When you get 50 of these out there with 100 k on each one of them then
you'll know what you have as far as dependably goes... until then it is an
experiment.
Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: <Wolfvan88@aol.com>
To: <wdavidson@thegrid.net>
Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What
...

> In a message dated 9/5/2000 5:22:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> wdavidson@thegrid.net writes:
>
> > 'Course you're comparing apples and oranges here...
>
> Really?  It is an engine, is an engine.  They all make power...
>
>
> >
> >  a rebuilt high performance experiment... (perhaps experiment is not the
> >  right word... try hobby engine)
>
> The WBX is a combination of best of both the T1 and T4 engines.
>
> And what I have USED is PROVEN T1 performance parts not guesses or cheap
> parts hoping to last.  I have tried too many HP parts that did not work
(many
> are still being used today to unknowing people, slick advertising) in my
past
> 18 years of VW T1, T4 and WBX engine experience.  I have used what has
worked
> for me and not used what has not worked for me.
>
> I do not consider it a "hobby engine," It is what VW SHOULD have done to
> begin with, and I just made it right.
>
> >  to a brand new engine engineered and approved for the Vanagon...
>
> The WBX is also "approved" for the Vanagon
> , what I did was make it BETTER.
>
> After all my engine is BETTER than brand new Factory VW.  They have large
> factory TOLERANCES, I have VERY SMALL tolerances, I even matched the inlet
> and outlet in my oil pump to the case to flow better oil (the pump outlet
is
> about 1.5 mm smaller than the case inlet) WOULD a VW production line do
> this?? NOT.
> Would VW also match all the ports on the intake and exhaust to make sure
> there was NO obstruction to air flow?? NOT again...
> Would VW spend the time to precision balance all the rotating parts AS A
> UNIT?? NOT still again.
> They do an OK job, but all the various parts are balanced SEPARATELY, then
> bolt them together.
> There are many other reasons that "Factory New engines" are not as good as
a
> carefully made rebuild WBX.
> Plus I have read and heard of people buying a NEW car and have the engine
> REMOVED and BLUEPRINTED and then put back in because the factory engines
do
> not last.
>
> Another point is that engineers are paid to make an engine cheaper and not
> last as long.
>
> I on the other hand have over 18 years experience on making VW engine more
> powerful AND making them last longer, but have not been paid...
>
>
>
> One question: How is it that a SMALLER engine is going to push a heavy
> vehicle better??
>
>
> The compression is higher, higher flowing intake and the FI system is
tuned a
> little hotter...
>
> I did not change the compression (you could get the higher compression
> pistons).  I made the intake flow more and with the chip tuned the FI
system
> hotter.
> The HP estimate before the chip is @120 to 130 after the chip 132  to 156
HP.
>
> VW dropped the 2L I4 for the 2.3 to 2.6 I5 because the I4 did not make
enough
> power.  VW also is using the .457 five speeds with the 2.6L engines
because
> they can handle the power the I5s put out.
>