There is a mistake in your calculation.  It is not 20cc bigger but 200cc.
And that's something.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Streib" <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX

> David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> writes:
>
>> What I intend to do is to rebuilt it using as many 1.9 parts on top of
>> the engine and swap out my 1.9 from my 83 Westy. The 1.9 engine was
>> rebuilt by me last year. But I have always wanted a 2.1. I need more
>> power because I went to Yosemite very frequently.
>
> I wonder how much extra power the 2.1 has?  I mean, it's only an extra
> 20cc.  That's like a chain-saw motor.
>
>> Oh, BTW, I paid $100 for the 2.1. I think this is very cheap. The shop
>> said they have had it for 4 months so they just want to get rid of it.
>
> $100 for a core is not bad, depending on what all it needs.  Try to find
> out as much as you can before you start spending money, so you don't end
> up hundreds of dollars into the project before discovering some kind of
> back-breaking problem.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL

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