Date:         Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:46:29 +0200
Reply-To:     Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO>
Subject:      Re: 1.9 heads on 2.1 engine. Why
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EMZ wrote:

>
>      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 %.

Why should the reliability be shortened? Remember that you US guys have low-comp
engines, because of your lousy gas!! The 2,1 has originally 10,5:1 comp, vs. the
measly 9,0:1 on the MV engines you got!


Robert Lilley wrote:

> I believe that the valves and ports might be smaller than the 2.1L heads (I
> could be wrong though,

The valves are identical on the 1,9 and the 2,1. Don't know the ports, though. Some
carb'ed 1,9s have smaller valves, but not the fuel injected version.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i