Date:         Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:50:59 -0400
Reply-To:     dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
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From:         dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Carb conversions?
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Sudhir makes a good point, for the same price or less you can upgrade to
fully programmable fuel injection with no compromise.

I really try to remain objective and open minded when reading carb threads,
but these days it's just too easy to make better choices.

I don't know why auto manufactures use different fuel delivery systems in
other countries, but I would guess these decisions are based on emission
requirements and costs.

Hi Sudhir,

  In these VW applications, the kits are made for the VW engines specs, so
they're not far off and can be dialed in with relative ease (unlike your
generic carb in a custom app).  A V6 90 deg stock Rochester carb would've
ran really good in your case.

  Another thing to consider is that while you may not feel that carbs do not
belong on modern engines, consider that VW sold these engines in Europe with
carbs (both air-cooled and water cooled) for sometime.  Only the US market
got EFI from early-on.