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Date:         Thu, 2 May 2002 18:21:15 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: 3.2L waterboxer, and 2.6L 5cyl in vw van
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In a message dated 5/2/02 6:08:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, post@koolart.no writes:

> You can use the kit that is use in South afrika > Winkler selling in Garmany > > I have one kit for sales in norway > > > > > . It's basically the same motor that started > > out as a 2.2 litre in the Microbus, was bored to 2.3, stroked to 2.5 and > > then bored and stroked to 2.6. Bolting up to a normal Audi gearbox > > should work, but I've never tried it so don't take my word for it. I've > > spoken to the VW factory rebuild centre about the difference between the > > blocks and they reckon the 2.6 has either a taller or a shorter (memory > > fails me now) block than the usual 2.2 AAR engine. It was probably a > > taller block than the 2.3 because I recall something about being able to > > fit pistons, rods and crank into the 2.3 block but having to then deck > > the piston tops a bit. > > > > Shipping, however, is going to be crazy. :) > > > > Also, as far as I can recall, the 2.6 is built for torque, not power. It > > has the same power output as the 100KW 2.3 litre engine and only about > > 5KW more than the 2.2 litre version. So I would assume a bit of cam work > > will get the power up. :) I'm assuming here, once again never tried it. > > > > Another catch over here is that people seem to want to sell the engine > > separate from the engine management, which I kind of don't understand. > > At the moment VW have been producing a 2.3 and 2.6 litre version using > > Motronic EFI. > > > > There is also a VW/Audi engine rebuild and conversion centre that offers > > a 2.7 litre version of the I-5 and from speaking to them I found out > > they actually make their own crank using some sort of welding procedure. > > Actually, they also offer a 3.2 boxer engine for the Microbus. > > > > There are quite a number of odd things over here, especially the > > so-called JT conversion which fits a Ford 3-litre or 3.2-litre V6 engine > > into the Microbus using the stock gearbox. Quite a bit more pull, but I > > still don't understand how a 3.2 makes 108KW and a 2.6 makes 100KW. :) > > It's the torque, I tell you. > > > > G. > >


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