Date:         Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:55:59 EST
Reply-To:     FrankGRUN@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Grunthaner <FrankGRUN@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: On Longevity, Displacement,
              Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
Comments: To: andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
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In a message dated 3/27/02 2:33:18 AM, andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ
writes:

<< What c**p. Also, Subaru certainly does publish torque/power graphs. I
have a copy somewhere on my Mac of the Impreza WRX STi Type RA graph
(280ps) ... >>

Well, amazing insight. Send one on. I have tried all literature sources
available to me (not a small database), requested torque curves from private
individuals on the subaruvanagon list and the subaru newsgroup. I have
formally requested such info from Subaru of America and of the information
office back at Fuji Heavy Industries. The replies from Subaru said,
specifically, that their corporate policy was not to release any technical
data on their engines other than peak torque and peak horsepower with the
specific rpm value for those peaks.

So, no publication in the technical literature (in marked contrast to the VAG
approach) and a policy of not releasing engine output curves. I say this is a
policy of shame (choice of words carefully taken to attempt to stimulate a
factual, not religious, response), precisely as I wrote. If you have the
data, post it to the files area of the Subaruvanagon list and I will
integrate it with the other conversion engine torque curve data.

Frank Grunthaner