Re: 78/81 comparison?

[Mark Peele <type53@yahoo.com>]

--- T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Mark Peele wrote:
> > 
> > --- T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > > Mark Peele wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > > > > chris wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > i had an 81 that was totaled and im
> looking
> > > into
> > > > > buying a 78 but i was
> > > > > > wondering how easy or if possible to bolt
> on
> > > > > intake manifold and headers,
> > > > > > and  how difficult it is to put the
> electronic
> > > > > ignition from my 81 into the
> > > > > > 78? and also my 5spd tranny how difficult
> is
> > > that
> > > > > to switch?
> > > > > > chris
> > > > Mark Peele
> > >
> > > While it's true you can just dial it in as a
> bigger
> > > 78, wouldn't it be
> > > that much better to graft the larger GTI fuel
> dist
> > > over as well? Since
> > > it comes with the frequency valve then were are
> > > going whole hog and
> > > enabling the O2 as well.
> > >
> > > To quote John Witherspoon in 'Boomerang';
> "...But
> > > you can't stop there,
> > > you have to keep on going, You have to
> > > co-Ordinate..."
> > >
> > > TBerk  :)
> > 
> > The question was 1981 ignition into the 1978.
> > 
> > On the fuel side, I was not aware of any output
> > difference between a 1978 fuel distributor and a
> 1981
> > fuel distributor.
> > 
> > I am not an expert on CIS FI, so please educate me
> on
> > this as well: I did not know that the "GTI"
> > distributor was bigger than a "non-GTI"
> distributor.
> > Please elaborate . . . (which GTI are we talking
> about
> > here?)
> > 
> > =====
> > Mark Peele
> 
> 
> My bad, the GTI ref is based upon another recent
> thread; "What should I
> put in my 82 mk2?" Sorry. Nonetheless believe (hold
> on while I
> check).... Yep I was right; All 81 and later ( and
> all 80 and later cars
> sold in California ), come with an O2. 

This is true. But who cares? It has nothing to do with
the ignition. 
> 
> The 78 didn't have it. I'd recommend swapping the
> whole gas and > management systems over into the 78
as a unit; > engine, electronics, fuel
> system (the parts in the engine bay).

This, IMHO, is a waste of time. Very little
performance advantage and a big headache - especially
if your keeping the 1457cc 1978 motor.
> 
> Thems my thinks, And I'll verify the 81 has the
> larger fuel dist vs a
> 78.

Not true.

HTH

:-)



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Mark Peele
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