Our VW Rabbit GTI, turbocharged by Callaway back in the day, now looked good. The blemishes had been fixed, and we even redid the bumpers.
Now it was time to bring the car back to life.
We figured that we would start by eliminating any ignition problems before we even dove into the fuel injectio…
Need a spare engine?
Maybe you could build one up with some more modern aftermarket bits?
I think everyone who has a CIS equipped car should read this post. CIS is a huge pain to deal with if you're inexperienced with them and many, it seems, are not experienced with them.
In reply to Stefan (Forum Supporter) :
Once you have it back up and running, it seems pretty decent. Our goal was to restore a cool old car of the eighties and not slide down that slippery slope to make a new car out of this one.
In reply to Tim Suddard :
Understood. It seems that Porsche 924 folks struggle more than other cars equipped with CIS and I don't quite understand why.
As for building one up, I was thinking it might make an interesting set of articles discussing whether small improvements like converting to EFI or a more modern turbo make enough of a difference to take the plunge. Something that is often discussed, but often falls into the "butt-dyno" territory.
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