Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:24:38 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: I-4 conversion general info
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There doesn't seem to be a collection of information in any one place on
this conversion...You'll have to look in multiple places to find your
answers...The conversion IS rather simple, compared to any of the other
options, and it's certainly a lot cheaper than any other....if you stick
with a stock inline digifant motor for your swap...
A few leads to get you going....try the VW Vortex pages. Techtonics
Tuning, a VW specific parts place in Oregon has lots of parts for the
inline VW motors and lots of specialized knowledge concerning how to make
them work well.
If you stick with a stock inline cross-flow motor (92 and older?) and
start with a decent digifant Vanagon, you could probably do the whole deal
for under $500 and have a more powerful and dependable Vanagon in about one
day's work...nothing special needed. You may have to extend a couple of
the vanagon's wires to make the plugs reach, and you will need to clearance
a little in the engine bay to make room for the throttle body..
.The inline VW, gas and diesel, are identical blocks....the gasser bolts
right up to the engine mounts from a diesel vanagon....The engine
management system is almost identical too..between the vanagon and the
digifant jetta, rabbit, cabriolet motors....Parts are mostly
interchangeable........
I ran a stock 92 Cabriolet motor (1.8 liter cross flow digifant) in my
vanagon for a couple of years...Very robust and inexpensive...slightly
better performance than a stock WBX motor...These motors are selling
cheap. The parts are cheap, too.
About two years ago I got another Jetta motor, complete, for $300. I
combined the older cross flow heads (to keep it simple) with the 2.0 liter
ABA Jetta ('93) and got a more powerful hybrid motor ...spent $600 total
including all the parts, but I sold off the PS pump, the alternator,
etc..and actually made some money over the $300 I spent for the
motor...this motor gives me about 125hp and ~25mpg in fuel use....
A good way to go as an alternative engine for the Vanagon.
On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:58 PM, Rob <vwrobb@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for some general information on putting a gasoline VW I-4
> into a Vanagon. I'm not asking the right questions at the samba search...
>
> What do I need to do the conversion?
>
> Right now I'm just curious...
>
> Rob
> vwrobb@gmail.com
>
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