Date:         Thu, 17 Oct 2002 19:53:26 -0400
Reply-To:     Robert Donalds <bostneng@FCL-US.NET>
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From:         Robert Donalds <bostneng@FCL-US.NET>
Subject:      Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install ,
              Prelimanary Report B.Bobs Response
Comments: To: Larry Chase <lchase@attglobal.net>,
          "wetwesties@yahoogroups." <wetwesties@yahoogroups.com>,
          Syncro@yahoogroups.com, ev_update@yahoogroups.com,
          vanagon@yahoogroups.com
Comments: cc: kenwilfy@comcast.net, Ken Morgan <kenmorgan@qwest.net>
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 Larry wrote
> Ken & Bob >>>> what do you say?
I wish Larry well on his trip and would like to have you stop in to the
engine exchange for the full tour when you are in the area.
I have as I said been testing the van engines on the chassiss dyno with
mixed results to the point that I have lost faith in that method of testing.
In my last round of testing I my van was way down on power and I was advised
by the operator of the dyno to get a GTechpro performance meter to back up
his tests (it did not). He claimed the Gtech was a very good tool
http://www.gtechpro.com/ I would suggest that Larry get one and spend some
time with it and get back to us on his findings as I will do when I am sure
of my numbers.  One interesting thing happened in the last round of Chassiss
dyno testing that is worth repeting.  In one test the engine gained over 25
percent in power just by going from the USA digijet ECU to the European
digijet ECU the one that is used on the European 2.1 10 to 1 engine. While I
have not comfirmed the increase in my own testing yet it tells me that the
2.1 10 to 1 engine does not make a huge jump in power from a increase in
compression alone. I have spent many hours and hundreds of dollars in
testing my engine for a REAL horse power numbers and with little to offer in
the way of solid results that I would post to the list. My integrity and
credability means alot to me so I have never offered any HP #'s for my big
valve 2.1 engine.
 These are the reasons that the causal claims of 115 horse power offend me
Bob Donalds
Boston Engine Exchange