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| posted on August 15th, 2010 at 11:24 AM |
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Carbs on FI cam
Is there a real difference between a cam on a fuel injected Type 4 motor and a carbed one??
In particular - putting dual weber type carbs in place of the fuel injection
I was/am/sort of/maybe looking at a 914 and the engine number matches with a 914 - so "assuming" it has the correct cam and it had dual carbs.
Was reading elsewhere (Pelican Parts) that replacing the FI with carbs is a backward step
"The regular fuel injection cam will not work well with a set of carbs, and likewise, if you place carbs on the motor, then you should use a cam
ground for specifically for carburation. If there is a carb cam in the engine, replacing the original fuel injection will not make the car run well.
The cam needs to be matched to the injection system."
Any comments on this??
Never heard of it with regard to Beetle motors??
My mates 2007 had FI - now IDAs and it has NO ISSUES at all.
Barry
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| posted on August 15th, 2010 at 12:47 PM |
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make sure the 914 still has the 914 heads Barry........call me to discuss if you like.
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| posted on August 15th, 2010 at 06:11 PM |
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Hi
I really lumpy cam would upset factory EFI.
Steve
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| posted on August 15th, 2010 at 06:43 PM |
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posted by 1303Steve
I really lumpy cam would upset factory EFI.
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OK - can believe that
But I dont think a stock FI 914 cam, or a FI Type 4 cam, could be described as lumpy
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| posted on August 15th, 2010 at 07:21 PM |
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Was reading elsewhere (Pelican Parts) that replacing the FI with carbs is a backward step
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correct
people do that because they can not fix a problem .
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| posted on August 15th, 2010 at 07:51 PM |
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or cant get the parts
or too expansive
or love the look of duals
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