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Looking into a well-kept 76 2.0 liter with 130K.
Strong looker with "no rust" but has carbs and I told myself I really want injection. The injection parts are in a sealed cardboard box, car has had carbs (almost typed "crabs") for 15 years or more. Question is, why did I tell myself I want injection? I'm not a real CW but one of the vendors' site about buying the 914 has the "beware the carbs" caveat in the article. More HP out of the engine with carbs? More reliable? Thanks for advice. biz |
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What are YOU looking at... ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 372 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Carrollton, Texas Member No.: 423 ![]() |
I have a 1.8 that had a single carb when I bought it. The guy who did it was very good to the car and did so (I believe) because he was more comfortable with carbs than the quirky EFI.
He also kept the original EFI parts in a cardboard box and was very good about keeping "every little piece". I'm putting the EFI back on. Because the rest of the engine work that Dave eluded to above wasn't done at the same time the carb was put on, I have had real trouble keeping it tuned, have to really baby it at stop lights, and just don't have as much fun driving it as I did my previous (EFI) car. For me the potential power gains of a carbed car isn't worth it. I'd rather have a fun driver that I'm confident will stay running. My $0.02 D |
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