I don't have any problem accelerating from a standstill. But trying to get back up to 65 going up a mountain with a full camping load just ain't happening. I think I shock a lot of people in this town when I pass the daylights out of 'em at 30-40 mph. To be fair, I'm running a fairly recently rebuilt 2.1L engine in my '87 auto Westy and I drive it like one of the guys at the shop says to, like I stole it. MPG? Eh, I remember getting 18 MPG ONCE since I've had my van.

Good luck with your swap and let us know how much fun it is! Marc Perdue

On Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 10:10 PM, Annie S. Anderson <lsandrsn@gmail.com> wrote:

> Ha! That’s great. I can imagine how fun it is to be able to actually > accelerate. ;-) > > > > > Build empires. Create Legacy. > ------------ > Annie S. Anderson > > On Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I put an EJ22 from a '93 Legacy in my '91 GL which had a 2.1L wbx in > > reasonably good condition. > > I got about a 1 mpg increase in mileage. If I could restrain myself to > > accelerate, etc. at the same rate as I had with the wbx, I'm sure the > > mileage increase would be more. Go for it! > > > > Larry A. > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 8:29 PM, Annie S. Anderson <lsandrsn@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hey Gang, > >> > >> Been a few years since I’ve posted! I’ve been toying with selling my 85 > >> Vanagon for a while but recently decided to go ahead with the Subaru > >> engine > >> conversion so I’ve got some questions for those of you who’ve done it. > . . > >> > >> The biggie is - what’s the gas mileage like? > >> > >> And for those of you in Washington State - have you had any issues with > >> licensing or registering your Vanagon with a Subaru engine? Is there > >> anything special I should consider or know about? > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> ~Annie > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Build empires. Create Legacy. > >> ------------ > >> Annie S. Anderson, > >> > > > > > ᐧ >