Didn't BMW do the same thing with their 5.0L 850 the first year it came out? They put two fuel injection systems together from a 540 or something like that... it didn't work very well. But... if the engine was sitting in my garage and a spare vanagon was sitting there... you bet I would get two rabbit systems and throw it in there! At 00:59 9/13/98 -0400, PATT wrote: >> >>Just think of the torque curve if someone could stuff it into a Vanagon! >> >And the Merc used CIS. >Just get two rabbit setups and plumb away. >Would probably take longer to get the FI working than putting the motor in. >Somebody try it, sounds like fun. Tim? Otmar? > > -- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org -- -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ -- -- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDING PMAIL -- |
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