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Date:         Tue, 23 Apr 2002 08:43:21 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
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From:         Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
Subject:      Re: The Better Waterboxer Motor....the simpler 1.9L or the 2.1L
              with             all ofthose additional
              hoses....reliability?...power?
Comments: To: "Smola, Tony" <TSmola@TRIBUNE.COM>
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>It seems that the 1.9L motor. with 82 bhp , while less powerful than the
>2.1L w/  95 bhp.....is alot less complicated with coolant hoses, failure
>prone waterpumps and thermostats......


How do you plan on bumping up the displacement?  A stroker crank?


The only advantage of a 1.9 over a 2.1 that I am aware of is that 2.1 uses
stretch rod bolts which tend to, well, stretch over time and cause costly
engine self-destruction.


Chris,


'85 Westy.
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