Date:         Fri, 3 Mar 95 12:06:16 EST
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From:         "William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648" <kennedy@admin.njit.edu>
Subject:      RE: 911 motor in a VW transporter

Chris Gilbert inquires about price of conversion, which could be less than
$1000 not including the engine.  The engine itself is going to be in the
$2000 to $5000 range, higher if you "need" a Turbo or a late-80s engine.

Scary, but note that the engine will hold its value better than the van
does.  Unless you really blow it up, the engine is always going to have
a parts value of nearly $1000.

>From my reading, this is the easiest conversion for an amateur with an
aircooled van.  Waterpumper owners might do better with a waterpumper
conversion.

Go for it.
B.

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