I'm sold..... can someone lend me $8775?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Keezer" <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Upon seeing Bostig's handiwork

> It burns rubber!
>
> No, not as a fuel,  Jim laid a patch of rubber
> 20-30 feet on the street in front of the shop
> while I watched. Zetechs crank it out!
>
> Yes, I was there at Bostig  this summer-it's
> taken me a while to write to the list about my 2
> day visit in mid-June this year.
>
> I have been a skeptic and VW engine only guy
> since I converted my Vanagon to the Jetta motor
> (now with 216,000 on it)in 1995. . My inline four
> Jetta engine has been reliable, but not as
> powerful due to the limits placed by VW in the
> ECU, the cam, etc.
>
> When I first walked into Bostig Engineering's
> shop , the first thing I saw was a row of inline
> -four Zetech engines assembly-line like , lined
> up on a long work bench.
>
> The small shop is packed with machine shop
> equipment. A 1920's Model T garage they told me.
>
> Jim and Brady explained to me all that they know
> , and by the end of the second day and a test
> ride I was convinced against all my prejudice.
>
> The engine is smooth and quiet, thanks to the
> long muffler pipe design that wraps around the
> engine. No vibration, the engine cradle with
> mounts takes care of that, and looks like a rv
> ladder .
>
> Just as Jim Felder explained, this engine can be
> tweaked with a laptop or a handheld scanner and
> has several modes you can change to for your
> desired driving mode.
>
> I haven't decribed barely anything about this
> engine as Jim or Brady can, though.
>
> At the point of convincing I said" what does it
> matter that it's not  VW engine?".
>
> Jim's reply was " But it IS a VW engine!
> He explained , very patiently, that most
> technology in the design is borrowed now days
> and  that no one in automobile manuafacturing is
> truly unique, from fuel injection systems to
> engine design.
>
> I have to agree that a Ford Focus block looks
> very much like a 2.0 inline four Jetta block.
>
>
> The guys at Bostig explained that this engine is
> a Ford "World" engine, all metric, made to be
> sold and serviced the world around.
>
> Ok, so maybe most of you were paying attention
> all this time Bostig has been telling you this.
>
> I turned a deaf list ear until I drove the Focus
> Vanagon down the road and pressed the pedal to
> the floor- it roars!. Loud enough to hear , even
> if you are Ford deaf like me.
>
> I could have used this power on my trip. My old
> inline is getting tired- this 10,000 mile or less
> engine has power and torque to spare.
>
> It could easily pull my 600 lb trailer without
> noticing any slow-down.
>
> Here's a brief comparison of the Jetta 2.0 hp A
> engine and the 2.0 Zetech:
>
> ABA: 115 hp, 126 ft lb torque
> Zetech: 130 hp, 130 ft lbs torque.
> (Guys, forgive me if I have the numbers wrong)
>
> I've only touched on some of what was told me.
> I think the Zetech kit is the way to go if you
> can't get the conversion parts to do a Jetta
> inline, or don't want a Subaru. (and have been
> scared away by the Tiico)
>
> Certainly if you want more power and torque-
> going from a WBX motor you will notice the power
> and have a hard time letting off the gas because
> driving a Vanagon that takes off like it has a
> V-8 in it is fun.
>
> I also think this is a good modern choice as it
> is compatible to be run on alcohol blended fuels.
>
> I saw these fuels for sale on my trip , E-85 as
> low as 2.10 a gallon in corn country.
>
> I also visited Boston Bob, and he thinks big of
> Bostig Engineering. It's a small shop, but the
> product is so well designed you would think it
> came from a huge factory.
>
> I also am amazed at the knowledge The Bostig
> engineers  possess.
> The Zetech conversion is an original design, and
> my first impression was likethese guys are
> modern day inventors.
>
> You can't see and drive the Zetech engine in a
> Vanagon without saying "I need this".
>
> Robert
>
> 1982 Westfalia
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