What is the EFI?
The Electronic Fuel Injection module is present in many cars, assuming
the role of carburetors. It is an electronic control unit that opens
the fuel injectors.
This is a good explanation found in Wikipedia:
Central
to an EFI system is a computer called the Engine Control Unit (ECU),
which monitors engine operating parameters via various sensors.The ECU
interprets these parameters in order to calculate the appropriate
amount of fuel to be injected, among other tasks, andcontrols engine
operation by manipulating fuel and/or air flow as wellas other
variables. The optimum amount of injected fuel depends onconditions
such as engine and ambient temperatures, engine speed and workload, and
exhaust gas composition.
The electronic fuel injector is
normally closed, and opens to inject pressurized fuel as long as
electricity is applied to the injector's solenoid coil. The duration of
this operation, called pulse width,is proportional to the amount of
fuel desired.