QUOTE(dmenche914 @ Jun 19 2004, 11:12 PM)
if you are running a stock, or close to stock motor, save your money, and time, and repair the existing FI. My experience is with D-jet, and i found it to be very reliable once the wiring /ground issues are taken care of. I am sure there are those that also have good things to say about the L-jet.
to a point....
It depends what you want to do. The stock FI systems (D and L-jet) work real good and problems can be worked out. I hear of many people scraping a perfectly good system for some minor issues all the time. If I was keeping the engine stock I would repair the stock FI.
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save your money, and time, and repair the existing FI.
Again, I agree to a point...but sometimes the repair can be half (or more) as much as an aftermarket system. Time wise I know of people who have spent major time trying to get their stock system to work proper, most succeed but some have failed.
My 914 was brought to my shop by the PO, it had been in storage for over 10yrs and he wanted to get it running. After changing all the fluids, filter, cleaning the tank and etc. it would not fire up. I didn't have time to mess with it (and it was before this BBS) so I took it to a local 914 shop, $800 later it ran great. With this BBS I may have got it going for $500. This is when I found out it was for sale and bought it.
I quickly found out that my 914 1.8 L-jet was way too anaemic for my tastes. I didn't want carb's (BTDT on my bugs) and knew that I'd be bumping up the cam, etc so I bought my SDS system.
Aftermarket FI is not for everyone, you must have a basic understanding of engines, mechanical, electrical, computers, etc. or you may never have the desired result. If you’re the type that barely knows how to check your oil level, then stay away from aftermarket FI. Get a good shop to fix your stock FI and be happy with it.
If your a gearhead and want to fiddle then aftermarket FI rocks.
Take your time, do the research, do the math, check out your options and above all be honest with your expectations and budget for your 914.
What ever you decide you will find help on this board.