Malcolm,
    I don't hate carbs.  As the matter of fact, I know a lot about 
them.  I'm one of the few people who will still rebuild them.  The
time and money I put in to these, I could easily fix ANY fuel injected
engine.  My entire career is elecronics.  I am responsible for the
design of some of the most high tech stuff in the USA today.   SO
fuel injection is no big deal.  Carbs. are simply a piece of history now.
When I want to get a good laugh, I'll find a kid, who thinks he
knows everything and ask him to identify what it is.  There is
no way your ever going to find a carb. to run as smooth, under
all conditions as fuel injection. 
                            Eric

 

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm   

On Fri, 5 Mar 2004, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:

> --- "Ari J. Posner" <ari40@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >  Is it possible to make this conversion? I read
> >  somewhere that Vans in Germany ran
> >  carberators...would this severly affect
> >  performance?efficiency?  thanks   ari
> 
> Yes it is POSSIBLE.  And YES, European Vanagons ran on
> carbs.  The trick to conversion (EFI to carb) is to
> get a good intake manifold.  Try CIP1.com  They have
> set ups for aircooled vans, but they do not recommend
> their setup for water cooled vans.  Calla them.  I was
> VERY fortunate to get a REAL VW intake manifold and I
> bought a Weber carb and paid BIG for an adapater
> throat/plat to connect the two.
> 
> Try searching the archives for "carb" (or carburator)
> for "stebbins" and you'll learn what I know.
> 
> I have this debate all the time on this list. guys
> like Eric Zeno hate carbs.  But.......
> 
> Yes, if you have emissions testing in your state, be
> carefull.  But carbs do not castistrophically fail,
> then go bad slowly.  I delete all of the AFM, ECU, OXI
> injector posts (about 25% of this list's traffic).
> And remember to factor all of the upkeep of the EFI
> into any pollution calculations.
> 
> I for one like my carb.   EFI is a science,  Carbs are
>  art.  Malcolm (91 syncro Westy in Nova Scotia)
> 
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