[T3] New Distributor Same Results, 034

[Craigs List]

"Could it be a condition of the incorrect camshaft being used with the
carburetors?
Thought I would throw the possibility out there for discussion."

This would be interesting to know more about. To my best knowledge, this
engine was rebuilt around a set of 34 ICT's. I see no evidence that this
car had the original FI system on it, except for finding the original FI
fuel pump under the beam when I got the car. It was not in an operable
state the way it was mounted or wired.

The engine is a universal case GEX rebuild. All signs point to the fact
that it was built with a carb cam in it. Stranger things have happened
though.


On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 7:52 AM, Brion Sabbatino <brionsab at msn.com> wrote:

> 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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