Throwing in the towel, Carburator conversion for 74 1.8 ltr |
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Throwing in the towel, Carburator conversion for 74 1.8 ltr |
downrange |
Jul 16 2019, 02:16 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 1-January 18 From: Pennsylvania Member No.: 21,747 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I am on my last nerve trying to get my 74 1.8 ltr L Jetronic fuel injected car started. Bypassed the seatbelt interlock to get the starter to work. Hot wired the fuel pump to get it working and still no go.
I am considering a carburetor conversion and see that Redline has a few kits. The dual carbs system has no choke and the single carb with electric choke has some distance from the cylinder heads. Anyone have any success they could share? |
Chi-town |
Jul 16 2019, 05:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 850 Joined: 31-August 18 From: Disneyland Member No.: 22,446 Region Association: Southern California |
The stock FI parts are over priced and don't really offer any advantage over a properly tuned set of carbs. That's why FI died some 40 years ago and nobody uses it anymore. Carbs rule today's automotive landscape for a reason! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) The stock 914 stuff is to keep it running and reliable. I'd be all for converting it to a current FI setup but nobody wants to spend that kind of cash when carbs are $500 |
JamesM |
Jul 22 2019, 04:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,900 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
I'd be all for converting it to a current FI setup but nobody wants to spend that kind of cash when carbs are $500 I would (and have) save that $500 for injection every single time. Though depending on what you are starting out with you can do modern injection for under $500 if you know what you are doing. Even the best running carbs are still a compromise. Why compromise? Here is the rub though, from what I have seen, the learning curve for most people for a Megasquirt based system is pretty steep, I would say even steeper than figuring out l-jet/d-jet. If you have a stock motor and a complete injection system already, unless it is cost prohibitive to repair or you are worried about long term reliability I would stick with the l-jet. |
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