Date:         Wed, 5 Nov 2003 19:33:00 -0800
Reply-To:     Garth Woolstenhulme <garth@RGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         Garth Woolstenhulme <garth@RGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: subu conversion
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My wife just bought a book of palindromes (same spelling forward or
backward ie. Bob).  One of the palindromes was 'Subaru Durabus'.  Too
bad it's too many letters for a license plate.

Garth

Brien Dews wrote:

>Anyone notice that Subaru spelled backwards is U R A Bus?
>Brien K Dews Cc
>www.busesbythebeach.com
>84' Westy
>www.allgoodtime.com
>616-863-8463
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 1:10 AM
>Subject: Re: subu conversion
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>> Has anyone ever transplanted a suburu flat 6
>>into a vanagon. If so is there any material on
>>this transplant.It seems like a fasinating way
>>to revive my 85.stevekc8tpr
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>SubAru... and yes, the 240hp EG33 from the
>Alcyone SVX (1993-1996) seems to be becoming
>popular, though only 24000 of the cars were
>built. It is based on the EJ22 four and bolts
>right up to any Legacy/Impreza transmission.
>There is a SVX Vanagon list for these. 3.3
>liters, boxer six, DOHC 24V, multipoint
>injection. I currently have 2 engines, one of
>which will go into ˇyes yes, some day) my
>Caravelle with Porsche G50 trans.
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>To my knowledge nobody has fitted an EZ30 six
>yet. It's the first engine of a new family, so I
>have no idea whether it will bolt to an EJ/EG
>trans. If not, then I think KEP will NOT have an
>adaptor kit.
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>The EZ, with its camchain, is shorter and perhaps
>lighter than the belt-driven EG. As yet the EZ
>hasn't been around long enough for long-term
>reliability to be proven, I think, but the EG is
>well-proven. But if it is it'll be a goodie.
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>The transplant calls for a tough trans... say a
>late Porsche 915 or a 1987-89 G50. The
>transmissions are not frightemingly expensive,
>but need adaptation to fit the chassis. Adaptor
>axles are available, as are CV adaptors if you
>want to use Porsche 930 CVs.
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>Specific power output of the newer engine is
>~70.6hp/l; the EG33 develops ~72.7.
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>If the tricks being applied to 2.2s in sandrails
>are applied to an EG33, how much reliable power
>would one develop? 700hp?
>--
>Andrew Grebneff
>Dunedin, New Zealand
>64 (3) 473-8863
><andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
>Fossil preparator
>Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut
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