Fellow Tiicoites: If one switches to an A2 fuel rail, is it a simple swap or do I need to readjust mixture etc? Thanks, Dave Jones Ryan Alfonso wrote: > Hey Amigos! > > This goes out to the guy in search of info on the > A2/A3 fuel rail bizness (ncookson@CELOXNETWORKS.COM) > > Yeah, there's a few dull blades at wolfsport(German > Auto Salvage). But, they're counterbalanced by the > tons of guys there who know HUGE amounts of VW trivia. > Incredible guys! > > I was just there on the same mission last week. I've > got an A3 rail installed now on my TiiCo and I'm going > back to the A2 rial. I thought at first the A3 would > be better because you could swap higher pressure fpr's > in there (from passats etc.). A3 is bad news!!! > > The A3 rail can be distinguished from its older > cousins because it has an integral, and relatively > small, Fuel PRessure Regulator. This is the rrail to > avoid. It will work, but it's way too much bother and > the end result is spooky! The injectors end up > crooked, which could lead to air leaking past the > seals and who knows? cooked pistons?. > > THe A2 rail has a big FPR hangin off the end of the > rail, and is slightly shorter. > > Since tehy don't really give a rats patootee, you > might ask themm to give you an A2 rail with the vastly > improved A3 injectors. > > Either way, wehn you recieve the stuff you'll want to > clean everything and send the injectors out for > servicing since they're used and been throu > godknowswhat since leaving the donor vehicle. Make > sure they don't send you an A2 rail with the inlet > port broken off...the weak spot in the design since it > comes in at an angle. Saw a few busted ones in their > boxes of rails. They want 50 bucks complete. > > So, it seems all ya gotta do is cut the tabs off the > A2 rail, turn the FPR upsidedown from its original > orientation, and bolt it up with the TiiCo injector > bracket thingy. You might need to shorten the posts > on the injector bracket depending on your choice of > injectors. A3's are shorter than A2's, which I think > may be shorter than or equal to the stock Vanagon > ones. > > I think the zip ties in Peter's photos are purely > there for peace of mind. Who needs that anyway?? > > Good luck brudda, > Ry > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com |
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