EFI versus CARB golf carts
 

I am looking at getting a new golf cart. Is the EFI better that the older model that are not EFI ? Is the EFI better on gas, etc ?? I would like to hear some various views before I buy. Thanks ..

I get a steady 50 mpg w/my Yamaha EFI.

Efi better fuel mileage, less exhaust fumes. More money though at time of purchase, more electronics to go bad, more expensive to repair.

Is the EFI smell as much as Gas?

EFI still uses gas.

I own Yamaha and EZGO gas carburated, 3 yrs old. Both driven hard. Many neighbors have EFI and I ride to and from golf with them frequently. I can ascertain no difference in noise performance or odor. There might be an advantage to EFI if you were to fly inverted. I would not trade up just to get EFI.

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Do new golf carts have an option of ordering carburetored or EFI? Back in the 80's cars did. And that didn't last long.

Still an option far as i know

I was just in TV Golf Cart Store and they are offering 2014 Yamaha's with carburetor for $1,900 less than EFI. I wouldn't think it's worth $1,900 to go EFI. Would you ever make up the difference?

EFI is just another way to get gas from the tank into the engine and would not reduce the exaust, noise, etc. Maybe the mileage would be better but I drive my carburetor Yamaha hard and get 44.5 mpg.
My model is a 2010 and if I had to buy a new one I wouldn't pay $1900 just to have FI.

Would you by a new car with a carburetor?

Excellent question. Hands down EFI (port or direct) beats carburetor, the simple fact that the computer makes all the adjustments while the carb just sits there says it all.

I asked a salesman at The Villages Carts if EFI would replace carbs. His opinion is that since most golf carts are sold to golf courses that golf course management would be unlikely to spend extra money on EFI. He didn't think EFI would take over the industry. Again, this is opinion and we all know what they say about those.

Just bought a new 2014 Yamaha with the carburetor. Cost me approx. $2000 less than an EFI cart. If for argument's sake, the EFI gets 50 MPG and the carb gets 45 MPG, I can buy gasoline for a long time before I spend $1900-$2000 more.

EZGO and Club Cars sell only carb carts. Yamaha was the only one to market an EFI model, more as a sales gimmick than anything else.

Got to ask, how much sophisticated fuel management does one need for a one cylinder engine???

Then stop and ask yourself after 5-10 years, how much is the repair bill when something goes wrong in the EFI cart and your warranty is long gone where a simple carb. swap will get you going.

1 country club (where I work) 50 carts, all EFI, 12 clubs in the villages. That's about 600 carts. seems to be enough to indicate a trend. These will be sold back to villages golf cars, overhauled and painted, and sold to the public.