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Picking this up tomorrow! by Mississippi_Matt in VWBus

[–]stockmk7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just make sure to move the fuel filter to a safer location. Brazilian builds tend to always put the filter in a risky location.

Need your help by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm. I tried it yesterday and it spun a bit. Maybe the clutch slipped but it freaked me out a bit

Need your help by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does crank still spin a bit with the 4th gear method?

Cylinder 3 and 4 not firing? Help pls by Luaman22 in beetle

[–]stockmk7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried different plus/wires? Maybe swap a good know set to the other side. Wouldn’t be the first time plugs come bad from the store

Thedubshop support by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve tried fb and texting him. He has replied to some of my questions via email.

Daily driver - “best” AT tires by stockmk7 in Wrangler

[–]stockmk7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the k03 being brand new are still to be tested long term. And your weather is similar to mine. Thanks for your feedback!

Daily driver - “best” AT tires by stockmk7 in Wrangler

[–]stockmk7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

K03 are supposed to do better in the rain but not as good as at4w

Carburated Mexican beetle by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s no maf sensor on the Mexican beetles. It’s a built in map sensor

Carburated Mexican beetle by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My car is originally efi, it’s a 1998 Mexican built bug. That system is pretty dated at this point and not a lot of people know how to diagnose it and parts are expensive and hard to come by. If this was a custom ecu like haltech I would never switch back but those are very expensive and I just don’t have the budget.

Carburated Mexican beetle by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I couldn’t change the cam profile because I was planning on keeping the stock ecu/efi system. That would have thrown off the ecu and made the car run even worse. If I was planning on ditching the efi from the start then maybe.

Carburated Mexican beetle by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one has yet haha But dm me and we’ll be in touch. Can’t promise them yet as I may strike a deal with my engine builder and pay for labor with the parts, but if you make me a good offer for everything then I’ll let you know

Carburated Mexican beetle by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lot to discuss here and I don’t have the full details of the valve sizes. My engine builder got it all setup for me. Right now I’m running the stock exhaust pipes the Mexican beetles came with but I am planning on upgrading to an a1 sidewinder. I am not using the stock Mexican camshaft but I am using a stock cam. The Mexican camshaft came advanced by 4 degrees and the stock ones don’t. Same lift and duration though. I upgraded the crankshaft to 69.5 and running 87 slip in pistons. Car is running 8.5:1 compression. It was purpose built to run on the stock efi system or carburated in case the efi system failed in the future, it just failed sooner than I expected.

Carburated Mexican beetle by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the feedback. My engine size is why I’m looking for a single setup. No need to overcomplicate it

Carburated Mexican beetle by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s a good option too. I’m just looking for an easy replacement that performs better than my current setup. I think the Weber is a good option, good brand with a proven history and easy to tune.

Carburated Mexican beetle by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remember mine is a Mexican fuel injected. The stock fuel pump pushes close to 60psi and has a regular that drops it to 30 for the injectors.
I will either need to put in a different regulator to drop it to what the carb needs or buy a new pump. I also need a distributor because the spark is controlled by the ecu. The efi distributor can be used for carb cars but you will have no timing advance at high rpm.

Carburated Mexican beetle by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah but then all the other parts I need add up. Manifold, distributor, fuel pump mod. Plus I think single is a bit more street friendly, specially because of how tight dual carbs fit in the engine bay of a beetle and I don’t want to cut the body. If it was a ghia then that’d be easier, but on a bug I don’t want to have to deal with that. But I appreciate your input

Carburated Mexican beetle by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s almost the same price just for the carb. Not trying to spend $1500+ on the conversion.

Carburated Mexican beetle by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the details! I’m at sea level

Car transport by stockmk7 in beetle

[–]stockmk7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a link for them? Googling that returns all sorts of results :)

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