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Date:         Tue, 3 Dec 2002 18:37:37 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: vanagon 5spd converison-porsche trans....
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>Hello
>I have an 84' westy with a 2.0l vw conversion
>installed, this was a tiico kit, which worked well.
>So, i have access to a 76' porsche 5spd trans, will it
>fit into the vanagon???
>Has anyone done this type of conversion before?  Right
>now it has the stock 4spd trans.


That would be a 901 trans? I believe these are no stronger than the
stock Type 2 trans you already have.


There is a van in NZ with 3.8 Holden V6, and someone wasted his time
& money fitting a 901 to it. If you want a Porsche trans, go for a
late-model (80s alloy-case) 915, or better, a 1987-89 G50. (15s are
strong but do wear in the bearings & syncros. The G50s don't and are
much stronger yet.
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
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