Re: Swap FI to carbs

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm.jf.intel.com>]

Keep the FI!

Converting to carbs will allow you to keep your current heads, which is good 
since you want two barrels per carb.  Two barrels will give you slightly better 
performance vs. a single barrel.  But carburetors (this is how ya spell it :) 
will give you less performance and lower gas mileage than your FI system.

Believe me, converting to carbs can be expensive.  If you do so be sure to cap 
off all FI wiring to insure nothing shorts out and causes a fire (or in my case 
a whole bunch of smoke from a burning wire...cough cough).  Keep the FI in good 
condition and it'll last a long time.
     Toby Erkson, air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 1.8L
     Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/

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Subject: Swap
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    9/29/97 10:18 AM

Hi,
Just in case and for future reference only. What does it cost to convert
to carb(s) and do the heads need to be changed. I am trying at almost all
cost to avoid this conversion because my car is in such wonderful shape.
I have made three cross country trips in this car, and flawlessly. My
future concern is a FI parts failure, leavin me S.O.L. in the middle of
Rustybutt, Iowa. No offense to the citizens of Rustybutt.
Is there, or can someone provide, a step-by-step process of converting to
carbs.
Is two one barrels better, in terms of longevity, than a single carb?
I will do whatever it takes to keep my Fastback stock stock stock. But
will switch to carbs if I cant feel good and comfortable driving vast
distances without worry. At least I can field-repair a carb.
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