Date:         Sat, 14 Mar 1998 19:25:19 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Complaint Dept (engine swaps, reliability, whining)
Comments: To: SKYSCI <SKYSCI@AOL.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 20:09 3/14/98 EST, SKYSCI wrote:
>John wrote:
>
>>So what, why it's in there is TORQUE, and
>>
>balance that were/are not available in the inline 4 of the >time (1600cc in
>>
>'83 boys and girls),
>
>Not true, my 83 GTI(and everybody elses) had a 1.8 and I  believe they were
>then using a 1.7 in the regular Rabbits, Jettas, and Quantums. The 1.8 has
>greater HP and equal torque.
>
>Tim

Not true!!!  (Almost) Equal hp yes, certainly NOT torque.  The 2.1L
wasserboxer has 95hp and 117ft/lb torque and the 1.8L JH engine found in
the Rabbit GTI has 90hp and 105ft/lb torque.  Still I'd rather use a 1.8L
Rabbit GTI engine than a wasserboxer - hence my engine swap!


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