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Subject:Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
From:Chris S
Date:Mon, 9 Mar 2009 19:03:31 -0400

Model T? Nah.  Splittie or a Bay?  Heck yeah!

On 3/9/09, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> 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.
>
>   --
> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>

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