The last air-cooled Porsche 911 was built in 1997 (sold to none other than Jerry Seinfeld). They have been watercooled since then. MSDS uses the 3.0L air cooled 911 engine used in the 1984 to 1989 911. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:49:42 EST >From: Jeffrey R <Oxroad@aol.com> >Subject: Re: Anyone running a Porsche 6? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >In a message dated 2/14/2002 11:55:37 AM Pacific Standard Time, >gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM writes: > >> Has anyone popped a Porsche 6 in their Vanagon? > >Out here in LA there is a guy with a Porsche 6 in a later model gold Synchro >Vanagon. He runs MSDS in Glendale which offers engine conversions, big >brakes, winches, and bull bars fof Vanagons. > >I kind of have had the idea he's running a water cooled Porsche 6 in the bus >if there is such a thing. But maybe I just get that idea because it was a >water-cooled bus originally. I'm not to knowledgeable on Porsche engines, so >don't know if the water cooled models are compataable with Vanagon mounting. >(didn't some Porsche on the 911 design have a watercooled engine?) > >I've never met the guy but I've seen the Porsche powered Synchro. It's >pretty neat and sounds and runs great from what I can tell. He's forever >passing me in my 1.9 liter bus riding around town on hills and the like. He >also has a nice crew cab I've seen around--but I think that's a stock motor. > >His website is www.msdsinc.com > >Jeff >83.5 Westy >LA,CA |
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