Date:         Thu, 13 Feb 2003 22:15:14 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Tiico or Subie (TGE)
Comments: To: BugZappa29@AOL.COM
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>From: Chris Stanford <BugZappa29@AOL.COM>
>
>I have a Tiico in my '88 wolfsburg, and really like it.....but.... the
>Tiico
>has a resonance vibration that I have not been able to work out.  I am in
>the
>process of changing to a Subaru boxer motor. The power output is also
>comparable.  The 2.2  Subie puts out ~130hp, the 2.5 puts out ~165hp.  I
>found a 3.3L flat six that puts out 230hp - compared to the 118hp with the
>Tiico.  With a Subie, you either love it or hate it.  Try going to
>www.turbovans.com and www.smallcar.com for more information.
>
>I guess I should be happy with the Tiico.  It runs great.  I set the cruise
>at 80mph and just go.  No problems with hills or long grades.  I have liked
>the reliablilty it has given "Mother Goose" and has never let me down.
>But,
>that 3.3L six is calling my name...
>
>Hope this helps....
>
>Chris Stanford
>Montgomery, AL

You'll be paying more for gas with that 3.3L six...

What do you mean you'll either love or hate the subie? Whats is there to
hate? Its just german engineering with japanese polish, which is fitting in
our Global Economy, oh yeah, it'll be installed by an american... TGE (the
global economy) is bigger than the USA... Have you driven a subie
conversion? I'm interested in feedback from someone who has driven both a
subie and a tiico.... I've driven neither....


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