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<x-charset iso-8859-1>On Saturday 17 November 2001 10:52, type3guy wrote: > yes, very much so...the only thing positive about the FI to me is if it > is modern, with anti knock sensors and the works...otherwise the old > stock FI is too limiting in engine configurations, expensive to fix 'if' > a part fails and only marginaly better at starting in the cold of winter. > you have to run a cam with stock duration for the FI to work correctly > ever priced a brain? Hmm, I have 2 "D" brains here. Price is right if needed. I gave Mark Furhman the "A" unit he is running in his car right now. There are 3 basic brains. "B" unit which replaced the "A". The "D" which replaced the "C", and the "E". and of course the year to year differences really > make parts hunting pleasant > and, i can get the stock dual carbs, or hi-po dual carbs to run in cold > weather without any problems MY '71 FB has been sitting for over a month without being started. I bet I can go out there right now , and without even gettting in the car, hit the starter, and the car will start. My carbed '66 FB won't do that. With it, I have to set the chokes, and pump it a couple times to get it started when it has been sitting for a while. > > if money was no object, i would install a modern FI in a heartbeat, but > i can't...with that said, i will always run carbs before stock FI... > -- Russ Wolfe '71 Fastback AT ( hasn't been run in over a month) '66 Fastback MT (IT RUNS) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe </x-charset>