Date:         Sat, 19 Oct 2002 21:43:45 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Increasing horsepower
In-Reply-To:  <20021018.214742.524.14.wilden1@juno.com>
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>With all of the nifty kit cars around and even recent Asian muscle cars
>avaliable it just seems more practical to get one to go fast and drive
>your Westy or Vanagon with some respect.
>My old Oldsmobile Station wagon has 165 Horsepower in a chasis 1200
>lighter than my Westy and it gives me the clue that doubling my Westy
>horsepower in my Westy still leaves me victom to the cheapest and
>probably oldest Asian car that wants to race me.
>Will everybody that has a turbo charger, super charger or blower of any
>kind on a Vanagon or Westy please raise their hand.

That's why some of us are fitting Subaru EJ turbo engines or EG33s.
And SOME of these get Porsche transmissions, CVs and axles... as well
as brakes.
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut