The extra weight from the engine swap, was obviously a big contributor
to this issue.  One of the many reasons  that the factory engine is still
your best bet, unless you have also considered the countless engineering
problems and done testing of many vehicles....

Sudhir Desai wrote:

>It still does apply (if you have an engine swap to a heavier engine --
>3.4liter Chevy v6).
>A few(five) years ago, I was driving across the Mass Pike with three
>to four inches of snow covering the roadway. Trucks had made pathways,
>so I was able to keep up my speed on the empty highway.
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>At one of the emergency median crossings, a MassDOT truck started to
>pull out into the roadway ahead of me. Being a relatively new driver
>to already driven through snow on the road, I immediately let off the
>gas. Bad news; as soon as I let off, the rear end of the van tried to
>swap places with the front.
>
>I never did completely spin, but I'm sure that the driver of the truck
>thought he would have to call in the wrecking crew after my headlights
>played across his windshield.
>
>To summarize: In slippery conditions, the rear end of the
>engine-swapped van will still try to become the front end of the
>engine-swapped van.  :)
>
>Cheers,
>Sudhir
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>On 11/5/07, Chris S. <mrpolak@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> My experience duplicates the fellow with the nadar-Mobile from Bend.
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>>  Let
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>>>up  on the gas and the vehicle catches itself in an 'Oversteer
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>> situation"
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>>>Simple and predictable
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>>>...Caution:  Do NOT try that in a Porsche rear engine or a VW rear
>>>engine...
>>>
>>>
>>Actually that does not apply to the Vanagon because they do not have a rear-weight bias.  We've discussed and killed this horse several times on the list over the years.
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