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Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:07 pm

im pretty new to the VW scene but almost every bug iv seen has been carb swaped are there even any FI bugs left besides the 2 (mine and a guy at a car show)iv ever seen? who still has F.I.?

Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:32 pm

Anybody living in a state like Ca. where you have to get a bianual SMOG inspection on '76 & newer cars.
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Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:50 pm

My dad still has it on his 75 La Grande with no plans of it going away anytime soon. We both love it and it's easy to work on. I'm planning on buying my wife a vert next year, 75-79 with stock FI still on it. People fear what they do not understand and they can feel free to contact me to give or let me purchase their FI parts.

Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:12 pm

I still have F.I. on my (currently being restored) 1979 super beetle. And no, I'm not in California although the car is from Cali. Who wouldn't want the extra power and efficiency that FI delivers? FI parts aren't that expensive either, esp. when compared to buying dual solex's or webers!

Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:20 pm

i want F.I. for my 73 standard any place that makes a good kit for it links please?

Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:54 pm

VW made it, get it off a newer bug

Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:40 pm

Well my Mexi is FI and I have a stock FI 1600 engine from the donor '75 for my Mexi.

Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:39 am

I have FI. It works great with hardly any messing around.

Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:05 am

73bugsedan wrote:

Quote: i want F.I. for my 73 standard any place that makes a good kit for it links please?

Try this:

http://www.cbperformance.com/

Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:40 am

The reason many get changed to carbs, is because the person working on it does not want to spend the time in the learning curve figuring out what is actually wrong with the car.
They always want to blame the FI when it is actually an ignition problem, or just a vacuum leak.

Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:26 am

Ok you FI guys feel free to correct me if im wrong, but when it comes to boring and stroking these things for max power, I don't think the stock FI can keep up. Thats the nice thing about carbs and the appeal to some. If you go bigger on your engine, you can always just re-jet and tune the carbs to match (to some extent). I agree they are expensive when compared to FI parts, but once you get them set up, they are easy to dial in/tune and can be modified to changes in your engine. Just my .02

Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:20 pm

I toyed with dumping my FI on my former '79 for a minute or two. However, Randy in Maine talked sense into me. Glad he did. Really, you just can't beat it.

When it comes to big motors, I understand the stock FI will keep up with a 1776. Don't know about anything bigger.

I run dual Delortos on my buggy. I love that too. However, sync'n Dels on a buggy is easy. Fumbling around under a rear decklid would not be as fun.

In a nutshell, the stock FI was pretty darn advanced for its time and continues to do a very good job. I have it on my '78. Had to just order a dual relay for it, but short of that, that's just about the only thing I've ever had fail on either FI Bug (failed on both, but also replaced the thermotime switch and cold start valve to be safe on the '79). Like mentioned above, vac lines are often the cause of FI woes, so it they are old, then I'd recommend replacing the works and be done with it.

Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:22 pm

After being told that the last Beetle I ever wanted to own was one with the FI system on it, the last 3 Beetles I have picked up were '75 FI's. One Standard, one La Grande and one Standard parts car. All of them have the intact FI system. I have no plans on getting rid of the system and picked up the parts car specifically for the intact FI system. In driving my La Grande, it seems to be peppier than carbed but I haven't driven it enough to do a MPG comparison.

Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:23 pm

230000 miles on the injection system o my '79 with only a few minor issues over the years. When properly cared for, they are very dependable.

-jeffrey

Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:01 am

I hope you have replaced the injectors and pump with all those mles... They do wear you know...

Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:58 am

Over the last 25 years I've replaced two injectors, a couple of intake boots, and just last year I replaced the fuel pump.

-jeffrey

Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:35 am

I still have Fuel Injection. Of course, my motor is sitting in my garage while I work on the car's body.

Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:53 pm

Original FI on my 1978 vert with 117000 on it. Runs excellent.

The car is unfortunately not being driven right now, due to some front suspension work I need to do, and don't have the cash at the moment...