Date:         Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:27:09 -0600
Reply-To:     "John Connolly, Aircooled.Net" <john@AIRCOOLED.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "John Connolly, Aircooled.Net" <john@AIRCOOLED.NET>
Subject:      Re: turbo?
Comments: To: John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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I think the kit was great, and it looks darn near factory. I also want 250hp
for $150, that would be nice but I know it's not going to happen in my
lifetime LMAO.

The engine conversions do have their drawbacks, there is something to be
said for using all stock wasser stuff in the engine bay, which is why many
guys do not make the engine switches, they was VW wasser.

I was just astounded at the lack of interest at the time, it was a great
idea and worked very well. Heck, mine has better then stock clearance for
the exhaust (syncro)!

John
Aircooled.Net Inc.


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: turbo?


> On 4/3/06, John Connolly, Aircooled.Net <john@aircooled.net> wrote:
> >
> > we had a kit ready to go, but most Vanagon owners are tight @$$es and
> > won't
> > spend the coin to buy one (but they will ask you how they can adapt that
> > $50
> > junkyard turbo onto their vanagon).
> >
> > Most go the Subaru route instead.
> >
> > We are not going to market this kit after our experiences with this BTW.
> > It's a shame, it worked wonderfully.
>
>
> Well, it stands to reason. No "anything goes" motorhead is going to drop a
> big wad of cash on a kit to just "turd polish" a stock wasserboxer when,
> like you say, they could get the same result with better mileage and
> reliability with a subaru or I4 engine. At the other end, an aftermarket
> turbo kit holds no appeal to "purists" who generally won't accept anything
> much beyond bigger valves, bigger pistons, longer stroke, and/or a
> performance ECU. Vanagon owners aren't so much cheapskates as your product
> occupies a "dead spot" between two distinct market segments. The reason
the
> only interest you got was from people wanting to know how to do it
> themselves is because the product has no real commodity value. It's only
"a
> neat hack", as the computer guys say. Great if you can whip one up
yourself
> out of junkyard parts, but not worth paying much for.
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>
> !DSPAM:44319039192723814059498!
>
>