Well winter is comming up and I'm thinking about changing my motor to a water cooled one. Is the flat 6 in the SVX too much for my woods buggy. As in too tail heavy or too much for the three rib bus transmission I currently have? I understand the you can grenade a transmission pretty easy if you are careless, you will it hold up if you are easy on it. Also how much longer is the engine that the 1600 that I have now? Living in Fort Worth, TExas I mostly run on dirt/rock trails, not much sand, but some hill climbing. What do you think?

This is an answer for Firebug! He has a SVX motor on his.

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When in doubt, hit it in second gear!

Firebug here,,,I run that engine,,She's a hoss, I grenaded 2 trannys in 2 days,,,091's at that. If you plan to ride like granny on valium,,go for it,,if you want to have fun,,stick with the 1600 or maybe the ej22 suby.. with short tires and light foot. Then upgrade to a built 091 later. The eg33 is heavy and sticks out about 9" further than your 4 banger,,you will need very long trailing arms ,maybe chain drive to be a hard hitter or it will stay pointing at the sky

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If your clutch ain't slippin,, you probably got it adjusted right!!!!!

And by the way,,,welcome to the site,,nice buggy you got there,,,,good luck

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If your clutch ain't slippin,, you probably got it adjusted right!!!!!

Well I called the guy about the SVX and he sold it this morning. I quess I was not supposed have it after all. Thanks for all the advise.

Put a 2.2 suby in it you wont regret it.

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"YOU CAN MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, WATCH THINGS HAPPEN OR WONDER WHAT THE F$$K HAPPEND...WE'RE MAKING THINGS HAPPEN" The strong words of Captain Phil! Rest in peice!

Steve's right,,the 2.2 is plentiful and fits nicely where the vw fits..the eg33 is rare,,heavy,,and long,,and besides,,I don't need the competition when looking for donor cars

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If your clutch ain't slippin,, you probably got it adjusted right!!!!!