Decision time, Fuel injection or carb(s) |
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Decision time, Fuel injection or carb(s) |
srreality |
Apr 29 2016, 01:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 14-July 15 From: Colorado Member No.: 18,957 Region Association: None |
I've reassembled most of the project car I bought last fall........1973 914-4 1.7 liter. I'm in the process of restoring/rebuilding the suspension and brakes. The next big thing on the list is engine rebuild. I can't do the work myself, but have a good engine builder locally. Question is, rebuild the fuel injection (car sat in a "sealed" storage container for 8 years) or convert to Weber(s). If I'm going to convert to carbs, the engine rebuild needs to include a different cam, so good time to decide. This car will be a very nice "driver" not a show car or track car, so complete originality is not necessary. Functionality and driveability are. The thin air here in Colorado begs for more HP, but the budget doesn't allow for "wild" things. What say Forum? Spend $ on fuel injection rebuild or convert to carbs?
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Cairo94507 |
Apr 29 2016, 04:11 PM
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Michael Group: Members Posts: 9,774 Joined: 1-November 08 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 9,712 Region Association: Northern California |
Aside from all of the above, and really a 2056 is the way I would go too with a mild cam and the stock FI, the next best reason is to keep your wife/girlfriend/ significant other, from walking into the house and constantly complaining about the gas smell.
Carbs smell and they smell when you are driving too. I could always smell the gas on my 2nd Six when it had the stock 2.0 and Webers. My wife would come in after I came home and freak out thinking the water heater was going to blow up the house due to the gas fumes in the garage. I also grew tried of balancing the Webers on a regular basis. I went with a 3.2 with Motronic in my '71 Six for just those reasons. OH, yeah, the extra HP might have been a small factor..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) |
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