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The biggest plus with FI is the warmup curve, it will start on one compression stroke and run smoothly right off the bat, no pumping the pedal, no feathering it to keep it going. Once set up you can leave it alone too... not adjustments and syncing like with the carbs. Youll love it! Keith Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo" 65 Squareback "Eggcrate" 87 golf "Winterat" 93 RX7 "Redstur" -----Original Message----- From: Steven Cooper [mailto:steven.cooper@optusnet.com.au] Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 5:25 AM To: Type3.org Subject: Re: FI conversion I have been planning on "reverting' my fasty to FI for a number of years now. I have more than one off most of the FI components, either second hand or new, including two NOS wiring harnesses. My car was originally FI, so it has the delivery and return fuel lines. Some years ago the FI wiring from the engine bay to under the back seat shorted out and destroyed most of the harness. I'm pretty confident that I can fix most of this, as there really aren't that many wires involved. My question is, is it worth the effort to get the FI working again? I want to do it just for the challenge and because there are VERY few type 3s in Australia which still have the original FI working. Never having driven an FI type 3, I cannot judge the relative performance. I imagine there are a few of you out there who have driven both and can compare, I would like your feedback. Steven 72 AT FB Vert Australia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~