Raimund Feussner wrote:
>
> Larry,
> as far as I know, the german engines have a much better litre/power/torque
> ratio than those american engines

Raimund,
No argument there! One would actually be very foolhardy to use the stock
transaxle with the sort of torque these engines put out. Better to adapt
a Porsche 915 or even the G50 transaxle.
Larry