What's important to emphasize here before the Chevy guys get on their high horse is that Chrysler's fuel injection was electronic, while Chevrolet's was mechanical.
The Bendix Electrojector could be had on the 350, 361, and 392 Hemi engines for 1958. When it was recalled, the dealers swapped out the system for dual quads, which were supposed to make 10 fewer h.p. than the EFI, albiet much more reliably.
There are pictures out there of a fully restored '58 DeSoto convertible with the EFI system on it. That's probably the only complete system still out there unless there's more hidden in barns.
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The 350 V8 and EFI were both offered in 1958. The EFI (Bendix) was very primitive compared to what was to come and was recalled due to poor reliability. Rambler was to use the Benidx EFI in their limited edition 1957 Rebel model, but it was repleaced by a carburetor when it went into produciton - again reliability problems. Benidx gave up on the system and sold it all to Boasch. Bosch took the system and the rest is history, making into one of the most reliable FI system made.. The Mopar 350 was a one year engine, being replaced by the 361 and 383. Chevrolet introduced FI on its 1957 models. Bill Vancouver, BC----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Jacobsma" <big_jake57@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 10:50 PM Subject: RE: New Chrysler Corp. commercialChrysler Corp. commercial> Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:06:48 -0700> > > There has been more than one article that has included> the 50's Mopars as muscle> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> From: bt6t4@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: > Newcars. As I said> earlier.Marketing and timing. Oh,and a "badge>recognition". Just to fire things up,Mopar had a> 350c.i.d. and F.I. beforeChevy.> --- "Dennis J." <djohn14296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiationsYup. Wasnt "Christine" a 350 ? Jake 63 Sport Fury 'vert _________________________________________________________________ Learn. Laugh. Share. Reallivemoms is right place! http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us -- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person --as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
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