Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:34:24 -0700
Reply-To: VW Master <vwmaster@VOLKS-MOTORSPORTS.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: VW Master <vwmaster@VOLKS-MOTORSPORTS.COM>
Subject: Engine conversions (Was: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
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Ok people, all great things to be considered! I think that you're on
base with the fact that a TEAM of highly paid engineers
Designed the SA kit. I think it would be good to have the engine
conversion info compiled into one area so people can make
Informed decisions on this topic without having to post to the list for
feedback.
Personally I've been deep into this conversion topic for quite some
time. I too live in the state of California and deal with smog
Laws everyday. I know exactly what it takes to get a conversion kit
through CARB testing first hand. What I'm talking about is NOT each
individual kit, just for a company to get its kit through the initial
testing and scrutinizing of the state people. What you
Need to understand is that and independent lab does the testing for the
state. They in turn give all the data and info to the state
And a decision is made to give the conversion a CARB # or not.
I've been through this in the past and it looks like the future holds
another round with the testing agency on the TII kit.
I will go out on a limb here a bit and say that the TII kit has a
better chance at getting through testing than ANY other kit has in
The past. There are my reasons for this.
This kit is a VW Replacement kit. It is not a conglomeration of
parts, Cut wires and pieced together as some of the other
Kits on the market are. I need to clarify that I despise Subaru engines
too. I have seen 911 conversions, Ford V6 conversions
And a number of different ways to stuff an inline VW engines into a
vanagon too. TII's kit is the answer to our need for horsepower and
Reliability. It truly could be the answer to our wants, needs and
desires with our Vanagons shortcomings.
To address the Transistor issue, I'm not sure what the length of time
issue is or was on getting that part but the part is a stock
VW part available in the US used on 92-98 Jettas & Gulfs.
To show my confidence in this kit, I'm going to be installing a TII kit
into a Syncro Tri-Star that I have here. This is for a customer of mine
that has the Tri-Star, Registered in the State of New York so we're not
worried about the smog laws of California. This customer also has the
Eurospec Kit in his 7 Passenger Syncro Vanagon. He is extremely excited
with the TII kit due to the fact that he and I have walked through a
number of challenges with the weaknesses in the Eurospec kit.
I'm not going to get into the weak links in anyone's kits. My goal
with this e-mail is to pass on info that I have and to let the
Vanagon community knows that there is positive steps being taken to get
the TII kit CARB legal and IMO it's something that will come to fruit
and we all will benefit from it.
Kyle
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Kyle Wade
831-426-1431
www.volks-motorsports.com
ICQ # 3882975
