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Date:         Mon, 18 May 1998 22:40:25 -0700
Reply-To:     "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Subject:      Re: New motor selections for vanagons.
Comments: To: Modl6971 <Modl6971@AOL.COM>
Comments: cc: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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I wonder how much quicker a syncro tranny will bite the dust with all that extra power and torque moving through it. My understanding is that they typically fail at 130-150k with the stock motor. Apparently, not many survive much past that. steve

Modl6971 wrote:

> In a message dated 98-05-18 14:31:43 EDT, bayer@sybase.com writes: > > << Actually the first motor in your list (the 1.9 TDi) was the > motor > that started all the recent talk of swaps. It was eventually noticed > that > these will not be in your local junk yards for at least another year, > so > alot of people, with swap appetites whetted, moved on to contemplate > other > swaps for their watercooled beasts.. > > dave > >> > Ya but, those motors that they are sticking in now( the 1.9 TDI) are > only 90 > Hp and have around 145 of torque. Think about what a big difference an > extra > 25 hp will do and that extra torque too. > Michael M. 87 syncro. > The newer TDI's are 115 HP and 160 torque.


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