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Aaron wrote:
> *why* you are replacing the FI with
>carbs? In some instances it might be warranted, but
>often you're just removing what could be a very
>reliable piece of equipment for one that not only will
>give you less power, but will require far more
>frequent tuning than any Type III FI system.
What if you don't have any of the FI parts? Would putting a set of carb kits
into a pair of 10 swap meet specials be worth doing? I think so. I did this on
my son's car, and they work great. I haven't driven it long enough (he won't
let me) : ) so I can't tell you his fuel mileage yet. On my Roadster, I did
the same thing with it, but I also haven't driven it yet as I'm still working on
getting it to stop first (getting close now).
I don't really think they give you less power, and my Webers are very
reliable and don't require any maintenance other than maybe an air cleaner element
cleaning (need to do that one of these days). My Solexes on the other cars don't
really require any added work either, although I normally check them for
piece of mind. Just some food for thought.
Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof
71 Square, Now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at;
http://volksrods.com or http://photo.starblvd.net/bobnotch
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