 The Carb Revolution, A shortage of capable 914 mechanics? |
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| JawjaPorsche |
 Jun 22 2012, 01:47 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States  |
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)
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| sean_v8_914 |
Jun 27 2012, 08:40 AM
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Chingon 601 Group: Members Posts: 4,011 Joined: 1-February 05 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,541 |
from a shop's point of view:
the failures can be intermittent, hard to trace, parts are time consuming to track down, customers don't want to wait, labor costs get high, customers get frustrated because you can fix one thing, run it for a week OK and as soon as customer gets it, it flakes again. customer satisfaction index can take a beating its easier to rip it all out and refurb the whole system from the wire harness up but most customers cant stomach the bill. labor ends up being less and quality of result is higher when you refurb every part rather than trouble shoot in place. this is a hard pill to sell I would agree with most comments above in summary : skill, profitability, cost, customer satisfaction |
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JawjaPorsche The Carb Revolution Jun 22 2012, 01:47 PM
pt_700 i think it's absolutely a shortage of the skil... Jun 22 2012, 01:50 PM stuttgart46 I got my first 914 in '89 and it seemed like t... Jun 22 2012, 02:01 PM
poorsche914 Could be both lack of FI knowledge as well as prio... Jun 22 2012, 02:49 PM SUNAB914 :agree: yep Jun 22 2012, 03:07 PM yeahmag You can't make radical changes to the motor wi... Jun 22 2012, 04:42 PM smj How's the availability of new/reconditioned pa... Jun 22 2012, 10:10 PM obscurity I think the lack of FI knowledge is the answer. T... Jun 23 2012, 12:54 PM damesandhotrods I have meet so many people that flat out did not w... Jun 23 2012, 01:31 PM KELTY360 The internet wasn't around to provide such rob... Jun 23 2012, 03:03 PM moparrob :agree: Jun 23 2012, 03:19 PM Katmanken Advertising convinced a lot of people that more po... Jun 23 2012, 03:43 PM jmill
I have met so many people that flat out did not w... Jun 23 2012, 03:49 PM cvdmolen 8 years ago I started working on old VW's with... Jun 23 2012, 03:55 PM Amphicar770 When the 914 came out, not many mechanics understo... Jun 23 2012, 03:56 PM stugray Another reason is that diagnostic equipment for FI... Jun 23 2012, 04:21 PM rhodyguy when carb conversions were all the rage consider t... Jun 24 2012, 07:18 AM Porschef After doing my engine swap from a 2.0 Djet to a 20... Jun 24 2012, 09:47 AM Elliot Cannon My engine produced 147 hp on the dyno. How could ... Jun 24 2012, 11:55 AM bembry Well--I'll be honest. My FI was kicking my as... Jun 24 2012, 03:36 PM BK911
Well--I'll be honest. My FI was kicking my a... Jun 25 2012, 09:33 AM Bleyseng
Well--I'll be honest. My FI was kicking my a... Jun 27 2012, 08:26 AM markyb Definitely a lack of knowledge within the industry... Jun 27 2012, 04:48 AM sean_v8_914 ...but nothing beats the "click-vroom" o... Jun 27 2012, 08:41 AM |
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