I for one would be interested in such a thing. Not so much that I am hunting horse
power, but because I am interested in other performance parameters...longevity,
smoothness of operation, fuel economy, lowered toxics in the exhaust gases, etc.

For the CD, I say go for it.

John Rodgers

EMZ wrote:

>    Sorry to rain on your party Bob, but I have to put a stop to this
> BS. 45 % mean your getting about 135 HP out of a WB. NO Chance that
> this motor would stay together very long. No bolt on option is
> going to get to this type of HP. Only a major porting, and a complete
> rework of the fuel management system, would this be possible, but
> industrial straingth stupid. Keep dreaming....or maybe wake up and
> turn the page. I'm sick of hearing this BS, on the list. Flame
> suit ready!
>
>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>
> On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Robert Lilley wrote:
>
> > I am thinking about putting together a CD-ROM detailing all my improvements
> > to the Vanagon engine.  It would include pictures, diagrams, instructions,
> > parts list, source list, possible audio, on how I built my engine.  It would
> > not be overtly "technical" in the since that I am not going to try to replace
> > Bently as a guide but detail what and why I made the changes that I did plus
> > try to clarify Bently in some places.
> > I will also include the problems I have ran into and how I resolved them.
> >
> > I also will include my suspension modifications: springs, sway bars, tires,
> > rims etc.
> >
> > The reason for the CD-ROM is that I have a lot of pictures (more still to
> > take) and to email them would take a lot of time per request.  And the
> > picture size on the Internet would make it hard to see details.
> >
> > Each picture would be @ 1 to 2 meg for a good sized picture to see details.
> > 40 to 50+ pics would be a lot of time for downloads
> >
> >
> > I have already had a request for one from someone that saw the article about
> > my Vanagon in Hot VWs magazine.
> >
> >
> > Let me know if there would be some interest in the CD-ROM.
> > (There would be a some cost to cover the materials used.)
> >
> > Robert
> >