Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:39:37 -0500
Reply-To: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Carburetors on a WBX
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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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