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Date:         Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:50:47 -0600
Reply-To:     Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Porsche 944 Motor & transmission in Vanagon?
Comments: To: wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net
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BenT had some up for a while.

Stan, tomorrow (if I remember) I will personally send you some pictures.

Cheers, Bruce

>From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net> >To: "Bruce Nadig" <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM>,<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Subject: RE: Porsche 944 Motor & transmission in Vanagon? >Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:39:48 -0600 > >We're still waiting on those pictures you promised last year. > >Stan Wilder (Actually has a Porsche). > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf >Of Bruce Nadig >Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 3:50 PM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Porsche 944 Motor & transmission in Vanagon? > > >I can vouch for the expensive part for any Porsche parts. Although I'm >still >not finished installing my Porsche 3.2 Carrera motor and G50 gearbox, I >think that I have well over $25,000 into the van now. > > > > >From: Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> > >Reply-To: BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: Porsche 944 Motor & transmission in Vanagon? > >Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:48:42 EST > > > >In a message dated 3/18/2004 8:18:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, > >ss180ss@YAHOO.COM writes: > >I was curious- > > > >How well would a Porsche 944 motor fit into a > >vanagon? > >It seems to have the proper slant to the engine, the > >transaxle is similar to other transaxles used in > >VW/Audi products... > > > >944 Motors are good engines, good output, and are > >smooth. > > > >has anyone seen such a conversion? > >Studied it when a listee offered a donor cheap. I found at least three > >reasons NOT to do it. > > > >1- 944 engine is too long. Compartment needs cutting to fit. > > > >2- Transmission is not directly connected to the engine. You could turn >the > >whole thing around and have a front wheel drive Vanagon with 5 reverse > >speeds.=( > > > >3- Por$che parts are expensive. Having owned a 928s, 911's 930s, 914's, > >etc, > >I can vouch for this. Try pricing a new waterpump for a 944. 944 engines > >are > >928 engines w/ one cyl. bank lopped off. > > > >BenT > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get reliable access on MSN 9 Dial-up. 3 months for the price of 1! >(Limited-time offer) >http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/ >

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