Tii vs carb

[Mq2002]

I am looking for a 2002 to relive the college days. I had a '76 sienna. I have not decided on standard or tii. Not concerned about price but I do want drivability and reliability. My 2002 was rock solid reliable with the weber. Any opinions? Thanks, Marc

[roadhog0]

Carbed cars you can do more with without feeling bad about doing it. Tii's are more sought after. And who doesn't like the howl of twin sidedrafts at WOT?!

[jgerock]

Carbed cars you can do more with without feeling bad about doing it. Tii's are more sought after. And who doesn't like the howl of twin sidedrafts at WOT?!

The sound a tii makes is also wonderful - it loves to rev. Excellent gas mileage is a bonus.

[c.d.iesel]

.......my 2002 was rock solid reliable with the weber.

Any opinions? Thanks, Marc"

nothing has changed

you must be your own fuel injection expert

and do routine maintainence keeping the fuel system

clean and correctly adjusted with a tii

and you already know about life with WEBER

but all the reliable cars you once knew have been living

with your frat brothers, passed on to the neighbor kid

with no money, and picked up again by a kid that only

understands wave length, digital signals - with not a clue about

care and feeding of a carburetor. So most cars you might find today

will not be as fresh and fine smelling as you remember.

Happy hunting and check back with photos and details of your finds

[Scott Sislane]

for simplicity sake, a fresh 32/36 on a clean head should bring you back to memory lane pretty quickly. If I had to take an un-educated guess, I'd bet 75% of the 02's out there have a 32/36 on them.

Good luck!

Scott

[Mike Self]

tii production for the US ended with the 74 models.

I think you'll be happier with--and will get a better deal on--a carbureted car.

cheers

mike

[bendoty]

Interesting. Carb'd owners are recommending carb'd models and injected owners are recommending tii's.

I say go the tii route.

[eurotrash]

I went through this when looking at my choices. I arrived at this: What are your intentions for the car? Tii's are the most collectable, but do you want to be able to drive like is was your '76 with (less) worry about the unknown.. If its more show than go, Tii. -Not that it won't GO! If its more go than show, carb. If you like to build, tinker, modify, customize.. its more of a guilt free situation with a carb'd car. And a hell of a lot less expensive to extract power from the motor in its natural state, complete build ups aside.

[M3M3]

buy the best, most rust free, car you can afford, does not matter whether it is carb or tii. with really old cars, the chassis condition is the main concern. you will enjoy either method of fuel delivery as long as the shell is nice.

[bendoty]

agree 100%

[Colin]

buy the best, most rust free, car you can afford, does not matter whether it is carb or tii. with really old cars, the chassis condition is the main concern. you will enjoy either method of fuel delivery as long as the shell is nice.

I agree completely with this statement! Rust repair and paint are probably the biggest costs for cars like these so I would concentrate on those factors and worry about the engine later...

[Mq2002]

I appreciate the input. My intent is to drive and enjoy. No long term investment strategy. Marc

[Richard]

Not to say I understand human nature but in cases like this try to buy what you had before. The advise about rust is dead on....

[Colin]

I appreciate the input. My intent is to drive and enjoy. No long term investment strategy. Marc

I am not sure there is ever really an "investment" factor with these cars.

[Richard]

How much does that dog weigh?