It seem like a very well done conversion, i fully agree. I guess i will wait a bit before posting the "Inside a subi part 2" And this time, for those who hate conversions or Subi... you now what to do! he he he... Regards, Ben On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:15:45 -0500, Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote: >OK, so I'm at 216K miles on my 90 carat original engine so I can't >say that a conversion hasn't entered my mind, but it's still running >strong and I don't worry about it all that much. I have watched the >subaru versus zetec conversions out of the corner of my eye for a while. > >But this afternoon I got a visit from my neighbor Dre on this list >who interned at Bostig for a while this summer and got a conversion >done while there at Jim and Brady's shop. He let me ogle and drive >his zetec converted 88 automatic. I was extremely impressed with the >conversion mechanicals. I mean, that little engine just sits in there >straight up (I'm used to seeing the 50 degree diesel in my westy and >my flat waterboxer). You get a good view of the road from the engine >compartment as the engine takes up very little space. Minimum wiring >mess. All very neat. Everything is right there, even if it takes a >few minutes to get oriented to where things are re-mounted. >Everything is done right, very right, from the stainless steel intake >to the tip of the exhaust and all the hanger bits in between. > >And driving? Well, you've got about the same mileage as the >waterboxer with a good bit more power. I didn't drive it it all that >far, and didn't get on the Interstate, but we pulled a good hill and >checked the acceleration on several flat spots. The motor was >powerful and smooth. I also like the fact that you can plug in a >device that allows tweaking both speed and economy and supports data >logging. > >Very impressive. > >Jim |
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