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Re: [T3] Crabby Carbs



ok...  28 btdc @ 2500 rpm... let the idle fall where it falls and see how
that works.


On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Keith Park <topnotch@nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> Brian,
>
> This is the 65 Square, Bone stock 1500 but with flat top pistons.  It's a
> vacuum only distributor and stock timing.
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch@nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> Fye
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 12:23 PM
> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Crabby Carbs
>
> Jim, I usually don't have to switch to the 7 with stock engines, but in the
> summer when I was in Idaho and driving though the mountains a bunch, they
> dealt much better with it that the 8s.  that was altitude, load and temps
> in the high 90s...
> with built engines and more compression, they are the better choice...
>
> one other thing i would be interested in with Keith's car is what his max
> timing is set at.  if his FI is pushing up past 35btdc and then hanging out
> at 30, i would suggest pulling it back to 28btdc at 2500rpm.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote:
>
> > On 25 Sep 2013 at 20:42, Keith Park wrote:
> >
> > > Very interesting Jim,
> >
> > It was a LONG explanation, but I thought it would be important to try
> > to understand why your driving symptoms changed, just as Gary's did.
> >
> > Bosch makes parts all over the world, but in my experience they are
> > careful to make them to the same standards, regardless of country of
> > origin. I think the 4 digit designation is just for marketing. Aren't
> > the plugs, and the boxes, still marked with the W8AC designation?
> >
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