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Subject:Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
From:Michael Elliott
Date:Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:39:59 -0700

Seems vague to me. I read it to mean a brand new engine CONVERSION.

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On 11/2/2007 1:28 PM BJ Feddish wrote:

> It says "WITH A BRAND NEW HIGH OUTPUT 2.0-LITER 4 CYLINDER INLINE ENGINE
> CONVERSION! Conversion Developed by VW South Africa Racing division and
> engine management by Bosch South Africa."
>
> I read that as saying they are selling a brand new factory engine.
>
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jim Akiba
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 3:56 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
>
> Here's an interesting question, and I'm curious too
>
> By show of "hands"(email) after reading the copy on their site, how
> many people on the list understand it to be:
>
> 1) a brand new engine(which in the industry means factory built,
> virgin/unseasoned castings)
> 2) genuine VW (meaning the longblock was designed/built by VW, and
> assembled by VW)
>
> Jim Akiba
>
> On 11/2/07, John Reddick <svyolo@yahoo.com> wrote:
>  are still the biggest because of great marketing.