Date:         Tue, 4 Sep 2007 10:16:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Crappy traction Van..
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>
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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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Jake
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