[T3] New Distributor Same Results, 034

[Brion Sabbatino]

Those of you that now more about this than I can maybe interject some thoughts.
Could it be a condition of the incorrect camshaft being used with the carburetors?
Thought I would throw the possibility out there for discussion.
Brion S.S. Utah
> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:16:53 -0600
> From: craigslistcsprings at gmail.com
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] New Distributor Same Results, 034
> 
> As many of you know, I am now on my 3rd distributor with very little change
> in how my car acts at low RPM. I started a new thread to try and collect
> the ideas of those who have not joined the other conversation.
> 
> Max and I are getting together this afternoon to try a few things that are
> not common to see if we can narrow down the problem. It is always nice to
> have a fresh set of eyes looking over the problem to see if I have missed
> something.
> 
> As far as my situation, I have an extreme bog / flat spot /
> fall-on-you-face at low rpm. This is acceleration off the line or
> acceleration from cruise that is in the lower RPM. This happens at part
> throttle, full throttle or barley any throttle. It is so bad that I have to
> flutter the car off the line until I get into the higher RPM's. What I am
> looking for are idea that are out of the box.
> 
> For those who don't know, I have recently gone from a set of Dell 40's to a
> set of Dell 36's. I made this switch because I thought that the Dell 40's,
> being so big, were causing an issue with tuning. Now that the 36's are on
> (a set refurbished by ACE / Blackline Racing) I am confident that I have a
> problem beyond the carbs.
> 
> Along those lines, I am on my 3rd distributor combination. none of the
> distributor changes have made a difference. I have had a 009 on there, a
> 205L FI distributor and now a 034 SVDA to try and get some relief. All of
> them have acted the same.
> 
> What I am guessing now is that the Dells do not have enough vacuum at low
> RPM to make an effective change to pull that vacuum advance. Or maybe the
> load of an automatic and Dells is a non-working combination? That is some
> of what Max and I are going to test today.
> 
> Any crazy ideas out there, I am willing to listen. It is not a stock
> combination, but I have't gone extreme. I think that this should work. I am
> quite puzzled what is going on unless I have some strange situation that I
> have no seen. I'm stumped!
> 
> Adam
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