Date:         Thu, 12 Mar 1998 23:56:30 -0600
Reply-To:     Holly and Chris <hbandcmills@TNTECH.CAMPUS.MCI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Holly and Chris <hbandcmills@TNTECH.CAMPUS.MCI.NET>
Subject:      Hobart Kennedy
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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<< installing an audi 5000T engine is a better one.  >>

ok..i'd like to do this, but it seems unfeasable for people w/ automatic vans,
since the vanagon isnt offered w/ auto trans in SA....(stupid, ain't it??)
i just talked to Hobart Kennedy today, and for some reason he wasnt in favor
of the Audi 5 (don't know why...they're damn good engines...the accesories on
the car that they're in, that's the problem..  ;<)  but seriously, i drive an
audi 5000 turbo daily, and it has 150k mi and never even had the valve covers
off... i really think Hobart is missing something not looking into this...
Helmut - did you have to raise the rear deck (engine lid) height to install
the 5cyl?
also, anybody else have any suggestions for putting the audi 5 into a Vgon w/
auto trans?? the Soobaroo 2.2 sounds like a great engine, but the audi 5 is a
good engine too, and alot more avaliable, and cheaper to buy... (can get a
good audi turbo 5cyl eng from the local yard for 100 bucks, just nds a turbo
(BTDT on my own car)
any ideas??

chris

If you are speaking of Kennedy Engineering, I had the same problem. Was
advising that the Corvair was a marginal engine for the bus but everyone I
have talked to says is was pretty good engine. Maybe there's that perfect
engine and Corvair and Audi aren't them. Maybe it's a 350 Chevy or die.
Good Travels!

Holly and Chris
Cookeville, TN

'78 Westy, '65 Beetle ('57 rollback top, '65 body, '69 chassis,
           '72 Ghia front disc brakes, '74 914 rear
disc brakes, '78 Transporter engine)