Date:         Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:32:55 -0500
Reply-To:     CHRIS STANN <cstann@home.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         CHRIS STANN <cstann@home.com>
Subject:      Re: Rotary engine transplant
Comments: To: DCrammond@aol.com
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Twin Turbo Vanagon from Hell.  I wonder if that motor would hold up under my
Westy's weight.

Push, baby, push! Wheeeeeeeeee....

Get your mind out of the gutter.

----- Original Message -----
From: Dar Crammond <DCrammond@aol.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 10:59 PM
Subject: Rotary engine transplant


> So, I was thinking, (always dangerous), I wonder if anyone has put a
rotary
> in a vanagon?
> I have seen it done to a Karmann Ghia before.
> It is a sweet and smooth engine.  Maybe a bit short on low end torque, but
> that redline and high end would make up for a world of short gears.
> Probably would be a gas hog, too.
> And I would bet the two rotor turbo motor out of a late RX 7 weighs a lot
> more than the Wasserboxer.
> Any experience with this out there?
> DAR
> Odell the Adventurewagen