[T3] FI to Carb conversion

[Mike Fisher]

I have a set of stock dual Solex carburetors w/dual port
manifolds,linkage,center pivot,stock air cleaner for $300 plus shipping.


On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 7:35 PM, James Lingenfelter
<jimmyandcher at yahoo.com>wrote:

> LOL, true. Maybe we can make them on a 3D metal printer, hold on to our
> cars a bit longer.
>
> Jimmy
>
>
>
> On Nov 17, 2013, at 5:06 PM, Dave Hall wrote:
>
>  Yes, but you'll still need brass cartridge cases - so not even that is for
>> ever.  ;-)
>>
>> Dave.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
>> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of James
>> Lingenfelter
>> Sent: 17 November 2013 22:32
>> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
>> Subject: Re: [T3] FI to Carb conversion
>>
>> I haven't heard mention of anything like that for TX. All cars 25 years
>> old
>> or more are completely exempt from smog requirements. Even if they
>> eliminated that exemption, you could still register your vehicle as an
>> "antique vehicle", and then be exempt from the safety inspection
>> altogether,
>> emissions and otherwise. But then again, they're more hesitant to pull
>> that
>> sort of stuff on us here, we have higher capacity magazines :-)
>>
>>
>> On Nov 17, 2013, at 12:18 PM, Keith Park wrote:
>>
>>  Yes, we do have experts on both sides of the fuel supply here.
>>> Brian's your carb man, he's helped me out with my older Carb'd cars
>>> But with todays gas its getting challenging.
>>>
>>> BTW if you live in NY, 3 years is the number Im hearing for Smog
>>> compliance in older vehicles, they "supposedly" wont be sniffing our
>>> pipes, but the OEM fuel and emissions systems MUST be in place or you
>>> will fail NYS inspection, this includes the fuel evap systems.  I may
>>> need to put my carbon canisters back on , even if they wont do
>>> anything anymore.
>>>
>>> Keith
>>>
>>>
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>>> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
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>>>
>>>  snipped
>>
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