Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 22:10:46 -0400
Reply-To: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Engine Conversion marketing survey
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Guilty as charged...I'm a weenie, too, Jeff!
Pete
'79 Westy "Aardvark"
'87 Westy "Joe's Van"
'02 Audi A6 Avant
WWW. Busesbythebeach.com
On 5/2/07, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mike - I guess that puts me on the "weenie" list. (sigh)
>
> On 5/2/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > You guys are annoying. You have the skills, space, time, knowhow and
> > determination to actually pull off an engine upgrade. The list needs to
> > be broken down into two halves. "Weenies" (like me) who think that
> > replacing upper ball joints is big time mechanic work, and "Big Dogs"
> > who laugh -- laugh, I tell you! -- at such twinkie work.
> >
> > --
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > Sudhir Desai typed:
> > > I would differ on the Audi V6 being the ONLY one that fits in the
> > > Vanagon. However, I would agree with the fact that some work is
> > > involved(no bolt-and-go).
> > >
> > > My old van with the 2.8L Chevy V6 fit (with some scraping of the
> > > deck-lid insulation, and without spacing the engine carrier lower)
> > >
> > > I'm sure any 90-degree V6 would fit fine(since the 60-degree V6 fit
> > > with some clearancing), considering the width would never exceed that
> > > of the flat-4.
> > >
> > > Just my $.02 worth.
> > > Sudhir
> > >
> > > On 5/2/07, John Reddick <SVYOLO@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >> Mitsubishi patented, in the early 80's, a counterbalancing shaft for
> > >> I-4's to eliminate the nasty second harmonic I-4s produce. They
> > >> charged a
> > >> fortune for the license and thus only Porsche ever paid them to use
> it
> > >> (944). The patent is now expired and I believe many companies now
> use
> > >> it. You are seeing much larger I-4's in the last couple of years:
> > 2.4-2.5
> > >> liters are getting common. I-4's are going to get larger, and better.
> > >> The only modern V6 that fits, almost, into a Vanagon is the
> > Audi/VW
> > >> V6. It is very doable but the engines are expensive and not available
> > in
> > >> nearly large enough numbers to support 10 conversions a month.
> > >>
> > >> John
> > >> Vanaru.com
> > >>
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It's naked inside - IT'S ALIVE!)
> 86' (We call this one Parts)
> 85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected)
>
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