In a message dated 1/24/00 7:15:57 PM Pacific Standard Time,
lkchris@USWEST.NET writes:

> This is very true but what is missing is that (I bet) 95% of the time
>  power increases available in the aftermarket provide the newfound
>  power at higher engine rpms, often at the sacrifice of low rpm
>  driveability.

I mostly agree, BUT have built many T1 motors for off road, where grunt was
necessary and even the screamers want to launch off the line.  T1s can
certainly be built for low end.  IMHO the engineering problem here is the
weight of the vanagon (and the easy way to solve it is with gears, but I have
an auto).  I have been thinking alot about this lately and have some ideas
for the motor, so I am looking for a core longblock to do some "engineering"
anyone got one laying around (dirt cheap only please)?  Charlie.