On Jan 31, 1:33 pm, Jim Logajan wrote:

I'm also not sure what the nature is of the "myth" you are complaining
about.
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The one where an articled engineer insists 65hp @ 7200 rpm is exactly
the same as 65hp @ 1800... and equally appropriate for powering a
Piper 'Cub.' (You'll have to go back at least ten years on Usenet if
you want to pick up this particular thread, and to eScribe/Yahoo for
the articles posted to specific Newsgroups.)

In explaining why this was not true -- and in numerous other articles
about VW conversions -- I've used terms appropriate to the reader's
level of understanding... always sure to set an engineer's hair on
fire :-) If you'll take the trouble to read the foundation articles
you will see where the use of valid terms lead to conflicts with what
the typical American homebuilder 'knows.'

-R.S.Hoover