Seriously, engine case is fine. I loved my I4 in my '82 westy, worked flawlessly for 14 years. So I am biased towards that choice. But I also see the advantages of a subie, and it does away with the syncro gas tank problem. alistair
On 2012-04-20, at 6:32 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > I see. > the Subaru 2.2 is 'more engine' for sure. > more displacement. > fatter torque ....4 valves per cylinder, > knock sensor ignition.. > though an ABA has that, at least in some versions. .. > no distributor ...that's nice on a subaru 2.2. > > sorry ..just looked corroded to me in the close-ups. > > scott |
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