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I have one of these coming in as a "nothing to lose so why not" engine, its leaky and down on compression iirc, not actually landed yet as TNT currently mucking me about but when it does, I'll know a bit more!
GW say their spec is 96 bore x 79.5 stroke but only 9:1 compression so barely makes standard DJ power...
My initial thoughts are to use the crank & rods (if the latter are aftermarket, depends on the length) with some modified DJ pistons to make a nice punchy high-compression 2.2 and marry it to a later 4-speed that I have knocking about to get my 2wd bus back on the road
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silverbullet wrote:Compared to US gas, all our fuel is high octane!
Are you sure.......... their octane is MON whereas ours in RON, different measures and MON is a harder test so always comes out with a lower numerical value.
I think they're pretty comparable, though I am not sure if the US has the best quality V-power type fuel.
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1990 RHD 1.9 Auto Sleeper with DF/DG engine
philyoung wrote:Why not just put the 2.5 in it Ian? Then I wouldn’t have to keep lifting the engine deck on mine at every VW event for people to see your engine....
There are engine plans A, B, C and D all with their own merits... I currently have a "bad debt" fresh 2.5 on the bench, if the customer doesnt stump up some money soon I'll install it but I would rather be paid!
This 2.3 is reluctant to arrive, TNT returned it to source as they have changed their T&C's
I am rapidly going off the damn thing tbh
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silverbullet wrote:Compared to US gas, all our fuel is high octane!
Are you sure.......... their octane is MON whereas ours in RON, different measures and MON is a harder test so always comes out with a lower numerical value.
I think they're pretty comparable, though I am not sure if the US has the best quality V-power type fuel.
The US seem to always have lower-compression ratio versions of European engines (with resultant lower torque/power outputs) and I took that as an indicator of lower RON values in their fuels i.e. it is inferior to that available in Europe.
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