Good point about the left/right thing Don but I bet the Golf motor is at least as heavy as the WBX. It looks smaller because it doesn't have all the FI stuff added later but its a cast iron block. Don't guess, weigh it. On 9/4/07, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote: > > I bet at least some of my traction issues stem from the fact that I have > an > Inline 4 motor transplant motor in my 84. Dunno the weight of the WBX > motor, but the Cabriolet 4 banger seems incredibly small and compact, > which > probably makes the rear end on my van a bit lighter. Also, that motor is > laid over to the left at a pretty steep angle, which further loads the > left > rear over the right rear, I bet. > Don Hanson >
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