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Re: [T3] Fuel Injection's NOT Fuel Infection...


>INTERESTING!!  I didnt know that.
Nice to see Shad can stay stock in extreme circumstances :)

Keith



 At the Ypsilanti, MI, show, I met a gentleman with a 2-door 411 Fastback.
> For those who don't know, these are EXTREMELY rare, ESPECIALLY in the US.
> It was the best-looking of all the T4's, and was intended to recieve a 901
> 5-speed transmission and 6-cylinder engine as an option (a la 914-6, only
a
> 411-6).  Porsche and VW decided to eliminate that option from the
> drawingboard at the last minute.  There were ~100 that were imported here
> via special programs (they were never on showroom floors), and that's it.
> He had it restored pretty danged well.  He even had an original Type 4
> 4-speed manual transmission that still functioned as new.
>
> And, he was proud of the Weber progressive carb conversion he did to
replace
> that "stock FI stuff."  D'oh!!!


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