Yeap, it's not worse than pulling a small trailer in the back. And i see a
lot of Vanagon with small trailer.

This is why i don't have an H6 or SVX in mine. I have a modified WRX almost
ready and it's not going in MY van.

Like Daryl said, +-160hp is a nice # to have in that van.

Ben

>Don't really matter how much HP you have.  It's how you use it.  The
>Transaxle doesn't know about HP only the sideforces from the torque
>transmitted from source (motor) to load (inertia of the van).  The more you
>peg the torkometer with that throttle, the more sideforces must be borne by
>the trannybits.  Drive easy, drive long, then send it to Daryl.
>
>Pensionerd.
>