Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:14:26 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry and o2 sensors
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Please let's stop spreading untruths.
As was re-posted here just a couple of weeks ago, Rob Becida did his
2.2conversion for just over $2100.00. He's a pretty smart guy and
resourceful
too, but he did it all in his garage at home.
My conversion will cost me around $4000.00. I didn't remove the motor and
harness from the donor myself and it cost me money to have it done by a guy
who specializes in dissecting donors.
Here's his post again - please read it carefully. :)
"Here is what it cost to put a '91 Subaru 2.2 into my 1987 Vanagon
after the VW engine put a rod thru the case. This is from a post I
sent to the Subaruvanagon list after I was done.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~`
$2109.87 was the total spent (near as I can tell) including shipping and
taxes.
The header, mount, wiring guide, throttle kit, PS hose, Shiels thermo
housing, adapter/flywheel, was $1137.94
When you include a new radiator (my helper over torqued the bleed
bolt and cracked it), oil psi gauges, clutch & cat converter I spent
$500.42 at BusDepot.
These things were not necessarily part of the conversion, just things
that needed to be done.
$164.08 at the Subaru dealer (on-line). This was a new timing belt
and assorted seals & o-rings.
The donor ended up costing $185.
I have $122.23 in misc receipts from assorted FLAPS & hardware stores
including the hoses & hardware."
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 7:11 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> "Ron Toby" <ronkat81@YAHOO.COM> said:
>
> > Thanks Guys, I'm going to give it a shot. Wish me luck! One more
> > question. Those who have the Subaru Conversion, does that increase the
> > fuel economy?
>
> I don't have the conversion, but my answer would be that fuel economy is
> not the reason to do a conversion. Even if the new engine gets better
> economy, it will not be enough to justify the cost on that basis alone.
> A conversion will run you 5 - 10 thousand dollars depending on how much
> of the work you are able to do yourself. If your new engine gets 5 MPG
> better economy, that would take a LONG time to pay back, even at today's
> gasoline prices.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL
>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
