Are you planning on doing this yourself or paying someone? There are million gotchas with a conversion . I have a 2.2 subi in my Camper and it runs well , but it has taken me 2 years to get it reliable and sorted. I love how it runs but anything can break or need maintenance . I run a VW boxer everyday and put a lot of miles on it and it is dead reliable . Sure it just got rebuilt , but do did my "low Miles" 2.2 Subaru . My point is a direct WBX swap with a cheapy rebuild will give you 10k or more for well under a grand or thereabouts. Just my .02 Stacy Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2015, at 8:49 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Volks, > > Thanks for the input on this. I'm sure going to look into an alternative > engine for the car. Subaru first came to mind, but one of the inline fours > may be a better option - cheaper too. Don't know much about them, so my > education is about to begin. > > Recommendations? Anyone vendor have a swap kit? > > John >> On Mar 20, 2015 10:24 AM, "Dan N" <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> hi John, >> >> there's another option .. >> >> get a used good used engine and put it in... best is from someone who did >> a conversion and has a good running engine sitting at the mechanic... >> >> just an idea.... >> |
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