

| Subject: | Re: Difference between North American Engines and European Engines |
| From: | Chris S |
| Date: | Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:07:41 -0500 |
Amazingly all that other stuff is the same. On 2/27/09, Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@yahoo.com> wrote: > Got it. Are the other components all the same? Crank? Rods? Cam? > Lifters? Push rods? I have heard the heads are also different - is that > true? > > Thanx! > > Z > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> > To: Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@yahoo.com>; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 1:55:45 PM > Subject: Re: Difference between North American Engines and European Engines > > I have DJ-code in my Westy. Internally the engine has > high-compression pistons. The timing is set to 10 BTDC. Externally > the distributor is unique and so is the ECU and Digijet FI system. I > think the starter has a different part # too. Premium fuel is > required because of high compression. > > On 2/27/09, Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Yes! That's it! >> >> Any idea what is different internally in the engine?? >> >> Z >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> >> To: Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@yahoo.com>; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com >> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 1:32:24 PM >> Subject: Re: Difference between North American Engines and European >> Engines >> >> They may have referred to DJ-code WBX, which was not available in US. >> >> On 2/27/09, Zoran Mladen <zmaninco@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I had someone ask me to help them build out a Vanagon 2.1 to European >>> specs. But I have no idea what that means? What is the difference >>> between >>> our North American engines and the European engines that came stock in >>> Europe? Heads? Cams? Rods? >>> >>> Anyone know? >>> >>> Thanx! >>> >>> Z >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Sent from my mobile device >> >> Chris S. >> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur" >> >> >> >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Chris S. > Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur" > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
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