Date:         Mon, 31 Jul 2000 11:15:39 -0600
Reply-To:     Keith Adams <keith_adams@transcanada.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Keith Adams <keith_adams@transcanada.com>
Organization: TransCanada
Subject:      crazy engine conversion in Calgary
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A guy showed up at our VW club show this weekend, and I noticed what was
hanging below his rear bumper didn't look normal.  I poked my head under
there on the passenger side and saw an I-4 conversion.  Further
inspection of the driver's side showed and AiResearch turbo peeking
down.

The guy is an Adui/Porsche mechanic and put the 1.8 out of a wrecked
Scirocco.  He added digital fuel injection (as opposed to the original
Scirocco injection? CIS?) then added a bunch of parts from an Audi
(inverted oil filter) and the turbo with some custom tubing.  He also
built some sort of sump on the bottom of the turbo (since it sits so low
and won't drain) with a pump moving the oil out of it.  He added a boost
sensitive fuel enrichment module (from an Audi?) to it as well.

He had only had it running for 2 days and still had some odd fixes to
do, but overall it looked good.  He's only running 4 psi boost, and he
said it goes like stink.  He said the turbo is kind of big, so there's
not much extra down low, but he says at typical driving RPMs, there's
lots of extra power.  I traded phone numbers with the guy and hopefully
we'll be able to get together and I can get some pictures of it, take it
for a drive, and get more details.

Cheers!
Keith Adams
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia