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Weber Carburettor fitting instructions

Bought a second hand carburettor for your Scirocco?

Here are the fitting instructions: Weber3234

Many thanks to Rich McManners

All rights reside with the author, posted for instructional use only

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Monday, April 26th, 2010 Fueling and Exhaust No Comments

Engine codes and conversion options

There’s been a heap of questions on engine conversions, so here’s a rough guide as to what’s what, what’s good, and what’s not.

I’ll refer to each engine by it’s first 2 letters of the engine number.

Stock Engines for Mk1
some of these may appear in an early Mk2:
I think there’s some 1.1 and 1.3l engines that were also fitted, but if you’ve got one, keep it cos it’s a bit of a European novelty Laughing

JB – 1.5L 8v Carb Approx 70BHP
Found in mk1′s and mk2′s til ’82
Simple upgrade to 1.8 EX Carb engine

FR – 1.6L 8v Carb Approx 85BHP
Found on GLS Model
Simple upgrade to 1.8 EX Carb engine

EG 1.6i, 8v Approx 110BHP, All Mk1 injection models and Mk2 until 1983 
This engine can compete happily with the 1.8 injection engines thus a KR would be a starting point for an upgrade as the fueling system is similar.

Stock Engines for Mk2
EW – 1.6l 8v carb approx 75BHp
Easy upgrade is to an EX as very little needs to be changed.

EX – 1.8l 8v carb approx 90BHp
Easy upgrade would be a KR on side-draught carbs. Fuel injection requires new pump and fuel lines.

DX – 1.8l 8v K-jet injection approx 110BHp
Easy upgrade would be a KR running K-jet injection.

KR – 1.8l 16v K-jet Injection approx 135BHp – Import (LHD) only
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Friday, March 20th, 2009 Engines 2 Comments