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    New School, Rubbers & 1904s

    Mar 07, 2022 4 minutes
    by Jon Chabot

    Old or New School?

    We have a 1975 Westfalia with fuel injection. It’s time for a new engine! We like the EFI platform and would like a bit more power. I’m a little old school and somewhat leery of the early EFI technology. How would you advise to achieve our goal: increased power, reliability and miscellaneous parts availability/cost?

    John Loerke El Cajon, CA

    John, I see that you are in California, so I assume that your ’75 model will have to pass a smog test. This limits your options severely. I’ll start by saying that I’m not a fuel injection

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