Date:         Thu, 5 Mar 2009 23:49:24 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From:         Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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There is no carburetor that will come close to a FI system, even a FI system
from the late 80s. A good FI system keeps your fuel mixture very close to a
perfect 14.5:1. A carburetor can't do this across all RPM ranges. But this
does not keep people from switching.

Don't get me wrong, I'm an old carburetor guy and I love working on them.

Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924


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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
John Rodgers
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 11:36 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L

I've seen mention of this a time or two, and wondered of any advantages.
No experience to compare, so wondering what others have done, and what
was the outcome. I have a project in mind, and FI is of no advantage in
the application. I've got a basket case engine I'm sot of interested in
building up as a test bed for a new kind of carburetor that may
adequately compete with FI, of maybe even better it. Part of an ongoing
mileage quest. The idea is not so much to make the newest and greatest
and most efficient new car, but to make old cars more efficient -
because if fuel ramps up again, there is going to be a lot of old cars
resurrected from the bone yards because the new ones are going to cost
so much as we switch over to electric or green or both.

Anyone notice that fuel prices are climbing again - not so fast, but
rising none the less. Makes me nervous.

John Rodgers
88 Gl Driver

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