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Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 6 2014, 06:31 PM

Been out of the car world for awhile, old VW guy and have have had 4 or 5 914's through the years...but I'm back picked up a 74 and a 75


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Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 6 2014, 06:33 PM

and the 74


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Posted by: bigkensteele Jan 6 2014, 06:40 PM

You must be twice as crazy as the rest of us!

Posted by: rick 918-S Jan 6 2014, 06:41 PM

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 6 2014, 06:47 PM

My wife thinks I am...bought the 74 last year, but then the 75 showed up for sale..I was told NO. But couldn't pass it up. Both VIN's in the database

Posted by: JawjaPorsche Jan 6 2014, 06:52 PM

Your wife much more understanding than ours. You have hit the mother lode!

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 6 2014, 07:04 PM

She puts up with me....I had 40 Vdubs behind the barn back in the day, but after almost 30 years of marriage she knows how I think (or don't think)

Posted by: David_S Jan 6 2014, 07:06 PM

What part of Texas ?? Im up between Lubbock and Amarillo .... And several others from all over the state !!!

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 6 2014, 07:14 PM

I'm in Lubbock, well just south of town

Posted by: boxsterfan Jan 6 2014, 07:15 PM

LE Bumper and Mahle's on the 1974? CanAm car?

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 6 2014, 07:16 PM

Both cars have been off the road for years and in storage , the 74 2003, the 75 1998

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 6 2014, 07:17 PM

Not sure, how can I tell??

Posted by: StratPlayer Jan 6 2014, 09:11 PM

vin # will show if its an LE car

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 7 2014, 07:30 PM

Well not an LE car, VIN falls in the time frame. But original paint code is L64K and with 1.8 motor

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 7 2014, 08:24 PM

Forgot to mention, I got a set of 40 IDF Webers brand new with manifolds, linkage I think pretty much everything....good for a 1.8??? Or sell, hang onto??? Both cars have dual progressive webers now

Posted by: Woody Jan 8 2014, 07:36 AM

San Antonio here.

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 8 2014, 07:10 PM

So any thoughts on this carb set?? They came with one of the cars I bought and are new, should I hang onto them, use them or sell them...Any advice would be great!

C

Posted by: Mike Bellis Jan 8 2014, 07:47 PM

Dual carbs all the way! The single is a POS...

Posted by: 7275914911 Jan 8 2014, 07:49 PM

I have run the 40's on a 1.8 and with headers I was very pleased at the performance improvement over the L-Jet/Exchangers.

Welcome to the World......

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 8 2014, 08:08 PM

Sounds like I'm hanging on to these then!! Thanks!

C

Posted by: Kirmizi Jan 8 2014, 08:44 PM

The standard answer is that you'll be leaving some power on the table using carbs with the stock FI cam.
That being said, dual Webers are definitely a step up from the single carb.
Do a search for determining what size jets will work best for you.

Posted by: ThePaintedMan Jan 8 2014, 09:38 PM

Can we get a side-profile of the carbs to determine if they're real Webers or not? The aftermarket EMPIs sometimes work, sometimes don't. But the linkage looks like a nice quality unit.

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 9 2014, 07:31 PM

Stampings on carbs...

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 9 2014, 07:39 PM

Also go this...which I think is Cool, showing my age Anybody got some 8 track tapes laying around???

Posted by: ThePaintedMan Jan 9 2014, 07:44 PM

Liking both pictures a lot Look's like you're in good shape man!

Posted by: flippa Jan 9 2014, 08:04 PM

I will see if I still have some hanging around, I used to have a huge collection of 8 tracks.

Posted by: cjgb914 Jan 14 2014, 04:44 PM

So where is the best place to buy just basic tune-up/maintenance parts???

Thanks, C

Posted by: somd914 Jan 14 2014, 05:26 PM

Keep the carbs, keep the wife, but donate the 8-track player to a museum...

As for parts, you can't beat Pelican Parts for their well stocked warehouses and customer service. Plenty of great specialty suppliers out there also including some member-owned/operated shops.