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<x-charset iso-8859-1>$400?? Oh.. Ive found one! Serously... good rebuilt carbs ar around $150pr... Maybe 200 and I see them avail alot. and forget the 009... you WILL have a horrible hesitation with a stock or close to stock setup with that dist... youll have to jet it so rich that youll probably reduce engine by half... remember the 009 is an old 40HP bus dist... get a distributor that is matched to the carbs your using. There was a good article on the 009 in VWT a few months ago. Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback (with no empty nipples!) 65 Notchback (still suckin its gas!) 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: ralph <oldford3@home.com> To: type3 <type3-d@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 6:14 AM Subject: [T3] carbs v FI > Thanks to everybody who responded to my questions, both on and off-list. > I have decided that I'm gonna order carbs and a 009 distributor, but hang on > to the FI system. I've installed dual and trip carbs on other vehicles and > have the equipment to synch carbs. I'll leave the orig fuel pump, dampner, > pressure regualtor and return system and install a second regulator to drop > pressure down to the 2-3 psi carbs need. The pump relay was miswired by the > prev owner, keeping the ignition hot by a backfeed (had to stop the car by > stalling it in gear with brake applied), so I know how to switch around a > few wires to keep the pump going without the "computer" (and w/o the > backfeed!). I got two extra fuel pumps with the car so I'm set for life on > that part. > This way I can do swap outs from carb to FI and back again in about an > hour. I can play with it both ways and see where the pluses and misuses of > either/both fall. The only other T-3 I'd ever played with that was modified > to carbs by a prev owner had a monster 4 barrel (and a hole hacked in the > engine lid so it would fit). It was way-way too big for the displacement, > ugly and destroyed a perfectly good engine lid. I'll get just the single > barrel Webers, suited to stock or re-jetable up to an 1800 and that fit the > engine compartment. > This way I can also get the injector harness out and on my bench, > install new rubber boots and soften up the wrap with some Zymol. And I can > clean up the sensors. I really need to put new tubing on the vacuum > sensors. Germans must have much smaller hands than I do cuz I can't reach > under the manifold. I knocked one loose while changing out an injector and > fought it for an hour trying to get it back on. Finally got my wife out to > the garage and she just reached in and shoved it back in place. Way toooo > easy, so I know the rubber is rock hard down there. Off vehicle, even I can > replace the tubing. > Anyway, I really appreciate all the input from you guys. At just over > $400 for carbs and a 009, it's a fairly cheap experiment to see which works > better. And, by having both available, if one system gives me trouble, I > can swap it out and stay mobile while fixing or finding parts for the other. > Sorta the best of both worlds. > I'll let you all know which one works best for me. > Ralph > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > </x-charset>