There is a mistake in your calculation. It is not 20cc bigger but 200cc. And that's something. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Streib" <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:22 PM Subject: Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
> David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> writes: > >> What I intend to do is to rebuilt it using as many 1.9 parts on top of >> the engine and swap out my 1.9 from my 83 Westy. The 1.9 engine was >> rebuilt by me last year. But I have always wanted a 2.1. I need more >> power because I went to Yosemite very frequently. > > I wonder how much extra power the 2.1 has? I mean, it's only an extra > 20cc. That's like a chain-saw motor. > >> Oh, BTW, I paid $100 for the 2.1. I think this is very cheap. The shop >> said they have had it for 4 months so they just want to get rid of it. > > $100 for a core is not bad, depending on what all it needs. Try to find > out as much as you can before you start spending money, so you don't end > up hundreds of dollars into the project before discovering some kind of > back-breaking problem. > > Allan > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL
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