On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:36 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:

> I've seen mention of this a time or two, and wondered of any advantages.
> No experience to compare, so wondering what others have done, and what
> was the outcome. I have a project in mind, and FI is of no advantage in
> the application. I've got a basket case engine I'm sot of interested in
> building up as a test bed for a new kind of carburetor that may
> adequately compete with FI, of maybe even better it. Part of an ongoing
> mileage quest. The idea is not so much to make the newest and greatest
> and most efficient new car, but to make old cars more efficient -
> because if fuel ramps up again, there is going to be a lot of old cars
> resurrected from the bone yards because the new ones are going to cost
> so much as we switch over to electric or green or both.
>
> Anyone notice that fuel prices are climbing again - not so fast, but
> rising none the less. Makes me nervous.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 Gl Driver
>

John,

As Tom Hargrave said, no carburetor system can approach the efficiency of FI
system.
However, if you want to know more about carbs for Vanagons, drop Malcolm
Stebbins a line.
IIRC, he took a stock European spec T3 (Vanagon) intake manifold and
substituted a Weber
in his older Syncro.

--
BenT