Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 20:25:50 EDT
Reply-To: Wolfvan88@AOL.COM
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What
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In a message dated 9/5/2000 5:22:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
wdavidson@thegrid.net writes:
> 'Course you're comparing apples and oranges here...
Really? It is an engine, is an engine. They all make power...
>
> a rebuilt high performance experiment... (perhaps experiment is not the
> right word... try hobby engine)
The WBX is a combination of best of both the T1 and T4 engines.
And what I have USED is PROVEN T1 performance parts not guesses or cheap
parts hoping to last. I have tried too many HP parts that did not work (many
are still being used today to unknowing people, slick advertising) in my past
18 years of VW T1, T4 and WBX engine experience. I have used what has worked
for me and not used what has not worked for me.
I do not consider it a "hobby engine," It is what VW SHOULD have done to
begin with, and I just made it right.
> to a brand new engine engineered and approved for the Vanagon...
The WBX is also "approved" for the Vanagon
, what I did was make it BETTER.
After all my engine is BETTER than brand new Factory VW. They have large
factory TOLERANCES, I have VERY SMALL tolerances, I even matched the inlet
and outlet in my oil pump to the case to flow better oil (the pump outlet is
about 1.5 mm smaller than the case inlet) WOULD a VW production line do
this?? NOT.
Would VW also match all the ports on the intake and exhaust to make sure
there was NO obstruction to air flow?? NOT again...
Would VW spend the time to precision balance all the rotating parts AS A
UNIT?? NOT still again.
They do an OK job, but all the various parts are balanced SEPARATELY, then
bolt them together.
There are many other reasons that "Factory New engines" are not as good as a
carefully made rebuild WBX.
Plus I have read and heard of people buying a NEW car and have the engine
REMOVED and BLUEPRINTED and then put back in because the factory engines do
not last.
Another point is that engineers are paid to make an engine cheaper and not
last as long.
I on the other hand have over 18 years experience on making VW engine more
powerful AND making them last longer, but have not been paid...
One question: How is it that a SMALLER engine is going to push a heavy
vehicle better??
The compression is higher, higher flowing intake and the FI system is tuned a
little hotter...
I did not change the compression (you could get the higher compression
pistons). I made the intake flow more and with the chip tuned the FI system
hotter.
The HP estimate before the chip is @120 to 130 after the chip 132 to 156 HP.
VW dropped the 2L I4 for the 2.3 to 2.6 I5 because the I4 did not make enough
power. VW also is using the .457 five speeds with the 2.6L engines because
they can handle the power the I5s put out.
