It is almost always good to see that someone else is exploring other
engine options. But adding a transmission change as well will be a
significant departure especially since this guy is using an automatic.
It will be interesting to see how he fairs with the BAR in California.

Cheers,

BenT

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On Jun 22, 2010, at 7:27 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> I think he's using the driveline from the big LHS cars, which places
> the engine longitudinally instead of transversely, as in the
> minivans.  Astride instead of sidesaddle, as writer Gordon Jennings
> once observed. No 4-cylinder was available in that configuration, as
> I recall.  Why he chose it is probably explained adequately in his
> posts, but I'd have thought the transverse (minivan engine) setup
> would require less space and be more Vanagon-friendly and provide a
> greater variety of engines, from fours to several displacements of
> V6.  This may just have been simpler.
>
> Stephen