Date:         Sun, 11 Mar 2001 17:17:15 EST
Reply-To:     BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: porsche 928 s4 engine in vanagon
Comments: To: JordanVw@aol.com
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In a message dated 3/11/01 2:09:58 PM Pacific Standard Time, JordanVw@AOL.COM
writes:

<< and what transmission do you propose to use?  surely not the stock vanagon
 one..a V8 will turn the vanagon tranny into a case full of tiny metal bits in
 no time....
 you're a glutton for punishment :<) (or maybe your van is ?:<) >>

Chris,

If he is insane enough to really do this, the G50 transmission should be able
to take the punishment. That's if there is room in the back. Based on his
email, I think he wants to put it in the back seat. That's going to present
some interesting challenges. Remember that the 928 has it's transmission in
the rear connected with a torque tube to the front. I guess the torque tube
could be eliminated and bolt the engine into the 928 transmission. Then he'd
have a mid-engined van.

Awww... this is just as crazy as that jet powered MR2. Sud, "Build it and
they will come."

Ben T
 <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html">Vanagon
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