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Subject:Re: horse power
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Sat, 9 Nov 2019 17:19:05 -0500

From what I heard the diesel boxers weren't the most reliable (even as
semi-unreliable subaru engines tend to be ... not bashing, just observing
... i have a subaru mill in my van).
Please super-investigate with respect to replacement parts and the like, or
you may be in the same boat as the big brake kit guys with NLA parts.

Cheers,
Sudhir

On Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 5:15 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> I am looking at a 2.0 TDi Boxeer engine... it's for a Doka 16 with longer
> 4th gear (I think 0.78) and a final drive ratio (ring & pinion) of 5.43...
> would you think 260hp is too much?
>
> thanks
>
> dan
>