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Date:         Fri, 5 Mar 2004 22:40:26 -0800
Reply-To:     armando guzman <razeprotrk@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         armando guzman <razeprotrk@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Converting EFI to Carberator
Comments: To: mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM
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hi, malcolm, this is Armando, I hope you remember me, I sold you the manifold for the pierburg carburator. I agree with you, that carbs are only as good as you can maintain them. Fact: in auto racing, everyone uses carburator, because fuel economy (mpg) is not dominant a factor. If you are racing with big budget, they use fuel injection, because they can afford the hi-tech technicians to keep the race car running perfectly. Fuel injection is a much more fuel efficient system,as long as the electronics are working as the designer intended them to work. But as soon as the sensors (heated o2 sensors, temp sensors, map sensors, etc) start sending the wrong info into the computer, there goes the advantage of EFI (electronic fuel injection). A carburator is adjustable in many ways, like jet sizes for different altitudes, but you need to know what you are doing, and need a whole lot of tools to keep a "good" carb to stay good. Fuel injection is a production type system, that needs to be good under any circumstances, regardless of where you live or where you go. My point is that if you prefer a carburator, you can make it work just as good as a fuel injection system as long as you can adjust for the different variable driveing conditions. Cheers. Armando

>From: Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM> >Reply-To: Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Converting EFI to Carberator >Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:20:22 -0800 > >--- Eric Zeno <vw4x4@fyi.net> wrote: > > > Malcolm, I don't hate carbs. > >My appology. I thought you were gaging at the >thought. > > > There is no way your ever going to find a carb. to > > run as smooth, under all conditions as fuel > > injection. Eric. Pittsburgh, PA USA > >Here we go!!!!!! OK Eric, I've owned a 81 westy >gas, am 86 sycnro westy 16" diesel, and now my 91 >syncro westy with carb. I've driven many other vans >too and my Carbed 91 syncro has been to the Dead Sea >in Jordon (below sea leverl) over the Swiss Alps, >through the Egyptian desert and over the Alberta >Rockies. NEVER missed a beat - other van problems, >but no carb problems. I've had a Solex, and now a >Weber, (better) and it runs FINE. > >OK, now Eric, I'm sure that you know what you're >doing and talking about, AND it is just your good >fortune that I may be headed through Pittsburgh this >summer in July. So if you invite my wife and me to >camp in your driveway, I'll LET! you drive my van >(Keeping in mind that it is a fully loaded syncro >westy) to see/feel the carb difference. To take the >carb challenge :-) > >OK??????? Malcolm > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster >http://search.yahoo.com

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