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Date:         Wed, 22 Dec 1999 17:04:30 -0500
Reply-To:     Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Slower traffic keep right
Comments: To: Andy <easoars@EMAIL.MSN.COM>

Andy-

Increasing the power for an 2.0 is fairly straight forward, but the pivotal word in your question was "in-expensive". There are members of this list (including this writer) who have invested $3,000-$5,000 to rebuild a motor and introduce meaningful improvements to the power (both air and water cooled). We have a list member who has a V-6 (or is it a V-8 Sudhir?) in the pursuit of more zoom.

The truth is, your Vanagon is NOT a speedy vehicle. Air or water doesn't matter. It is big, heavy and (by today's standards) slow. Period. If you are interested in going fast up hills, you bought the wrong vehicle.

Now on the flip side, you were wise to purchase the air-cooled model, rather than the fluid cooled. The type 4 motor was fully mature in its development when used in the Vanagon. As the owner/former owner of nearly a dozen vehicles powered with this motor I can tell you, the 2.0 will provide trouble-free service with minimum maintenance concerns for many years. The fluid-cooled owner would love to make the same claim of the water-cooled box, but it never quite lived up to the reliability the bug, bus, and I4 motors are known for. With a little research (search the archives for HP, 2.0, air cooled) you can greatly improve the performance of your motor without tremendous cost, or tremendous risk. Further, you will learn how to reduce or eliminate unnecessary failures through maintenance and careful driving.

Further, with some study at http://www.bulley-hewlett.com/VWindex you can bake the critics out of your van with heat that will wither any feeble water-based heater. Remember, 240 is the max temp for H20 heaters. Your heater uses the exhaust system, and *can* offer heat at upwards of 350 degrees. THAT'S warm. :)

Enjoy, and welcome.

G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Counselors www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree


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