Date:         Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:44:28 -0700
Reply-To:     Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Carb conversion?
Comments: To: Mike Rouby <mikerouby@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20060816192950.16697.qmail@web37407.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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www.CIP1.com has some air intake manifolds & carbs for the air-cooled.  I've been told that these
do not fit water cooled engines, but I'm not the expert.

I have been running a carb (first a Solex and now a Weber) carb on my 91 syncro westy for the past
9 or 10 years and I have come to perfer it:  what power there is, is RIGHT NOW when you put your
foot down. And carbs doon't fail the way EFI does, carbs give one about 1,000 miles warning (rough
running) prior to shutting down the van.   I get about the same gas milage as other EFI syncro
westies.

Down side is, there's a bit more air pollution, and if there are emmission tests in your
state/provence, a carb'ed  van might fail.

FWIW, my carb'ed 91 syncro westy is for sale, and the '89 van I'm replacing it with, I might just
take off the EFI and put on a carb.   Malcolm (Halifax NS)

--- Mike Rouby <mikerouby@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> Any swap their aircooled (Type 4) or Wasserboxer over to carb?  Why and any benefits?
>
>   Just bought my 81 which I swapped to a progressive holley single carb.
>
>   Thanks.

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