Quoted $2.4k for injectors, Wondering if there is a better way Options

[zaballosc]

Hi all!

Been having a no-start issue, and had my car taken to a well-regarded 914 shop. They informed us that their policy is that they only use brand-new parts that they source themselves.

Outside of the no-start issue, it appears that the NOS fuel injectors that we had put on it are leaking, alongside the short hoses leading to them. We just replaced the whole fuel system with Tangerine Racing stainless lines with new rubber.

They said that the tiny rubber lines are backordered, and the injectors run about $500 per. I'm confused, as I see hundreds of listings for part FJ67 for $120 online. Am I missing something here?

Let me know if i am overreacting.

[zaballosc]

Hey all! Thank you all for the advice. A 914 world member is picking up the car and will be swapping in a spare distributor and FI setup.

Dodged a bullet - they tried to get us to swap to carbs TWICE!

[wonkipop]

Hey all! Thank you all for the advice. A 914 world member is picking up the car and will be swapping in a spare distributor and FI setup.

Dodged a bullet - they tried to get us to swap to carbs TWICE!

you sure did. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)


i picked up a set of NOS injectors about 5 or 6 years ago for my L jet.
which are co-incidently shared with the beetle of slightly later.
i got them off a guy in arizona who had them in his cupboard sitting there for his beetle cab he no longer had.
60 USD each.
the key was the injectors need to be still sealed in their plastic bag.
which they were. and still in their boxes as a bonus.
worked beautifully.
helped he had stored them in a dark cupboard.
but unless still sealed in plastic bag, NOS means nothing.
still work beautifully.

not sure what your mechanics were up to but it sure sounded like up to no good.