This may seem an obvious thing to ask, but will the OP likely find it impossible to get a 1.9 with aftermarket carbs through emissions b/c the test results would be measured against the OEM emissions parameters for a 1.9 with FI ? My '81 with engine swap (more modern FI) flies through emission tests partly b/c I can only assume they are testing it against 1981 air cooled Vanagon emission level specs. Neil.
On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Keith Hughes <keithahughes@yahoo.com>wrote: ..... It is very difficult to pass emissions (at least here in AZ) with > just the idle "sniff test" when using carbs. With the newer dyno/load > test, it is impossible with an air cooled motor, and would probably be > nearly so with water-cooled. The carbs would have to be jetted precisely > for your locale, synchronized precisely, and you'd have to jockey the > timing around, using an exhaust gas analyzer, to get it just right to pass > - then rejet and time to run properly. BTDT. >
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