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Date:         Sat, 24 Jul 2004 19:59:47 -0600
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???
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I swapped emails off list with a man in AK who has a V6 GM motor (if I remember correctly), a V6 anyway, in his Syncro. The pix he sent me told me he used it in rough, dirty, muddy conditions there, to go fishing, etc. I don't even remember what the list thread was that prompted me to pmail him but I think it had something to do with engines, like this thread is. This was in the last 6 weeks to 2 months. bob

----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Delanty" <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 7:40 PM Subject: Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???

> At 05:09 PM 7/24/2004, John Rodgers wrote: > > >The V-6 installation has ben done. I can't remember if it was Ron > >Lussier or Sudhir Desai, but one of those two guys did that > >installation. The biggest drawback to the V-6 was you had to be really > >careful if it was coupled to a manual tranny. One fast getaway at the > >light, and no more tranny. Actually, I think it was a pretty good combo, > >as long as you were light on the foot and treated the machine decently - > >no fast getaways.Apparently those fast getaways really would wipe out > >the trannies. > > > >Regards, > > > >John Rodgers > >88 GL Driver > ------------------------- > > Yeah, the VW tranny probably isn't real comfortable with 250 ft lbs > on a regular basis, especially in 1st and 2nd gear.... > You probably wanna talk with Daryl at AA, or someone else, about > tranny upgrades before playing that game.... > Improved engine reliability is NO good if you can't keep a tranny > behind it.............. > > I still wanna know what the GM 4.3 weighs. A metric shitload more > than the subie 3.3 I'll guess.... but it's just a guess. Anyone got > any real numbers? > > Steve > '86 Westy "Escape Pod" > '84 Westy "Yard Furniture" > '73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet" >


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