You can get the other stuff in stainless for your current setup if you look
hard enough.  You will not get better mileage.  12-18 was the range they
got.............be glad you are not on the low end!

Adam P
81  Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
75 Campmobile "for sale'
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Strickrott" <jstric01@CS.FIU.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System

> Not a matter of having to, but wanting to try to get better mileage (if
possible
> for driving a brick through the air) and to have the car run cleaner and
> automatically adjust the air/fuel mixture.
>
> One of the benefits is that I increase the longevity of my new stainless
steal
> cat. In addition one can use the cat and exhaust from a 1.9 on a federal
system.
> The benefits:
> - O2 sensor port,
> - and all parts available in stainless, so only the heater boxes and
crossover
> pipe will deteriorate.
>
> Plus I guess I have too much time to think of things to do. :-)
>
> --Jeff
> 82 Westy, South Florida
>
> Sean Garrett wrote:
>
> > You should not have to convert this to be "better" in some respects.
> > My recently rebuilt 81 Fed model gets 18 mpg after a complete rebuild
and 7k
> > miles on her. I took her in at 6k miles for a tune up. It didn't need
one (I
> > was told). she is still breaking in but I suspect a well maintained (or
new)
> > air-cooled fed model engine should only need the ignition parts changed
at
> > ~6-10 k miles. Why go to this bother to switch it around. I think you
have
> > to switch around the heat exchanges and the exhaust too. Way expensive.
>