Date:         Sat, 2 Mar 2002 00:07:10 -0800
Reply-To:     Hector Zapata <hector.zapata@XRXGSN.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Hector Zapata <hector.zapata@XRXGSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Digifant II... ?
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> Hi folks,
>
> Just picked a German made '89 Jetta with the "PF" high compression
> 1.8L.  Bentley says it has the Digifant II fuel injection system...
>
> How similar is the Vanagon system Digifant F/I to what's in this
> Jetta..?
>
> Will a Digitool work with this system?
>
> Can I use one the Aussie power chips?
>
> What magazine would be most helpful in upgrading this new edition to my
> fleet (I've been out of the Sport compact scene for so long, I don't
> know what is out there anymore...)
>
> Especially looking for input from you Tuners out there....
>
> If anything ever happens to the body or tranny of this car, the engine
> will most assuredly be transplanted into one of my '83.5 Westies...
>
>             TIA
>
>                     JonR
>
>         NH area LiMBO rep

Jon, the only similarity I do know for both Digifant systems is that they
are VW in-house desgned and share a lot of components, like sensors and
such, but not the ECUs. The only magazine that I know that mentions any
tweaks for this system is European Car, and I know of oly one company that
has a chip for the Digifant Jetta/Golf, and that I would have to look up. I
own one, and I can te you that it respomds well to the modified air box with
K&N filter, hi-flow cat and exhaust, and a 260 degrees cam with adjustable
sproket. These engines "wake-up" at over 3k RPM, so they are great highway
cruisers, but not the greatest onlow end acceleration, but there's where the
cam and sproket do their magic...

Hector