

| Subject: | Re: FYI : 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9??? |
| From: | Andrew Grebneff |
| Date: | Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:03:40 +1200 |
>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 And the stock engines are pushing those limits... guess my 1.8 Bay was over the limits at a bit over 100hp.
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