VANAGON archives -- October 2000, week 3 (#23)

Date:         Sun, 15 Oct 2000 10:12:26 -0700
Reply-To:     vgonman@EARTHLINK.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Sean B." <vgonman@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: PORSCHE Engine
Comments: To: Rennie Wible <volksdragon@earthlink.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Rennie wrote:

> Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>
> > >    Could someone tell me if it is possible to put a PORSCHE engine
into my
> > >83 Westy air-cooled,  and what the price range would be just to put it
> > >in......
> >
> > I am told the 2.7 six is trouble-prone. I'd say, from my VERY limited
> > knowledge of Porsches, that a 3.0 or 3.2 would be the berries.
>
> If memory serves me correctly, the 3.2 is better.  Something about the
clutch
> set-up being easier to adapt.  The 3.0 has a reverse clutch action.
>
>
> Rennie
> VolksDragon@earthlink.net

 Marty from MSDS has the 3.2L motor in his van.

Sean B.
'90 V'gon, "Happy Bus"
Torrance, CA
http://home.earthlink.net/~vgonman

Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.