Hi Volks:

My question is, other than possible height issues (too tall for the engine
lid) - why are American engines not used more widely in swaps?

American engines have so much power, and are so cheap. Big engines for $350
available in every state and community.

I know that Kennedy Engineering makes transmition adapter plates for them -
so at least they can be linked into the drivetrain.

Parts are available everywhere. And if the lid needs to have a mod to it to
cover the engine - that's so easy to accomplish, and you could just make the
mattress thinner over that area.

Comments?

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy - (BTW: It's amazing how well a bottle of gas-line anti-freeze can
cure bucking/no-start  problems in spring)
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