Date:         Thu, 29 Jun 2006 20:50:39 -0400
Reply-To:     Sam Walters <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         Sam Walters <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Idle Vanagon Question - upgrading engine
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Whether the Subaru 2.2 conversion is the best one is certainly debatable
but I don't want to start that now.  There are a number of good
conversion options.

I'll modify Kim's statement to say conversion that puts 130 or so hp and
ft lbs of torque  "in a Vanagon it will change your view of the vehicle
entirely."

My Zetec conversion has certainly done that.

Owners of a number of other conversions that have produced similar, and
even somewhat lesser, improvements in power have reached the same
conclusion.

Costs vary greatly from whether it is a complete DIY to a partial DIY on
to a full shop installation.  Costs also vary based on the quality of
the components in the conversion.

This question has been kicked around many times in the past.


Sam

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Sam Walters
Baltimore, MD

89 Syncro GL, Zetec Inside
85 Westy Weekender
85 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel - to become veggie oil powered

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