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Date:         Fri, 21 Feb 2003 13:25:30 -0500
Reply-To:     "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
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From:         "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Subject:      Re: Chill Guys!!!!! Geeeeeze!!!Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to Frida
              y Topic
Comments: To: Paul Archibald <androbus@YAHOO.COM>
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I considered using the Mercruiser aluminum block 470 (4cyl, 170HP) engine in
my conversion. This is a funny engine...3.7 litre inline4, and uses a single
big-block chevy V-8 cylinder head. GOBS of torque.


Used to be a boat mechanic, so I had access to such beasts. :)


TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com
http://volksweb.relitech.com
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85 VW Vanagon Crew Cab
82 VW Westy Diesel=>Gas Conversion
81 Checker A-11 (Taxi)
65 VW Notchback






-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Archibald [mailto:androbus@YAHOO.COM]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 12:45 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Chill Guys!!!!! Geeeeeze!!!Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to
Friday Topic


(snip)
(maybe shouldn't mention the mercury marine mercruiser 140
engine that is powering my '66 Land-Rover?   ;-)  hehehehe!
and you all thought old rovers were slow!  ;-)
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