Date:         Sat, 1 Sep 2012 09:55:47 -0600
Reply-To:     OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Conversion Choices
Comments: To: ac butler <acbutler.dandy@GMAIL.COM>
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                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