Robert Lilley (wolfvan88@aol.com) is the guru of the wbx mods... upgrades to
our stock vanagon engines.  He has a whole list of things he suggests for
people who want to make them more efficient, powerful, etc.  some of us have
done about half of his suggestions (hence the half lilley) by adding the
power chip to the 022D ecu, new ratio rockers, push rods, valve covers, and
a more free-flow exhaust system.  The entire lilley consists of
counterbalancing the crankshaft, ceramic-coating the heads, etc, etc., but
those involve disassembling the engine.  The half-lilley can be done with
the engine intact.

The good news is that the half lilley is easy to do and not all that
expensive.  The adds can be installed in a day or so and the improvement in
power and mileage is substantial.  I highly recommend it.   Hats off to
Robert!

Mick
89 Syncro Westy (half-lilleyed)
Hilo, Hawaii

----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Bowie <dbowie@SYMPATICO.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 6:10 AM
Subject: Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Oct 2001 to 8 Oct 2001 - Special issue
(#2001-1241)

> What's a half-lilley?
>
> Dick
> '88 Westy
>