Carbs...or Fuel Injection?, I'm confused |
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Carbs...or Fuel Injection?, I'm confused |
JimFitz33 |
Feb 2 2015, 01:08 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 30-August 14 From: White Plains,NY Member No.: 17,839 Region Association: North East States |
Hey Guys,
I'm about 6 months into searching and researching these cars(914) and from what I gather...they were designed for fuel injection and should have fuel injection to work properly. I've read the warnings of poor engine runnings and bad gas mileage and all...but I still see SO many great cars that I've passed up because they are carbed. Can someone give me a little context in how to think about this stuff? I'm not a gear head and don't have enough knowledge to know why and why not. Anybody? I know what George at Auto Atlanta thinks....what about the rest of you guys? I'm a newbie and need your sage advice. Thoughts guys? Thanks for any clarity or perspective. Jim |
funk |
Feb 3 2015, 07:56 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 23-June 14 From: sandpoint idaho Member No.: 17,531 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I think all the old -6 engines says it all. like the 911 and 914-6 they have carbs.
people say carbs is ancient technology but some of the 911s had carbs on them till when? the 80s? Even so the new duel fi does look desirable especially when its all set up right. and here is a little story.I bought a 1.7 that had carbs but I don't think the cam was ever changed and of coarse it ran like a 3 legged dog. So realistically its all about the motor set up and what you want to do with the car. daily driver----stock fi cone dodgers----?either or? track or street racer-------carbs |
Dave_Darling |
Feb 3 2015, 12:33 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,047 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
I think all the old -6 engines says it all. like the 911 and 914-6 they have carbs. people say carbs is ancient technology but some of the 911s had carbs on them till when? the 80s? The last carbureted US-spec 911 was the 1971 911T. In 1969 the 911S and 911E had already gone to MFI, and the T went to MFI in 72. In 74, all US-bound 911s had CIS (Bosch K-Jetronic FI), then they went to Motronic (basically a massively-updated L-jetronic) in 1984. I think that the 911T stayed carbureted in Europe until 73, but I'm not sure about that. I don't believe any later 911s were carbed. ...Note that the six-cylinder 911 engine is just slightly different than the four-cylinder 914 engine... --DD |
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