Just remember that these engines are air cooled. No more heat. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: William R. Kennedy <kennedy@FDU.EDU> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Saturday, February 28, 1998 10:06 AM Subject: Subaru too pricey; go Porsche
>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. >-- >William R. Kennedy, University Webmaster (81 Vgon "Toybox" >w/ 3.0l Porsche six) >kennedy@fdu.edu 201.692.7275 201.692.7273fax >http://www.fdu.edu Fairleigh Dickinson U., Teaneck, NJ >07666 > |
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