Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:18:19 -0700
Reply-To: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject: Re: "Increase the HP,
up to 45%(or more),in your Wasserboxer" CD-ROM
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Mr. Bulley reffered to improvements in fuel management systems and that got
me to wondering whether anyone has investigated the Gene Berg FI system
which I think is pretty much adaptable to any engine system. It ain't
cheap, but imagine riding around town with a lambda sensor clipped to your
tail pipe, and you and an assistant with lap top in hand driving the vehicle
in 100 rpm incremennts to calibrate the fuel injection system for maximum
mpg, power, and fewest emmisions. Donald Fagen would really be impressed!!
Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
-----Original Message-----
From: John Rodgers <inua@CYBERMESA.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: "Increase the HP, up to 45%(or more),in your Wasserboxer"
CD-ROM
>I for one would be interested in such a thing. Not so much that I am
hunting horse
>power, but because I am interested in other performance
parameters...longevity,
>smoothness of operation, fuel economy, lowered toxics in the exhaust gases,
etc.
>
>For the CD, I say go for it.
>
>John Rodgers
>
>EMZ wrote:
>
>> Sorry to rain on your party Bob, but I have to put a stop to this
>> BS. 45 % mean your getting about 135 HP out of a WB. NO Chance that
>> this motor would stay together very long. No bolt on option is
>> going to get to this type of HP. Only a major porting, and a complete
>> rework of the fuel management system, would this be possible, but
>> industrial straingth stupid. Keep dreaming....or maybe wake up and
>> turn the page. I'm sick of hearing this BS, on the list. Flame
>> suit ready!
>>
>> Eric 86-VW4x4
>> vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z
>> Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
>>
>> On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Robert Lilley wrote:
>>
>> > I am thinking about putting together a CD-ROM detailing all my
improvements
>> > to the Vanagon engine. It would include pictures, diagrams,
instructions,
>> > parts list, source list, possible audio, on how I built my engine. It
would
>> > not be overtly "technical" in the since that I am not going to try to
replace
>> > Bently as a guide but detail what and why I made the changes that I did
plus
>> > try to clarify Bently in some places.
>> > I will also include the problems I have ran into and how I resolved
them.
>> >
>> > I also will include my suspension modifications: springs, sway bars,
tires,
>> > rims etc.
>> >
>> > The reason for the CD-ROM is that I have a lot of pictures (more still
to
>> > take) and to email them would take a lot of time per request. And the
>> > picture size on the Internet would make it hard to see details.
>> >
>> > Each picture would be @ 1 to 2 meg for a good sized picture to see
details.
>> > 40 to 50+ pics would be a lot of time for downloads
>> >
>> >
>> > I have already had a request for one from someone that saw the article
about
>> > my Vanagon in Hot VWs magazine.
>> >
>> >
>> > Let me know if there would be some interest in the CD-ROM.
>> > (There would be a some cost to cover the materials used.)
>> >
>> > Robert
>> >
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