Actually it's not too sad. Boston Bob gets all of our wbx cores.. so I
bet it already has a new life and home. At least we caught it on video
when it happened.

When do you guys all head to mexico again?

I bet lot's of folks wish they could go also, I know I do.

Jim Akiba

On 10/30/07, benoit <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
>
>  Well Jim, yea my van is kind of heavy as it's ready to go to Mexico....
>  Of course if i would not have hit the "Cut-off" i would have been in front.
>  And i never tried the 7K rpm zone before, so now i know where it is.
>  But i'm just saying that i found the 2.2L still a very nice little engine.
>
>  On freeway (3rd and 4th), this is where the 2.5L rocks againts the little
> brother.
>
>  Fun video! Sad end for the Boxer engine.
>
>  Ben
>
>
>  Jim Akiba wrote:
>
>  Your 2.5 must have been *really* weighed down, as it should have it
> all over the 2.2, both down low and high, I've never been pulled on by
> a 2.2 :) What does your van weigh?
>
> Here's a stock wbx trying against brady driving my van in a video from
> last march... Ben you'll appreciate it I think.
>
> http://www.bostig.com/files/upinsmoke.wmv
> or
> http://www.bostig.com/files/upinsmoke.mov
>
> Jim Akiba
>
>
>
> On 10/28/07, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
>
>
>  So, tonight, after we finished another Subi conversion, we had a litle race
> between my red 85 2.5L van and a 2.2L 84.... (just a stop sign to stop
> sign).
>
> My van was heavy, fully loaded and full of gas and water, the 84 was empty.
> Still, that 2.2L was in front of me, not far but slighly in front! (and i
> sadly hit the cut-off twice at 6700rpm) so i lost ground... he he he
>
> The 92 2.2L Legacy (very low millage-23,000miles) had some "pep"!!!! in
> third gear I was ready to pass him fast but the stop sign came. This is
> where the 2.5L love it, in higher speed! But dargn, that 2.2L is was peppy
> as the 2.5L in low gear, amazing little piece of engineering. Where would a
> 2.1L have been in all that! way way way behind!
>
> We did some video today and tonight, ptetty cool one, some of the engine
> running on idle with a 5 cent on the side on it, pretty cool. we also did
> some road test with the camera... also pretty cool. we will post them very
> soon.
>
> Later, Ben
> http://www.benplace.com/
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