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Date:         Sat, 19 Oct 2002 10:19:49 -0600
Reply-To:     jimt <westydriver@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         jimt <westydriver@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Increasing horsepower
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
In-Reply-To:  <f05100313b9d6928cda8a@[203.167.170.71]>
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this reminds me of an old air force tale of two brothers one became a hot fighter jock the other a transport pilot one day the fight brother was busy doing loops around his brothers craft and asking if he wished he could do that as well. the reply was from the copilot responding-sorry he was in the back cooking dinner and taking a crap. jimt On Saturday, October 19, 2002, at 02:43 AM, Andrew Grebneff wrote:

>> 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 >


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