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| djfamousa |
 Mar 20 2007, 05:58 PM
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Hi Everyone,
I am thinking about switching over to carbs. My stock FI is proving to be a PITA to fix and is costly. Can anybody recommend a good carb kit for a 74 914 w/ stock motor? All I know is that I heard webber was not good and I also heard something about having to add a cam if changing over to carbs. Can anyone help? |
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| r_towle |
Mar 21 2007, 02:59 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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I would say....and I am not a carb hater, if you plan to keep the motor stock, stick with the stock FI, its cheaper, and it really is tuned for the motor.
If your going to modify the motor, go with Carbs. I think the amount of effort, lack of support, and cost of the aftermarket FI systems available for the backyard tuner just keeps me away from the EFI game...its to much time, more than I want to learn, and I want to drive the damn thing. Now, once a bolt on, cheap system is out there...Im in..till then, carbs can still be had for a good deal, they are simple to setup correctly, and you can get pretty cool camshafts to play with.. Rich |
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| horizontally-opposed |
Mar 21 2007, 04:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,456 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Mar 21 2007, 01:59 PM)  I would say....and I am not a carb hater, if you plan to keep the motor stock, stick with the stock FI, its cheaper, and it really is tuned for the motor. Rich Exactly my point. 2056 + SSIs + carbs + nice cam + heads = what, 125-ish hp? 2270 + SSIs + carbs + nice cam + heads = what, 150-ish hp? Simple and, set up right, probably lovely to drive. What's not great about this? And you still have heat. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) Frankly, I'd go Subie before messing with EFI on a total budget of $10k or so, but then that is just me. Bump the budget to $15-25k and Motec or Jake's EFI setup is a no-brainer, so long as I am not the one mapping it out and as long as future tuning/repairs will be easy from common hardware platforms. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) I've been rolling my old "question-liter" with stock FI for 15 years now and it has never let me down. BUT the desire for more power will probably dictate its demise. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Right now, carbs are in the lead for me... thousands of 356s, 912s, 911s, and 914s and their owners can't be all that wrong, can they? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif) pete |
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djfamousa Thinking about Going Carbs, Need a Kit Mar 20 2007, 05:58 PM
914nerd Personally I wouldn't give up on FI just yet
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djfamousa
Personally I wouldn't give up on FI just yet
... Mar 20 2007, 06:09 PM 914nerd Parts are expensive, but if you have some electron... Mar 20 2007, 06:43 PM djfamousa
Parts are expensive, but if you have some electro... Mar 20 2007, 07:22 PM tdsmoonchild call me old fashioned but I was going to go with d... Mar 20 2007, 07:31 PM SirAndy dual webers or solex will work just fine. the 44... Mar 20 2007, 08:29 PM lotus_65 I regret putting carbs on my '74 1.8. It's... Mar 20 2007, 09:28 PM SGB It may cost $2k to put on webers properly, bu... Mar 20 2007, 10:35 PM dagdal1967 I just got done (with the help of Clay) putting th... Mar 21 2007, 09:42 AM rhodyguy 44s are way to big for your 1.8 unless you spend a... Mar 21 2007, 10:44 AM r_towle With carbs, go with dual 40mm webers or dells.
Loo... Mar 21 2007, 10:50 AM Carlitos Way Maybe I'm not the right person to say this bei... Mar 21 2007, 10:54 AM Joe Ricard CARBS ARE NOT EASY
I have been running carbs for ... Mar 21 2007, 11:32 AM rhodyguy please share the operational problems your engine ... Mar 21 2007, 11:37 AM r_towle I found it
http://manuals.type4.org/ljet
Rich Mar 21 2007, 11:42 AM xperu Call George Hussey at AA he helped through my FI p... Mar 21 2007, 11:54 AM Joe Sharp Look. I've had a lot of luck with carb convers... Mar 21 2007, 11:58 AM rhodyguy that's a nice link rich. not to hj, i've t... Mar 21 2007, 11:59 AM andys I had a new '73 2.0 that after a few years lef... Mar 21 2007, 01:15 PM djfamousa Thank You everyone for all your help. This is by ... Mar 21 2007, 01:59 PM horizontally-opposed
Thank You everyone for all your help. This is by... Mar 21 2007, 02:48 PM |
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