Conversion

[Dick]

Have a 1600cc dual ported carbureted engine.  Read that a one point VW offered a Bosch D-Jetronicfuel injected option.  It that still an option with an after market supplier.  Know that Mid America Motorworks offers it but requires an engine swap. 

[Paul Mossberg]

I believe the Bosch D Jetronic system was factory installed on type 3 (the Squareback) and 4 (the 411/412) VWs. But if you can find all the parts, it should be adaptable to the Type 1 engine.

There’s a pretty lengthy fuel injection discussion on the Samba:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=353813

And here is Jake Raby’s take on fuel injection for VW engines:

http://www.aircooledtechnology.com/index.php/fuel-injection

My own non-expert opinion, the complexity outweighs the benefit.

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[edward ericson]

Still messing with Bridget’s efi even tho it’s plug n play. Doing a Type 1 would give me the howling fantods.

[Paul Mossberg]

I thought Ed was making up words again. Turns out he’s not!

fan·tod

??fantäd/

noun

 North American informal

noun: fantod; plural noun: fantods

a state or attack of uneasiness or unreasonableness.

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[Royal]

Gotta admit:  I had to look it up also.  Glad we weren’t playing Scrabble. 

[Derek]

Well I have a type 3 Squareback and you would probably have to run a complete t3 motor, or at least get all the t3 cooling system. The way the intake manifolds run would interfere with the doghouse shroud I think. Plenty of options though including mega-squirt ECU and various throttle bodies. Lots to read up on and I hope to convert mine to FI one of these days.

[Ed Service]

If you do it post the progress.  I have bought most of the parts required to do a conversion including a fuel injected engine from a 1975 beetle but my car is running so good I don’t want to monkey with it!  At least it was until today. (See other post)

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