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Subject:Re: Eurovan engines...was: Re: Which is it?
From:Robert Keezer
Date:Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:18:05 -0800

Scott,

The '95 2.0 liter engine in my 82 Westy is using a 1.8 Golf-Jetta  intake
manifold and head, 2.0 dual downpipe exhaust manifold, with Motronic fuel
injection.

The greatest hp gains have been changing to the dual-downpipe manifold, an
improvment over the earlier single -pipe design, and changing to Motronic
from Digifant 2  that ran the earliier 1.8 engine I had for 8 years before I
changed to a 2.0 4 years ago.

Just the changing from Digifant 2 to Motronic  was about a 5 hp gain. I also
added a windage tray . t

I haven't had a dyno test.

There is definitely more power since the change to Motronic maybe in the
order of 10-15 %.

The only dyno I'll see around here is the one at the emissions testing
station.

If anyone is considering a inline -four conversion the US 2.0 liter Motronic
is a better choice than than the South African version.

Robert

1982 Westfalia

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Scott Walker" <swalker72@knology.net>
To: "Robert Keezer" <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>,<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Re:      Re: Eurovan engines...was: Re: Which is it?
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 07:05:21 -0500

Robert,

IIRC, you are using the later 2.0 short block with a counter flow head.
From all that I have read, you may have lost as much as 10 hp off the top.
Torque is rumored to stay the same.  Again, I have never seen back to back
dyno runs with just the head change published so this is mainly conjecture
based on the superior flow of the later head.

Any plans on dynoing yours?

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Keezer" <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 1:32 AM
Subject: Re: Eurovan engines...was: Re: Which is it?

 > I just talked with a Eurovan owner- 109 hp is correct for the 5-cylinder.
 > This engine has 140 ft lb or torque @ 2200 rpm.
 >
 > By comparison my Vanagon  engine ('95 Golf 2.0) has 115 hp @5400 rpm and
126
 > ft lb of torque @3200 RPM.
 >
 > Robert
 >
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Robert
1982 Westfalia 1987 Wolfsburg

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