]From vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu Tue Apr 12 19:43:07 1994 ]From: derekdrew@aol.com ] ]So far it seems like fty@vislab.epa.gov and macklow@sybase.com have expressed ]interest on collaborating on getting some shop to do the 2.5 litre ]conversions. Anybody else? Perhaps if we got 10 people together to contribute ]a $15 research fee, we could hire a top quality shop to research the thing ]down to the part numbers (OKRASA) and give us a bid. I'm nowhere near doing this (I still have a 1.9), but would be willing to contribute the $15 just to get the data available for the future. ]The reliability of the Oettinger 6s is probably the same as our current motor ]minus 15% or something. These motors are said to be identica l to our current ]2.1 litre motors except for the addition of the extra two cylinders. ]Oettinger told me they have no special data on their engines as the engines ]are identical with what we have already. ] ]I think the 6 has 3.2 litres. I'm still amazed that VW never did this on a production basis. I'd mort- gage the wife and kids for a production Vanagon 6. ]I think it was about $8,000 complete to get a 2.5 litre motor. Ouch! ]I think it was about $20,000 to get the 3.2 litre motor. [faints] ]Now I think I will go get a fire truck to put out the flames as you ]guys blast me for tempting you with this stuff. Where's my flamethrower? I know I left it around here somewhere....
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