1976 2.0 on carburetors?, Good bye Fuel injection? Options

[Mr.Vman]

!976 2.0 barn find, been sitting for yearsn no rust, good condtion. Going through brakes and chassis rubber, struts, shocks make a nice driver. Have not driven the car yet, has fuel injection, idle varies, vacuum leak? What is going on with no carburetors on a stock 2.0? Because of the camshaft timing carburetors do poorly? Is this true or a tale? Seems carburetors would be simple. Is this a myth of no carburetors on a 2.0? Thanks for the time and information. Steve V.

[Jack Standz]

Well, I don't know where everyone is getting all this bad information from.

All the 2.0 liter 6 cylinder 914s had carbs from the factory (and there were thousands of them made).

If you happen to have one of those old 2 liter 6 cylinder 914s with those ugly OEM carburetors, please PM me, maybe we can make a trade for a better fuel injected 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Yes, modern FI is a good thing, but 914s did not have what we have available today (albeit with some hard work and expense). If you know how to tune them and operate within their limitations, carbs work just fine. They are a lot less expensive too, especially if you're not hung up on a name brand.