Date:         Tue, 14 Jan 2003 17:29:47 EST
Reply-To:     BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
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From:         Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine Conversion Transmissions
Comments: To: jeff@tssgi.com
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In a message dated 1/14/03 2:14:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, jeff@tssgi.com
writes:

<< It was a Class 1 / Unlimited off-road buggy.  I can guarantee that the
 amount of abuse delivered to that tranny over the course of several Baja
 500's & 1000's was quite a bit more than will be delivered by a Vanagon
 regardless of the driver.
 It's a bit pricey though... >>

That buddy must have weighed in at less than 1500 lbs. Driven for perhaps a
few hundred races. Versus a 5,000 lb. beast driven for several hundred
thousand miles.

My point is your application is not comparable to Bruce's intended use, IMO.
I have seen many a 901 & 915 tranny broken in a street driven 911 with a 3.0.
The Vanagon trans as been discussed repeatedly in this forum, is a less
robust transmission compared to the Porsche counterparts.

That's neither here nor there either. It's best if someone with a 911 engine
in their Vanagon can chime in. I will check with a friend of mine as to how
long his Vanagon trans survived in his 3.2 powered ride before he switched to
a G-50. Last I heard he was installing a one-off 3.6 liter 911 conversion
made by MSDS.

BenT
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