Date:         Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:00:50 -0400
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Sullivan <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
Subject:      Re: who has a tdi in their gon
Comments: To: Brian Scotto <bscotto@UREACH.COM>
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Dear Brian,

I just finished my TDI conversion into my 1987 Syncro Westfalia after over
18 months in the garage!!! (and over $20,000 in parts and labor)

Overall impressions:
--incredible power (it is chipped)
--better fuel mileage (25-28 mgp?)
--fits nicely into the engine compartment
--pain in the ass to do
--hyper expensive
--Syncro tranny gears need to be changed
--still much tweaking yet to be done

You can check out my (now outdated) site at:
http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/TDI

Would I do it again?
Althought I LOVE the car now and it drives like a dream, the honest answer
is: Nope!!!!

MJS



-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Scotto [mailto:bscotto@UREACH.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 6:25 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: who has a tdi in their gon


i am seriously debating this swap.. if you have it done let me
know what ya think, was it worth it,,

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