Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:21:55 -0700
Reply-To: "Jeff @ Autostadt West" <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Jeff @ Autostadt West" <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Carburetors on a WBX
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I'm converting my '86 Syncro Doka to dual Webers later this summer and will
have the original carb setup available for purchase at that time. Let me
know if you're interested and I'll shoot you an email when it's out.
Stacy... 90% are carb'd??? Not counting the diesels, I'd estimate that
"maybe" 25% have carbs. And it's probably less than that with the new
emissions laws.
Cheers,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Stacy Schneider
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 9:40 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Carburetors on a WBX
I have had numerous Carb set ups for the WBX motor. they use a 2 barrel
3 bolt Pierburg carb with an electric choke and a seperate 12 v heater under
the intake plenum. They are all over at European shows like Vanfest and the
Tuning Treffen. I always bring home at least one set up when over there and
they seem to sell well.
I is just a big aluminum single casting that bridges from head to head
with a coolant line that runs through it and a vacuum port. I would imagine
that most people adapt some sort of "Better" carb to it to make tuning
easier. But while in Europe 90% of the the T3's are Carb'd and seem to run
well.
Stacy
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:59 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> standard in the UK,
> I don't know what years.
> there is even an obscure Haynes Manual Shop Manual........i have one.
> ...........showing the carb set up used in the UK.
>
> I find it takes a lot of testing and trying this and that to get
waterboxer
> fuel injection and the wentire running of the engine working really
really
> right,
> and they do get 'off' too, fairly easily. And not that easy for many
> people
> or shops to really get dialed in again .........
> but electronic fuel injection is vasty supieror in all ways to
carburation.
> btw.........I'm sure a scarb ystem designed for a Squareback Type III
could
> be adapted to a waterboxer. Or maybe I'm thinking of what I saw in my
> Haynes manual for the UK Vans.
>
> also.......a Subaru engine............they hold a set up on how they run
> extremely well, compared to a vanagon.
> And the entire system is noticeably stronger and more accurate about 'just
> everything' than the vanagon system .
> On vanagons , I've messed with so many air flow meters...........and
other
> parts ....
> man. Get's tedius. And a a subaru doesn't even use a hokey mechaical air
> flow meter. They use an Air Mass Meter with no moving parts, and I've
never
> seen a bad one either.
> there are also aftermarket fuel injection systems like Megasquite - that's
> just one.
> But that's a whole other ball game.
> But good working fuel injection..........
> and the wateboxer is not a good example of a really solidly consistent
fuel
> injection and engine managment system.......
> but good electronic fuel injection, is really great. Like works perfectly
> in all modes.
> did you ask Google for 'Carburetors for VW Vanagon' ?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 8:32 PM
> Subject: Carburetors on a WBX
>
>
> I have seen mention of Vanagons having carburetor conversions, but have
>> never seen one. Does anyone have any links to information about this.
>> Pictures. Know how they run, What kind of problems might exist, etc.
>>
>> I'm really interested in such a setup.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>>
>
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