1957-59 Rochester Fuel Injection

In this issue of Eckler’s Chevy Classics, we want to discuss the early Chevrolet Fuel injection system.. The first logical question for anyone to ask is, “Why did Chevrolet want Fuel Injection anyway?”  Chevrolet had made tremendous advances in carburetion until they had a product which was the finest on the market and which provided amazing flexibility and dependability through the entire range of operation of the current high compression engines.  However, there were a number of factors that limited the efficiency of the carbureted fuel system: Factory photo of a 1957 Fuel Injection Unit /General Motors 2018 Fuel Distribution: