Yeah, well I don�t know for sure...
These were the numbers I was given when I checked the thing .
Then , I guess that if you�re somewhere in the neighbourhood no one would go
berserk anyway .
I have a Volvoengine that�s slightly over the limit but has been approved
together with a weird exhaustpipe that�s supposed to take the torque down to
within limits - but this only together with the carb that I really hate :-(
And then you have all sorts of upgraded transmissions and different points
of wiew in different countrys - and states too I guess
My point was only to make people think a bit of the weak spot when they
discuss hi power and torque  engines

Calle

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Marshall" <vanagon@volkswagen.org>
To: "Calle Fallberg" <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:42 AM
Subject: RE: FYI : 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???

> I thought the "official" design limit was 200Nm (150ish ft.lbs) of
torque -
> could be an urban legend, but this the number I keep on hearing get tossed
> around in Germany by the people who install TDIs.  I.e. the TDI is at the
> limit of the transmission.  Upgrading the 4th gear to the aftermarket cogs
> and installing the ZA shaft oilier is supposed to increase that number by
> 'quite a bit'.
>
> David Marshall
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Calle Fallberg
> Sent: July 26, 2004 2:06 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: FYI : 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
>
>
> Hi Guys !
>
> In Sweden we have a gov. car testing institute that collects information
> from car manufacturers and use that given info  as guideline when an
> engineswap is made ...
> These are  the recomendations given by Volkswagen regarding the
reliability
> on the Vanagon gearboxes :
>
> 4-speed
> No more than 90 horspowers and 147 Nm -torque
>
> 5-speed, auto or Synchro
> 112 hp / 174 Nm
>
> Regards
> Calle
>
>