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Posted by: Cire May 6 2009, 08:15 PM

I have webers on my car. The fuel goes to a fuel pressure regulator and its at the correct fuel pressure for the webers. But I was wondering if you can put a mechanical fuel pump on the type 4 like you can with the VW. Where they made for that or strictly electronic fuel pump.

Eric

Posted by: underthetire May 6 2009, 08:26 PM

Yes you can. Have a bus 1.7 in the garage that had a mech fuel pump. But why would you want to ?

Posted by: McMark May 6 2009, 08:46 PM

Only a relatively few engines are set up for mechanical fuel pumps. The boss for the pump is near the flywheel, on the bottom, on the 1 & 2 side. If your case wasn't set up from the factory, you're out of luck.

So if you insist on it, you need to search for a motor that was set up that way at the factory. Then you can build that motor into any displacement/setup you want. Of course, I wouldn't run a 'built' motor on a mechanical setup.

Long story, short: use an electric pump. Especially since the 914 is set up to use one from the factory.

Posted by: underthetire May 6 2009, 09:15 PM

QUOTE(McMark @ May 6 2009, 07:46 PM)

Posted by: Vacca Rabite May 7 2009, 04:07 PM

^^^^^^
SURE! Just have to find someone willing to pay.


Zach