On 10/11/04 2:43 PM, "John C." <Trvlr2001@AOL.COM> wrote:

> In a message dated 10/11/2004 9:52:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time, THX0001
> writes:
> A Fiero with a 300 HP engine getting 27 mpg says nothing pertinent to a
> Vanagon.  It's not how much HP is stuffed into it, it's how much of that HP it
> takes to get it down the road.
> 
> George
> Hi All,
> Wanna bet it does better than the SVX ? :)
> JC...
> 
> 
I would check out the performance curve of the engine and match it against
the vw system to see how compatible it was.  For some reason like I
mentioned earlier some engine swaps like to eat up the vw trannie when
others perform perfect.  Horsepower itself is not the factor but where and
when the engine throws the torque.

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