It's true that the rabbit and scirocco had carbs in 75 and 76.  Maybe
part way into 76 they started switching to CIS.  All 77 were CIS in
the US.  I had a 76 scirocco with the zenith 2bbl.  I had a few
troubles with it over the 80,000 mile I drove that car, but not
much.  There was also a fairly rare rabbit in the early 80s that had
a carb.  It was an effort to get higher mpg than CIS could.  I saw
one, once.  I think it was an 83 or 84.

Edward

At 04:43 PM 8/4/2008, John Rodgers 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