Carb and distributor options Options

[21783mike]

I have decided for the time being that I need to get my project off the jack stands and on the road before I totally lose my enthusiasm. For simplicities sake I am going to go to carb/carbs and a Mallory distributor for the time being, the FI is screwed up enough that for now I do not have the time nor patience to deal with it. I need to drive it so I can decide how much money I am actually going to throw at it.
I am familiar with the single32/36 progressive Weber from past years ago on an Old Isuzu Trooper I had put one on, it was great on that application but folks here seem to hate it.... though without really saying why. In my mind having an electric choke and not having to sync multiple carbs seems a fair trade for a few hp if thats the primary drawback.
The Baby Webers ..... the 34's, whats the story? Sufficient for a stock engine?
40's price difference makes these unattractive as I plan to get the FI back on next year after I pull the motor to freshen it up.... If I spend the money on the 40's I think I might not ever go back to the FI.

Distributor - there's a few different ones on Jeg's, is the 4554101 with mech adv the one I need? Or is the 4754101 with Vac adv a better choice.....

And finally anyone have these items laying around in good enough condition to bolt on that they want to sell.... cheap (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Thanks in advance guys,

[Steve73]

As someone who is new to 914's but who has successfully revived a engine that hadn't run in 5 + years I recommend that you chuck all the old electrical stuff and start fresh. (Sparkplug wires, plugs, caps, rotors, points, condensor, coil) That will eliminate a lot of the guess work. Take your time and replace one one part at a time so you don't cross wires etc. All that stuff is only about $130 at Pelican and once you know the electrical is fixed you don't have to worry if a plug wire not working right. You installed it and you know it's dependable. I have Weber 40 DCNF's which are strange on this car but work (Don't flame me about it they came with the car).

I think I would just find new vacum hoses and replace all the old ones, why mess with old cracked hoses. I know nothing about FI though so I can't be much help with that though. Just replace what you have on the FI as it currently runs and see if it's any if not then you can figure out where everything is really supposed to go.

Best wishes on getting it running.