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<font color="#0000FF">Read that FAQ yourself and decide. He seems to be
saying that if you put in a big motor you are dead meat. It is only a
matter of time until you blow up the transmission. The posting gets more
interesting the further you go down in it, and covers things like the
South African transmission modifications to strenthen the transmission
etc. <br>
<br>
He argues that the 2.1 litre motor is perfectly sized to the syncro trans
and if you go up much further at all in power you start to destroy your
running gear. <br>
<br>
I believe the issue is more dire for syncro than for non-syncro. <br>
<br>
I have no comment beyond what was in that FAQ because I really do not
know. I think I'd still put in a bigger motor--just would watch how big
and how much I stomped on the pedal. <br>
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Derek
Drew&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
New York, NY &amp; Washington, DC<br>
derekdrew@rcn.com<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab><br>
Email me for Viscous Couplings, 16&quot; Trailing Arms, Final Drive Ring
&amp; Pinions<br>
'90 Syncro Westfalia... <br>
...seen off-road at <br>
<a href="http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/Syncro_Madness_Area.htm" eudora="autourl">http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/Syncro_Madness_Area.</a><a href="http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/Syncro_Madness_Area.htm" eudora="autourl">htm<br>
</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Also see<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="http://4wd.sofcom.com/VW/snow.html" eudora="autourl">http://4wd.sofcom.com/VW/snow.html</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="http://4wd.sofcom.com/VW/Campers/Campers.html" eudora="autourl">http://4wd.sofcom.com/VW/Campers/Campers.html</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.vanagon.com/syncros/trips/ranger-rover/index.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.vanagon.com/syncros/trips/ranger-rover/index.html</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.vanagon.com/syncros/trips/peters-mill/index.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.vanagon.com/syncros/trips/peters-mill/index.html</a><br>
&nbsp; Note: most valuable Vanagon sites on the planet (for owners)
are:<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon" eudora="autourl">http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/" eudora="autourl">ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro" eudora="autourl">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro</a>
<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.vanagon.com/" eudora="autourl">http://www.vanagon.com</a> <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.syncro.org/" eudora="autourl">http://www.syncro.</a><a href="http://www.syncro.org/" eudora="autourl">org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
To sign up for the Vanagon mailing list send email to <font color="#0000FF"><u>listserv@gerry.vanagon.com<br>
</u></font>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; with the body text SUBSCRIBE VANAGON <i>Firstname Lastname</i> <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; To sign up for the Syncro mailing list go to <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro" eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro</a> <br>
</font>&nbsp;&nbsp; My refrigerator article: <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/Refrigerator/Reefer_Madness.htm" eudora="autourl">http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/Refrigerator/Reefer_Madness.htm</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; My article that shows how to deal with insurance companies: <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/auto-insurance-madness.html" eudora="autourl">ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/auto-insurance-madness.html</a> <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; To view Wolfgang's incredibly informative wheel article<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/fitbigtiresonvanagon.htm" eudora="autourl">http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/fitbigtiresonvanagon.htm</a> <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; To view Tim Smith's incredibly useful gearing calculator<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/syncrotireandgearratios.xls" eudora="autourl">http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/syncrotireandgearratios.xls</a> <br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; To view some 16&quot; Trailing Arms that enable much larger tires see<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syncro-org/files/Wheels,%20Tires%20%26%20Gearing/Wheel%20%26%20Tire%20Photos/16_Inch_Trailing_Arm.jpg" eudora="autourl">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syncro-org/files/Wheels%2C%20Tires%20%26%20Gearing/Wheel%20%26%20Tire%20Photos/16_Inch_Trailing_Arm.jpg</a><br>
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