Date:         Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:21:49 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Small Changes to the WBX that add up to a REAL HORSE POWER
              INCREASE...
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>It has been said that change is good...
>Well, changes to the WBX are good for more power...


>Eliminating crank flexing adds 1 or 2

You CANNOT eliminate crankflex in a VW boxer of any kind;
counterweighting won't do it entirely. there are TWO opposing
big-ends without a main between, and this is where VW boxers fail at
high RPM. No matter what you do, the mains, big-ends & case will get
chewed-out and rods flex, causing piston/bore wear and broken rods.

Subarus have 5 mains, VW only 3. I suspect Porsche 6-boxers have 7.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut