Date:         Fri, 5 Mar 2004 17:19:11 -0800
Reply-To:     Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
Comments: To: "Ari J. Posner" <ari40@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY9-F39KCaEk6Kwt5200050319@hotmail.com>
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--- "Ari J. Posner" <ari40@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>  Is it possible to make this conversion? I read
>  somewhere that Vans in Germany ran
>  carberators...would this severly affect
>  performance?efficiency?  thanks   ari

Yes it is POSSIBLE.  And YES, European Vanagons ran on
carbs.  The trick to conversion (EFI to carb) is to
get a good intake manifold.  Try CIP1.com  They have
set ups for aircooled vans, but they do not recommend
their setup for water cooled vans.  Calla them.  I was
VERY fortunate to get a REAL VW intake manifold and I
bought a Weber carb and paid BIG for an adapater
throat/plat to connect the two.

Try searching the archives for "carb" (or carburator)
for "stebbins" and you'll learn what I know.

I have this debate all the time on this list. guys
like Eric Zeno hate carbs.  But.......

Yes, if you have emissions testing in your state, be
carefull.  But carbs do not castistrophically fail,
then go bad slowly.  I delete all of the AFM, ECU, OXI
injector posts (about 25% of this list's traffic).
And remember to factor all of the upkeep of the EFI
into any pollution calculations.

I for one like my carb.   EFI is a science,  Carbs are
 art.  Malcolm (91 syncro Westy in Nova Scotia)

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