> >If I were going to make a choice I'd absolutely go with an engine with a >cast iron block and an iron head as well. From my limited experience with >aluminum blocks and heads I'd tend to avoid them. >I can accept my Air Cooled Westy as is and live with the potential >problems but if I felt obligated to do a conversion it would be to a cast >iron engine. Subarus are all-alloy and give no troubles. Iron engines are HEAVY and this causes handling problems. My 84 Caravelle had an all-iron V6 and it understeered most unpleasantly. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut |
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