Date:         Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:11:16 +0100
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
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From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: Some Engine Conversions (fomerly "TO WATERBOXER OR NOT"??)
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Robert Lilley wrote:

> I can take 5th gear down to @35mph  @ 1500 RPMs and up to past 80 mph
> smoothly.
> 4th gear can go down to @25 @1500 RPMs mpg and still pull smoothly back to 65
> mph
> It can accelerate  quickly now, I often lead the stop light pack if in front.
> Coming onto off ramps, I can keep it in fifth drooping to @40 (Sharp curve)
> going up hill and maintaining 45 mph.

Hmm, sounds just like my 112 hp Syncro! Then you should be around the 110-115 hp
mark, right? I can easily go 45 km/h (28 mph) @ 1500 rpm and just let it pull
smoothly all the way to the top speed of 145 km/h (90 mph) @ 5100 rpm. It takes a
long stretch of road, but not as long as the MV 2,1 engine.

Of course, the 112 hp engine also has a wee bit more torque than the 95 hp.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i