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Subject:Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 9 Mar 2009 18:03:19 -0500

At 12:58 AM 3/9/2009, Keith Hughes wrote:
>points:  Assuming you make it through your nuclear EMP, or Mayan mystery
>apocalypse, you'll still be dead in the water unless you go back to
>points and condenser as well (none of those nasty ICU's and Hall
>sensors), with all the charming issues they present. So now, you're
>looking at poor spark control as well as degraded fuel delivery
>control.   Additionally, when talking about carbs, Bernoulli is the

Fact is, modern cars require modern infrastructure to operate.  If
the infrastructure goes away, for *whatever* reason, we'll be right
back to Model Ts that the local blacksmith can mostly fix.  But when
the infrastructure *is* there, they beat the old ones all hollow.

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"