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Date:         Mon, 05 Feb 1996 17:45:43 -0800
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From:         kmuir@axionet.com (Kevin Muir)
Subject:      Splittie engine swapping

A friend of mine is considering buying a '61 kombi.  The body is apparently
immaculate, but he's troubled that it *might* be underpowered.  I stiffled a
snicker and said  "That's the way it is, man", but he wants me to find out
how easy it is to swap engines with, say, a later model breadloaf. (I'm
pretty sure he'd want to keep it a VW engine) I DON't think he's into
modifying the current (36hp, right?) engine.  I poked around the archives
and FAQs and couldn't come up with an answer for him.  Any comments?  He's
also wondering how much extra power the reduction boxes will take . . .?


Peace, 


Kev(who-will-hopefully-know-enough-about-these-puppies-one-day-to-actually-p
ost-an-answer-instead-of-a-question) Muir  (no relation :)  )


'77 camper
'88 Scirocco
(hopefully the next owner of a '67 single cab . . .)
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