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Subject:Re: Oettenger 2.5L Conversion
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Sat, 28 Oct 2000 21:30:47 +1200

>Per the same fellow, the rage in Europe is (Diesel) TDI. They get so much
>torque out of them that the Vanagon racers in Nurburgring this year were
>breaking transaxles all day long without the engines missing a beat.

Aha! I KNEW there must be racing for Vanagons somewhere. Is there anywhere
one can go to get info on this?

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 Caravelle (currently SVX engine waiting for a trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel van/wagon
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel