Jeff, let's put this into perspective...with ONE engine at 150hp and an automatic transmission, you lose, say, 20 hp. Just a ballpark figure. Not accurate. But say 20. Leaving you with 130 to the wheels.
Add your second 150hp engine and auto trans, and you put an ADDITIONAL 130whp in the rears. Leaving you with a total of 260. Now, a nicely tuned T2 engine (220hp) in front and same in back (220hp) leaves you with just under 400hp. Show me where this is a bad thing? Where is your disadvantage? Sounds more like an advantage to me, you don't have to massively tune either engine, which also means they are not as precarious, PLUS the added stability of independent drivetrains, PLUS IRS, PLUS front sized brakes automatically, PLUS AWD traction, PLUS the rear engine is as understood in terms of tuning as the original (front) engine since it is THE SAME, PLUS a WHOLE LOT LESS fabrication (from the looks of it) than minivan conversion. And BTW, AWD single engine setups lose power more then 2 wheel drive cars through the drivetrain. Just ask AWD DSM guys. -J Southern California Forced Induction 1989 Dodge Daytona Shelby Turbo II 1986 Chrysler Laser XE Turbo 1990 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo 1991 Mitsu Eclispe GSX Turbo(for sale) 1990 VW Corrado G60 Supercharged (possibly revived?) 1984 Nissan 200SX Turbo 1985 Nissan 200SX Turbo 1983 Datsun 280ZX Turbo -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Chojnacki One disadvantage of two engines is power train loss. Even if two T1s making 160hp equals 320hp, you loose twice the power going through two transmissions. With 2 automatics, loss is around 40 to 50hp. -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
