Of the conversions I've seen/done. the Tiico has the engine slanted over to the left...but so does the I-5 used in SA, and the 1.9 TD. Since the exhaust comes off that side 'tis a good thing. most of the rest of the engine compartment is pretty empty, mainly cause I-4 installs really don't need to be all that complex. With normal (not oversized) tires, my Tiico gets 20mpg in my syncro, with AC blazing and all. WBX never did that good. Of course, I also can wind the engine up to higher rpms with less concern than I ever did with WBX.
On Jun 27, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > > > I do notice the Tiico stuff is pretty packed against the left firewall .. > a function of block height . > Perhaps we'll end up with a 1.8 Tiico .. > or maybe it already has a 1.8 block. |
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