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Nick Smart
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Conversions
Hi guys, I am new to this forum and would love some sound advice. I am an avid petrol head and have put Lexus V8 in my landy have bought and sold a few splitties and now I have purchased a bay window with 2 liter conversion. Question is the carb or injection better. Don't want to raise the lid. I drove it back from Lydenberg and it used 6 km / liter bad news for me. This sounds not right and this makes me think it is married to a 1600 gbox. How do I know? The first 3 gears reach 60 then into 4 and up to 100. Motor revs well but I think it is working too hard. Advice boys as this bus will be doing the put foot rally
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Re: Conversions
As suggested when you called my bring it past to spend some time to investigate
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Re: Conversions
Welcome to ACVWSA Nick!
VW buses do work hard, but you may be right on the gearing. Other will chip in with proper detail re transmission ID, but count the ribs on it, 5 or 6 is 2.0l and 3 ribs is for 1600/1700/1800. Your fuel consumption should be 8km/l or better. 10km/l is achievable. I suggest you have the bus checked and tuned up and the carbs correctly set by an experienced air-cooled mechanic. Air-cooled buses were never sold with fuel injection in SA. Only the 1700 411/412 had Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection.
VW buses do work hard, but you may be right on the gearing. Other will chip in with proper detail re transmission ID, but count the ribs on it, 5 or 6 is 2.0l and 3 ribs is for 1600/1700/1800. Your fuel consumption should be 8km/l or better. 10km/l is achievable. I suggest you have the bus checked and tuned up and the carbs correctly set by an experienced air-cooled mechanic. Air-cooled buses were never sold with fuel injection in SA. Only the 1700 411/412 had Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection.
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