Date:         Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:11:19 -0500
Reply-To:     William B <dieselsyncro@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         William B <dieselsyncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock
              engine lid...
Comments: To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAEOIPKOOCKNBBDDDMBPCEGJNDAA.jeff@vanagonparts.com>
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can you really have a vanagon converted in europe and yet still get it back
in?

wonder if karl or scott or the guy from fastforward has even done
a v6 with the audi tranny.  lot of what they work on seems to be syncros, so
i doubt it, but a V6
TDI would be pretty sweet.

On 12/28/06, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote:
>
> Malcolm,
>
> Bernd is an okay guy and has a pretty nice shop (I've been there twice),
> however, when it comes to "THE GUY" in europe for diesel conversions...
> his
> name is Thomas Hahn.  His company, HA-Projekt has been doing some really
> cool stuff for years.  The difference between the two is that Hahn takes
> things to the next level.  He did the design and development to allow the
> use of an Audi Triptronic tranny in the T3, which is the only way to go
> when
> putting in the V6 TDI.  Oh yeah, he also was the first to put a V6 TDI in
> a
> T3.  His web site sucks (http://www.ha-projekt.de/), but his work is top
> notch.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Malcolm Stebbins
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:03 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock
> engine lid...
>
>
> How about Diesel conversions:  Bernd Jäger is THE guy in Europe:
> http://www.syncro-bernd-jaeger.de/ENGLISH/TDI-Umbau/tdi-umbau.html  Sorry,
> he does not give ground
> clearance.
> If the new Subaru diesel is not suitable for vanagon transplant, I'll have
> Berd put a TDI into my
> van next time I take my van to Europe.   m
>
> --- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>
>
> > so far i know of:
> >
> > -Tiico (inline vw 2.0 motor) -specs?   ground height??
> > -subaru 2.2, 2.5, and flat 6 - specs?  ground height?
> > -zetec (ford focus motor)   -  specs? ground height  4 inches?
> >
>
>
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