On Sun, 11 Jun 2000, David Marshall laid this bit of wit and wisdom upon us:
> The inline four cylinder conversion, if done correctly, will give you LOTS
> more power, better emissions and be 100% legal.

What concerns me on the I-4 is its torque.  I know Jim DiGennaro put a GTI
motor in his Vanagon (now sold) and from what I understood, you had to rev the
thing to get any power.  Perhaps the I-4s you sell are cammed differently.

His van ended up sucking a valve on the way to Carlisle one year...
not sure if that's related, but so much for bulletproof I-4 mantra.  I don't
think he has any plans to convert his current Vanagon back to an I-4.

IMHO, the WBX has a good amount of low-end torque, which is useful for getting
the brick going and even towing a light trailer.

But hey...I'm biased, I admit it.  After all, I've got a Boston Engine rebuilt
2.1 sitting in my basement ready to go in when the nearly 200K 2.1 gives up the
ghost (or I get a long weekend with a buddy's help to put it in...which ever
comes first).

I also think I can do a LOT of headgaskets for the price of a conversion.

-Karl
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1987 Westfalia Weekender "Bev" - 198K Miles
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