Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:50:35 -0400
Reply-To: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject: Re: GoWesty 2.4 L Engine
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Hi Danny,
How is it that they are using a 2.1 harness with a 1.9 FI and cooling
setup? Or did you mean that you are changing everything over to
Digifant (2.1) FI, including the AFM and computer. Mixing and matching
components is not plug-and-play going between digifant and digijet.
I've been lurking on the Bostig google group for over a year now. They
are giving great support and I am pretty sure that it would be easier to
resolve a problem with that engine in your van than with a WBX.
Look at it this way: The bostig has an OBD2 computer that ANY modern
shop can interface to in order to do diagnostics. The WBX requires a
technician who knows how to read a bentley manual, and is willing to do
so. I know which of the above is more common in my travels, and it isn't
the WBX. YMMV.
Happy Trails,
Greg Potts
Toronto, Ontario Canada
1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
www.busesofthecorn.com
www.pottsfamily.ca
Danny C. wrote:
> I have been wanting to upgrade my 1.9L engine in my westy now for the
> last year or so. I have looked at all sorts of conversion. At first I
> was going to go with the Bostig Ztech conversion (the price is right
> and I liked the thought of a bolt on turbo). I was also thinking
> about doing a Subaru 2.5L engine. I have been seeing all this stuff
> on conversions and leaky torque converter seals. I have an auto
> tranny and have had that seal go out before. I decided to go ahead
> today and buy the GoWesty 2.4L. The VW shop I will be using to
> install it is going to pull my 1.9 and keep it complete turn key
> ready to go. They will be building my 2.4L long block with all new
> exhaust and and wire harness off of a 2.1. I like the idea of having
> a vw motor in my van. It would suck to be in some other state on a
> trip and have engine or transmission failure and have to find some
> one who is capable of working on my conversion set-up if I went that
> route. The 2.4L GoWesty engine has 115hp and 160 ft pounds of torque.
> That will be 35hp more than my stock 1.9L and 55 more ft pounds of
> torque. That should be a very noticeable difference. Does anyone out
> there have the 2.4 GoWesty engine? If so can you e-mail me back the
> pros and cons??? Thanks
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