I would qualify that with a "depends how you drive". I have seen transaxles destroyed by the power of the original 1.9l engine because of repeated clutch drops and bad shifting. Regards, Sudhir On Sat, Nov 9, 2019 at 11:50 AM Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > I'd guess about 150, max. Depends on too many variables to give a set > answer. It's really torque that breaks gears and bearings... > > On Sat, Nov 9, 2019, 8:42 AM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > > > hi all, > > > > there are many talks regarding horse power for a vanagon and there are > > different opinions out there and none conclusive... and since I am in the > > process of choosing an engine for my van, could anyone educate me on this > > question... > > > > - what's a safe upper margin amount of horse power for a vanagon NOT > > detrimental to the transaxle. > > > > thanks in advance > > > > dan > > > |
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