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Date:         Thu, 21 Oct 1999 23:39:12 -0400
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: 1.9 heads on 2.1 engine. Why
Comments: To: Roger&Zoe Ann Banker <Vantaztik@AOL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <0.e44e16b9.25412342@aol.com>
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On Thu, 21 Oct 1999, Roger&Zoe Ann Banker wrote:


> higher rpms, and also sacrifice reliability.  My engine should have a similar
> life span to a stock rebuild.
> Roger & Zoe Ann Banker
> 1987 Syncro Adventurewagen
>
     Look this is just impossible. More power mean more stress on things
like, connecting rods, bearings, pistons, crank. Compression leaks front
the head gaskets, are a big problem in Vanagon now...And your increasing
the compression ratio? IMHO your reliability is at about 50 %.
                   Eric
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