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Subject:Re: Nice WBX....
From:Chris S
Date:Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:33:23 -0400

Go to the samba vanagon forums and search for tencentlife.  He has a few
builds documented out there and seems to be very competent.

On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:18 AM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:

> > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=514460
> >
> > This man has  WBX skills.   Discuss amongst yourselves.......
> >
> > --
> > Ken Lewis
> > http://neksiwel.20m.com/
>
> Nice "looking" engine but if I spent $3500 for a WBX it would be with
> GoWesty since I know who they are.  Not that this guy doesn't build great
> engines, it's just that it would never pass the wife "sniff test".
>
> Me-"Honey, I decided to get this cool engine on the Samba for $3,500".
> Wife-"I thought you were only going to spend $1,500-$2,500 on the engine."
> Me-"Yeah, but look at all this "stuff" this guy adds!"
> Wife-"What do you need that for?"
> Me-"That makes it run better and last longer."
> Wife-"You mean the one you were going to buy was no good?"
> Me-"No, it's just that this one's better!"
> Wife-"How do you know it's better?"
> Me-"Look how he's painted the manifold that cool color and look at these
> cool parts I don't even recognize as being from a WBX.  Plus read this
> description of how great it is."
> Wife-"If it's twice as much as the engine you were going to get, will it
> last twice as long?"
> Me- "I dunno..."
>
> Some of you may recognize this conversation.
>
> Bryan
>