Date:         Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:44:08 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Idle Vanagon Question - upgrading engine
Comments: To: Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <44A413A3.4000202@gmail.com>
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Email Brian at www.Smallcar.com in Tacoma, Washington, or check the vendor
listings at http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/subaruvanagon/

You'll have to join to access the files, but they are many and are useful.

Seeya, Jake

PS I'm saving up for a 2.5 litre Subaru for Dixie!

On 6/29/06, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> On 6/29/2006 10:46 AM Kim Brennan wrote:
> > While it is debatable, overall the best engine swap would be the 2.2
> > liter Subaru engine from a Legacy. Extremely reliable. 50% more power
> > than a stock 2.1. It's a flat four just as the 1.9 and 2.1's are. It
> > fits in the engine compartment like it was made for the vehicle.
> > Several places do the installs, if you don't want to do it yourself
> > (East and West coast.)
> Ballparkish, rough idea of cost, installed?
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com