Great, another re-badged import. : ) Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Akiba" <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:34 PM Subject: Re: Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI
> Ha, but that's not right. I'm a hybrid... Japanese father, German mother > > Akiba/Egelhoff > > So Japanese/German engine assembled in the US maybe? > > Jim Akiba > > > On 7/18/07, BJ Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: >> Sure, the American engine just hops out on the first chance they get. >> Pretty >> unreliable. Try a Japanese engine. Probably more reliable and lighter. >> >> >> Bryan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf >> Of >> Jim Akiba >> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 3:47 PM >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI >> >> We don't need wbxs, subies, or zetecs... >> >> Now's a great time to showcase Bostig's newest conversion. Here's a >> video of the prototype: >> >> http://www.bostig.com/files/bostig_bio-fueled_vanagon.wmv >> (7mb) >> chief engineer assigned to the project: Fred F. >> >> Let me know if anyone wants in on the first install group. >> >> Jim Akiba >> |
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