Date:         Wed, 6 Nov 2002 13:05:36 EST
Reply-To:     BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
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From:         Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: engine swaps... VR6
Comments: To: vgonman@EARTHLINK.NET
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Sean,

If you look at Kennedy's webpage at:

www.kennedyeng.com

You will find that they do indeed make adapters for the VR6. I was
considering this engine two years ago. The eventual cost turned me off to it.

Keep in mind that they will fit where most VW inline 4's can fit. That is why
they were designed to be so narrow. The mounting holes appear to be exactly
as the inline-4 engines. The only problem I can see in the Vanagon
application is the angle of installation. Because the VR6 is wider on top
unlike an 8-valve I-4, tilting does not gain you anything to clear a stock
Vanagon deck. I was considering it for my Syncro double cab which has plenty
of vertical room.

I have access for a limited time to a VR6 sitting next to an I-4 on a garage
floor nearby in case anyone needs any additional measurements off of it.

BenT
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