Re: [T3] carb -> FI conversion (hypothetically)

[Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org>]

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	Cars that came with stock D-Jet have some special features 
like the return fuel line along the tunnel and under the tank, 
additional wiring, and the mounting hole for the ecu.  Accommodating 
all of these things in a car that didn't come with them would 
admittedly be quite a chore.

	If you can understand the D-Jetronic (not hard, just 
different), and you have a bit of time, it's usually cheaper and 
easier to fix the fuel injection than install carbs.  Plus, you end 
up with a slightly better-running system.

	On the other hand, if you have carbs and you really want fuel 
injection, it's likely to be easier and cheaper to install a more 
modern system than to go to a bone stock D-Jet setup, and it will 
perform better.  People who have decided to start from a clean slate 
and move toward fuel injection don't seem to restrict themselves to 
D-Jetronic.  Folks like Tom Hansen, Dan Zink and Hal Sullivan have 
chosen systems that are more modern and sophisticated than 
D-Jetronic.  Also, more modern systems are more flexible and can 
handle engine hotrodding a lot better than D-Jetronic.

-Greg

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