If you go the Rabbit engine route, stay away from the Zenith carb.
IIRC, they're junk. I *think* a Solex was offered on some Rabbits. It
may be a better carb. (if you're sticking with stock)

Neil.

On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 1:43 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> Good Volks,
>
> Are  there any of the VW four bangers that are commonly  put into a
> Vanagon that ever came stock with a carburetor on them?
>
> Or for that matter, are there any inline four bangers in  ANY model VW
> that  you are are aware of that came with a carburetor mounted on the
> engine? The later the model the better. And with a Webber carb would be
> better still.
>
> Has anyone installed  an inline four into a Vanagon and put a carburetor
> on it?
>
> I have been chasing the Omni with the 1700 cc VW/Chrysler engine but it
> looks like I'm at a dead end. Need to find something else with a
> carbureted VW inline four in it.
>
> I am  chasing a fuel mileage increase, and want to stick with that type
> engine on the prototype. I'm testing different fuel delivery
> configurations for specific fuel consumption - which really has nothing
> to do with miles per gallon per se, because of all the variables, like
> gearing, vehicle weight, speed, etc, etc. I want to settle on one
> engine, then work the heck out of it and generate some performance
> numbers. You see, I have gone into a partnership on a special blower
> system that should eventually increase our Vanagon MPG. I provide the
> specially designed, engineered and constructed  dual squirrel cage
> blower...............
>
>
> and the two squirrels do the rest ...... ;-)
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>

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