Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

 
Reply to this topicStart new topic
> Ahoy, question for Capt Obvious: 914 ECU, Is the ECU needed after carb conversion.
c12croft
post Jul 20 2014, 01:55 PM
Post #1


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 167
Joined: 24-December 04
From: Long Island, New York
Member No.: 3,331



Preface: Nor would I ever endorse the butchering of Dr Porsche's well intended fuel injection design in our Type lV Fours.
However. My 914 came with its fuel delivery v. O2 management system (cam incl) already converted by the P.O. probably back in the day when man's inhumanity to machines was endemic and carb conversions were all the rage. Oh, the shame of it all:(
That said, I probably speak only for myself, but we ignoramuses being too lazy to research the answer ourselves want to know,
Is the ECU needed for the proper operation of Weber carburetors???
Thank you
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
aircooledtechguy
post Jul 20 2014, 01:57 PM
Post #2


The Aircooledtech Guy
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,966
Joined: 8-November 08
From: Anacortes, WA
Member No.: 9,730
Region Association: Pacific Northwest



No.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
914itis
post Jul 20 2014, 02:08 PM
Post #3


Advanced Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,892
Joined: 9-October 10
From: New York City
Member No.: 12,256
Region Association: North East States



No ecu needed for the carbs .
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
c12croft
post Jul 20 2014, 02:28 PM
Post #4


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 167
Joined: 24-December 04
From: Long Island, New York
Member No.: 3,331



I'm beginning to think those cute little mystery boxes are superfluous with my dual carb gas thirsty '80's stopgap to a '60's lifestyle.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
larryM
post Jul 20 2014, 09:31 PM
Post #5


emoze
***

Group: Members
Posts: 891
Joined: 1-January 03
From: mid- California
Member No.: 65
Region Association: Northern California




ya gotta be kiddin, eh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
c12croft
post Jul 22 2014, 11:23 AM
Post #6


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 167
Joined: 24-December 04
From: Long Island, New York
Member No.: 3,331



QUOTE(larryM @ Jul 20 2014, 07:31 PM) *

ya gotta be kiddin, eh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)


Why then I see so many carb'ed 914s with the damn ECUs still intact?
Naivety, ignorance , apathy?
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Jonathan Livesay
post Jul 22 2014, 03:04 PM
Post #7


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 740
Joined: 13-March 10
From: La Canada CA
Member No.: 11,461
Region Association: None





Why then I see so many carb'ed 914s with the damn ECUs still intact?
Naivety, ignorance , apathy?
[/quote]

Or too lazy to unbolt them?
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
r_towle
post Jul 22 2014, 06:13 PM
Post #8


Custom Member
***************

Group: Members
Posts: 24,499
Joined: 9-January 03
From: Taxachusetts
Member No.: 124
Region Association: North East States



Could be a multipack unit also...otherwise it's not required.

Maybe they leave them in place to cover up the hellhole...
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
wndsnd
post Jul 22 2014, 07:04 PM
Post #9


You wanted a horse, but got a goat. Nobody wants a goat....
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,861
Joined: 12-February 12
From: North Shore, MA
Member No.: 14,124
Region Association: North East States



You sure you don't mean a CD Ignition?

John
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post

Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 28th March 2024 - 03:10 PM