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Date:         Sat, 14 Mar 1998 19:35:58 -0800
Reply-To:     Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Ari Ollikainen <Ari@OLTECO.COM>
Subject:      Beetle TDI motor
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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At 7:25 PM 3/14/98, David Marshall wrote: > 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! >

Reading the "new Beetle" specs, I noticed that the TDI is 90HP and a whopping 140ft/lb torque... This would seem to be a wonderful replacement engine for the Vanagon.

OLTECO Ari Ollikainen P.O. BOX 3688 Networking Technology and Architecture Stanford, CA Ari@OLTECO.com 94309-3688 415.517.3519


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