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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ What kind of FI / carb setup is this?

Posted by: GaroldShaffer Apr 10 2020, 08:53 PM

So the recent 73 parts car has this funky FI (carb?) setup on it. The engine is a 1.7 if that matters. Never seen this setup before, any thoughts?

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Posted by: bigkensteele Apr 10 2020, 08:57 PM

turdburetor?

Posted by: dlee6204 Apr 11 2020, 03:49 AM

Looks like someone swapped out the throttle body on the FI system and put a carb.

Posted by: 914Sixer Apr 11 2020, 04:33 AM

POS conversion

Posted by: BeatNavy Apr 11 2020, 06:16 AM

I call it "Autumn Harvest."

Posted by: Superhawk996 Apr 11 2020, 07:34 AM

Wow, that setup must have sucked!

I can't see much of the carb but if I'm seeing it right, it looks like they added yet another pipe to get the carb fed to the plenum?

Having a carb run air/fuel mix though intake runners as long as a 914 is problematic enough. Adding more tube from the carb to the throttle body plenum must have been a real winner.

Posted by: Front yard mechanic Apr 11 2020, 07:48 AM

QUOTE(bigkensteele @ Apr 10 2020, 07:57 PM)

turdburetor?

My vote

Posted by: sixnotfour Apr 11 2020, 08:16 AM

wow the funnel and drain hose look great..

Posted by: rjames Apr 11 2020, 11:05 AM

QUOTE(BeatNavy @ Apr 11 2020, 05:16 AM)

I call it "Autumn Harvest."

Posted by: euro911 Apr 11 2020, 11:15 AM

QUOTE(BeatNavy @ Apr 11 2020, 05:16 AM)

I call it "Autumn Harvest."

WINNER

Posted by: Porschef Apr 11 2020, 11:16 AM

“And now for something completely different “

Posted by: Bleyseng Apr 11 2020, 12:16 PM

Wow, Let's see if this carb off my old flat head Studebaker will fit?

Posted by: Tdskip Apr 11 2020, 02:34 PM

Just for the record - that is, shockingly, not one of my cars.

:-)

Posted by: roblav1 Apr 11 2020, 04:14 PM

Back in 1978, I put a British SU6 carb from a Triumph on a Type 3 Squareback. Ran great... hit almost 110 mph with it on the highway. Ran so well I eventually killed the engine. Thinking back, 110 in a Squareback was not a good idea.

One day, the throttle cable broke. My friend got in the back and moved the throttle by hand while we coordinated me driving and shifting. Fun times for broke kids!

Posted by: ClayPerrine Apr 11 2020, 04:53 PM

QUOTE(Porschef @ Apr 11 2020, 12:16 PM)

“And now for something completely different “

"A man with three buttocks."

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