Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 22:01:22 -0500
Reply-To: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
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Malcolm,
I don't hate carbs. As the matter of fact, I know a lot about
them. I'm one of the few people who will still rebuild them. The
time and money I put in to these, I could easily fix ANY fuel injected
engine. My entire career is elecronics. I am responsible for the
design of some of the most high tech stuff in the USA today. SO
fuel injection is no big deal. Carbs. are simply a piece of history now.
When I want to get a good laugh, I'll find a kid, who thinks he
knows everything and ask him to identify what it is. There is
no way your ever going to find a carb. to run as smooth, under
all conditions as fuel injection.
Eric
Eric 86-VW4x4
vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro
Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
92-Jetta GWC
www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm
On Fri, 5 Mar 2004, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
> --- "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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