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Offline GARY MK2

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DIGIFANT?????????
« on: 27 March 2006, 22:47 »
HI ALL, IM FAIRLY NEW TO THE GTI SCENE AND I AM PROBABLY GOING TO SOUND LIKE A PLANK, CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT THE DIFFERANCE IS BETWEEN A DIGIFANT AND NON DIGIFANT ENGINE, AND ALSO HOW I CAN TELL WHAT MINE IS. tHE CAR IS A MK2 8V GTI 1991.

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Offline Agreeable Slick

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Re: DIGIFANT?????????
« Reply #1 on: 27 March 2006, 22:52 »
post 86/87 8v = digifant. (Electronic )
pre 86 8v/16v = K-Jet (mechanical)
« Last Edit: 27 March 2006, 22:55 by Slick#13 »
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Offline Chugadub

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Re: DIGIFANT?????????
« Reply #2 on: 27 March 2006, 22:54 »
HI YOU DONT HAVE TO SHOUT!!

91 8v most likely a digi (code PB)

the pre-90 spec would be a k-jet

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Offline GARY MK2

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Re: DIGIFANT?????????
« Reply #3 on: 27 March 2006, 22:57 »
thanks a lot, that will save me getting red faced next time i want to order a new part
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: DIGIFANT?????????
« Reply #4 on: 28 March 2006, 14:40 »
best way is to look at the airbox, if it has a load of metal pipes n gubbins on it, you've got a k-jet.  If its plain with a single electrical plug on the side, its a digifant.  (Just in case its had an engine conversion)
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Re: DIGIFANT?????????
« Reply #5 on: 28 March 2006, 16:02 »
isnt the digi 'injected' and the k jet 'carbed'?    hit me if im wrong im guessing
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Offline rubjonny

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Re: DIGIFANT?????????
« Reply #6 on: 28 March 2006, 16:12 »
both injected, one is electrical injection, the other mechanical :)
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Re: DIGIFANT?????????
« Reply #7 on: 28 March 2006, 16:13 »
Quote from: FBF on 28 March 2006, 16:02
isnt the digi 'injected' and the k jet 'carbed'?    hit me if im wrong im guessing

Consider yourself hit!  :wink:
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Offline steviem

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Re: DIGIFANT?????????
« Reply #8 on: 30 March 2006, 15:41 »
my 8v is digifant and is from '88, so i think they came thru earlier
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Offline vaughny

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Re: DIGIFANT?????????
« Reply #9 on: 30 March 2006, 15:46 »
Quote from: FBF on 28 March 2006, 16:02
isnt the digi 'injected' and the k jet 'carbed'?    hit me if im wrong im guessing
      WACK!  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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