Date:         Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:48:46 -0800
Reply-To:     Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: small car VW engine conversion
Comments: To: MrPolak@YAHOO.COM
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The Vanagon is not designed for high speed driving and lacks the additional
safety features such as airbags and ABS brakes. If you want to make the
weenies mad get a motorcycle.

The problem isn't that the Vanagon is'nt fast enough but everyone is
speeding. I should have been a motorcycle cop.

75 mph is fairly stable in my Vanagon depending on the road . Hard
acceleration is tough on the CV's and your brakes and transmission,
especially the Syncro trans which is not the best built of VW transmissions.

A affordable choice with reasonable power but not enough to shut down the
competion is a inline four like my 95 Golf engine.

It's a box on wheels after all.


Robert

1982 Westfalia
Seattle, where everyone is speeding




David Marshall said:
 > I can imagine that the 6 cylinder motors aren't cheap and there is
 > a > lot of custom work that has to happen to make it all work.  Getting
a TDI > installed will cost you 7 to 8K if you get it done *right* and
 > professionally.


You can get a Subie SVX motor for less than $1000 if you know where to
look.  I have driven a Subaru SVX-powered Vanagon, which shall be
dyno-tested March 6th and I must say that all sins have their price.  It's
a wonderful, powerful motor which transforms the Vanagon into a
barely-recognizable beast, so if you  have the money, go ahead and sin.
:-)

On the other hand, if you are more frugal and don't care about passing,
and pissing off, high-school weenies in their Hondas, the TDI conversion
is the better alternative due to the reliability and economy of the motor.

Now, does anyone have a 1.8t Vanagon I can test?

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