

| Subject: | Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not? |
| From: | Aristotle Sagan |
| Date: | Fri, 22 Mar 2002 23:10:53 -0800 |
Terry... You find a better engine than a Toyota 22RE you let me know, OK? 2.4 liter nuthin' but torque for a four banger, not to mention bulletproof. The Japanese might have stolen it (from whom?), but they made it tough. tim in san jose >The Japanese are not innovaters--they are duplicator's---so X out any >thing they have to offer in engine's, because they are using someone >else's technology--they just change the look of it--- > >The land of the rising sun, and the european's have no idea what cubes + >HP is all about. > > >Yea they make some good engine's, ( what?) but most of them are >all rpm, and zero grunt. ( not all of them, taking in to account the >excellent BMW ETA 6 ) > >426 cubes? >426 horse's? > >I am not aware of any road worthy, available to the public, standard >import that cranks out as much horspower as it's displacement. > >How about the new Chevy 6? > >Dual overhead cams, twin turbos, and making 485 hp. > >And I'll bet the parts when required for this engine won't cost a left >testicle. > >Very similar to any american 4,6 8 or what ever----cheap to maintain, >lots of gotain. > >Get real Andrew---take off the VW blinder's-- > > > > >E-mail message > >Sender Andrew Grebneff > >So use a REAL engine. A big Japanese or Euro V8. Something which >actually uses technology. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
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