[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]

Re: [T3] Which Distributor to use?


on 23/7/2002 6:05 PM, Steven Ayres at comwest@att.net wrote:

> Test the total advance on the FI distributor. At more than about 30 degrees,
> I'd be concerned. As I understand it the FI brain dumps more fuel at full
> advance to add power and cooling. (Am I right about that, Jim?) The carbs
> can't.

I'm using a '71 FI (single vac. advance) distributor on my Fastback with
stock solexes, and I am very pleased with the performance. IMHO vac +
mechanical advance distributor makes a ACVW much better to drive than just
one or the other.

> Try a stock '68 vacuum-only distributor (G or H mod code, I think) or an
> 010.

I agree- the 010's were built to a much higher quality standard than the
009's you get these days.

HTH,
Ben Doughney

'75 1200L
'63 1200 - Ringo
'71 1600TL

http://members.tripod.com/~superkafer/ 


------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org>
For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]