Date:         Mon, 18 Aug 1997 21:59:16 +0200
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "J.W.Briër" <hrps@pi.net>
Subject:      |'81 vanagon turbo dream

I own a '81 Vanagon, 1600 cc diesel. We have dubbed it the Volkswagen XLA
(eXtremely Lazy Automobile).  Since the car is in excelent condition
bodywise (it is really very pretty, fire-engine red) I would like to keep
it. However, every day I hope that when I wake up in the morning  I find =
a
turbo under the hood.

No kidding, any of you know if it is possible to retrofit a turbo to the
standard engine. Is it feasible or total nonsens and should I start looki=
ng
for another vehicle instead.
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(BTW, are fire-engines red in the US of A? I mean the old style red that
you would find on fire engines in England and Europe in the fifties. Now
they are more of a fluorescant orange).
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Jan Willem Bri=EBr,
Consultant, The Netherlands.
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Tel. +31 (318) 548857, fax +31 (318) 548101
E-mail: jwbrier@pi.net
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