Date:         Sat, 28 Feb 1998 09:22:34 -0500
Reply-To:     "William R. Kennedy" <kennedy@FDU.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "William R. Kennedy" <kennedy@FDU.EDU>
Subject:      Subaru too pricey; go Porsche
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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Tim Smith listed some Subaru engine prices at $4k and up.
Just a quick reminder that in this price range, or even
below, you begin to find some attractive deals on Porsche
flat six engines from the late seventies and early
eighties.  The Porsche owners now think that anything less
than 3.2 liters is small, so 3.0 liter engines, especially
with some miles on them, can be found in this price range.
Look in Porsche Panorama magazine (which your buddy who's a
member of Porsche Club of America gets.)  Excellence
Magazine also has good classifieds, although it has a higher
ratio of cars to parts than Pano.  The main annual East
Coast Porsche-only swap meet is coming up April 25 near
Hershey PA.  If you're not shopping for an engine, this is
still a fun swap just to watch someone peel some hundreds
off a roll and walk away with a no-rust no-bondo right rear
corner of a 57 356.

If you don't mind giving up some ground clearance, these
engines can be installed in a Vanagon with the stock Porsche
exhaust system, saving that whole hassle, and the "adapter"
to install a Porsche engine in a Vanagon is a $300
flywheel.  Plus you don't have to confuse a poor Subaru
engine about which way the car goes.
B.
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