ACB My VDUBARU is a 90Westy with a 2001Subaru EJ25 below deck & I'm LovinIt, almost to much ~ my 2001 PTCruiser daily driver, even as much fun as it is to drive, hardly ever gets to go anywhere anymore. I finished the conversion the end of Nov09 & I since than have put just a smidge over 40000mi's on it. I live in near AlbuquerqueNM @ 5000'ASL & the power that the EJ25 produces it just enough for up here in the thin air. VDubaru is a 2WD 4sd with a .77 4th & 235/75r15 tires on the rear so I can cruise @ 3400rpm@75mph for a little over 4hrs between GasStations even with a 16'Canoe on the roof. I do believe that the TDI & ZTEC are both great engines but I really lean towards the FlatBoxerDesign in this application since it is so close to the way the Vanagon was originally designed. If there was an in line 4 that ran as smooth as a Boxer, LEANED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE (especially in a Westy where there is to much weight on the DriversSide to start with) &or got 30+MPG, I would definitely consider using it but I just think the SubaruBoxer to be the best package going for now. How you drive, how you use your Van', the weight of your Van' & the altitude that you live @ & do the majority of your driving @ should be some major considerations in your decision. ORR ~ DeanB
On 1 Sep , 2012, at 8:14 AM, ac butler wrote: > Overall what is the choice conversion out there and why? I have a 89 > Westy, > Manual, 2WD. And I am considering. > > I know of the > VW TDI > Subaru, Multiple motors > Ford ZTEC > > I will be asking the shop to do the conversion itself. > > acButler |
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