It seem like a very well done conversion, i fully agree.

I guess i will wait a bit before posting the "Inside a subi part 2"
And this time, for those who hate conversions or Subi... you now what to do!

he he he...

Regards, Ben

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:15:45 -0500, Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:

>OK, so I'm at 216K miles on my 90 carat original engine so I can't
>say that a conversion hasn't entered my mind, but it's still running
>strong and I don't worry about it all that much. I have watched the
>subaru versus zetec conversions out of the corner of my eye for a while.
>
>But this afternoon I got a visit from my neighbor Dre on this list
>who interned at Bostig for a while this summer and got a conversion
>done while there at Jim and Brady's shop. He let me ogle and drive
>his zetec converted 88 automatic. I was extremely impressed with the
>conversion mechanicals. I mean, that little engine just sits in there
>straight up (I'm used to seeing the 50 degree diesel in my westy and
>my flat waterboxer). You get a good view of the road from the engine
>compartment as the engine takes up very little space. Minimum wiring
>mess. All very neat. Everything is  right there, even if it takes a
>few minutes to get oriented to where things are re-mounted.
>Everything is done right, very right, from the stainless steel intake
>to the tip of the exhaust and all the hanger bits in between.
>
>And driving? Well, you've got about the same mileage as the
>waterboxer with a good bit more power. I didn't drive it it all that
>far, and didn't get on the Interstate, but we pulled a good hill and
>checked the acceleration on several flat spots. The motor was
>powerful and smooth. I also like the fact that you can plug in a
>device that allows tweaking both speed and economy and supports data
>logging.
>
>Very impressive.
>
>Jim