So, wait, let me get this straight.
I have to choose, Snow Trac or Kristi (or Tucker or or or....)
At this point, I'm not choosing a CAT, I'm choosing what kind of abuse I'll have to take from the other side?
. Hilarious.
I must admit, I'm liking Snow Tracs/Masters the most so far; seems like the smallest overall package with largest human capacity.
Actually, no, I've read more about Tuckers, and I REALLY want one, but it is just not as realistic as a ST/M or Kristi.
Don - good points. I do have to wonder how much more a LC VW motor weighs vs the aircooled unit. Cast iron block (are old bugmotor cases cast iron or AL?), coolant, radiator (the radiator is LIGHT).
EFI is a must, particularly if I get a VW engined device; I have a fair bit of experience putting aftermarket fuel injection on them. I'm a big fan.
That said, the OEM enginerds do a great job of making stuff run/start when it is cold; the cars I've converted from carb to FI have always run great, but suffered in the cold start department (my current race car has started as cold as 20F, but it took some babying - just don't use it enough in the winter to justify the time tweaking the cold-start stuff).
Hmmm. Too much, in a sense, to think about.
The lightness of the Kristi (1200#?) is really, really appealing.
Iain
