The Dodge Omni, etc, used a VW 1.7L engine. The way to tell the difference is that the VW blocks have an "H" on the back, and the ones in the Chrysler cars have "1.7" on the back. A swap could be done, but remember that the Omni motor is mounted the other way...
-Dave '91 GLI 16V Looking for a Daily driver...anyone have a Rabbit or an early Golf 4-door sitting around? In a message dated Fri, 21 Jan 2000 10:55:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, "Patrick Schmidt" <[email protected]> writes: > Goes Like Hell; it isn't lying. > Some of you around D.C. may have seen a friend of mine's Blue GLH with white > viper stripes. He got the car for $300, put another > $500 into injectors and various other bits, and ported the head himself. The > first time I rode in it was after all of the work. > I literally almost became ill. The acceleration was so phenomenal; it would > make you dizzy from about 10 to 140. Down at the > local spot, Metro, it would embarrass Mustangs, Camaros, you name it. And > the funny part is the block looks much like a VW > block, same bolt holes and everything. In fact, I believe Dodge used some VW > parts when they were in a pinch in the mid-80's. > Hmmmm, maybe another swap is in order. > > Cheers, > Pat > > > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
