:46 AM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701 (The State of UCLA.)
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To: JBW1949
When did they stop calling them “carburetors”?

While a carburetor (from carburet; "to combine with carbon") mixes air and fuel inside, some fuel-injection systems add fuel directly to the cylinders instead of mixing them before entering the cylinder.

5 posted on 04/10/2026 7:13:33 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: JBW1949

“When did they stop calling them “carburetors”????”

They still call them carburetors.


6 posted on 04/10/2026 7:30:02 AM PDT by TexasGator (-11..)
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To: JBW1949
When did they stop calling them “carburetors”????

When they switched to EFI.

9 posted on 04/10/2026 7:54:41 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: JBW1949

When did they stop calling them “carburetors”????

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My lawnmower has a carburetor


10 posted on 04/10/2026 7:59:20 AM PDT by dagunk
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