The Carb Revolution, A shortage of capable 914 mechanics? Options

[JawjaPorsche]

I have noticed a lot of 914's for sale lately on Ebay, Craiglist, and here on 914World that have carbs. I was wondering what prompted these owners to scrap their FI for carbs? As a original owner of a 914 I know you have to stay on top of the FI system with maintenance and tender care. Was it because some teeners exchanged owners so much that it was easier to switch to carbs than to chase the FI problem? Or was it because there is a shortage of capable 914 FI mechanics that understand the D-Jet system or L-Jet system? This is not a knock on teener owners that have carbs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

[stuttgart46]

I got my first 914 in '89 and it seemed like the rule of thumb then was that you had to go to carbs if you wanted to go faster. IMHO, a lot of mechanics back then seemed intimidated by FI. I know it had been around a long time by then but working and tweaking carbs was easier for most.
I didn't really appreciate the reliability of FI until the last few years myself.

[poorsche914]

Could be both lack of FI knowledge as well as prior owners who had no clue. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
I had a 2.0 built in the mid '80s and had dual carbs installed. The guy doing the build asked "Really?" and since I had already bought the carbs, he went ahead and used them. Looking back, I had no idea that staying with the FI would have been "better".

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