Date:         Tue, 31 Aug 1999 01:38:02 +0200
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
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From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: 1.9l engine in '86 syncro?
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Michael Modl wrote:

> <<
>  Heading says it all.  Can it easily be done?  I have a spare 1.9l engine.
>   >>
>
> DON'T DO IT, NOT ENOUGH POWER.!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here in Europe, The Syncros were also sold with an 1,9 carbed engine, with 78
hp. It also was available with a 70 hp TD. There is enough power in these
engines to drive the car, but not enough to satisfy power-hungry drivers.

The 1986-up 1,9 here in Europe was, of course, modified in all the same
manners as the 2,1 over the 1,9 was in 1985/86. One could almost call them 1st
and 2nd generation wbx engines.

Btw, the 1,9/78hp Syncro had a 0-60 mph time of 24,7 sec's, compared to 17,2
sec's for the 2,1/112hp which I have. Expect the 2,1/95hp to be somewhere in
the middle. All of them were 7- or 8-seaters. (Source: Autocar Aug. 6 1986,
and Oct. 7 1987, both in the Brooklands Books compilation "Volkswagen
Bus-Camper-Van 1979-1989" ISBN 1 870642 783) A great compilation, with plenty
of specs, and impressions from USA, UK, Oz and SA.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i (plenty power)