RE: check out this Fastback

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 28 Aug 2003 at 15:47, Chris Bray wrote:

> The other benefit is that the bentley manual tells me were to bolt
> everything to on a stock system, no making custom brackets etc ;)

Yes, it all just bolts neatly, and securely, into place.

> What size is the throttle plate on a stock FI system ? Do you think stock
> parts would be big enough not to choke the engine at high revs? 

I don't remember the size, but it MIGHT be your limiting factor. You could 
machine it out, or cut it off and mate a larger one to it. Either way you have 
a better base to start from.

> > You could just bolt in any of the D-Jetronic injectors, and I THINK
> (anyone
> > know for sure) that the L-Jetronic injectors would fit equally well.

> Again, I'm not sure if they flow enough fuel, I'm told that I need like
> 300cc/min flow rates, I'm sure this is massive compared to a standard D/L-jet
> injector. 

There were/are D/L engines bigger than this, so injectors big enough must 
exist. You're not talking anything significantly larger than a 2L 914, after 
all.

> Let me see if I can source any in the UK first, don't want to have to ship
> stuff 5000 miles if I don't need to !

Sure, that's what I'd do.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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