Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 19:47:47 -0700
Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject: Re: New motor selections for vanagons.
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My inline 4 swap is working great! I just drove 1400km and the ONLY
problem was a leak from a old and cracked coolant hose... not the engines
fault, just the cheap owners fault ;)
The only thing I have to add is if you are going to do a V4 I4 swap DO NOT
use us a 1.6L as I did. There is not enough power to keep a constant
100km/h going. At times on long 18% greades 2nd gear is needed and I am at
a crawling speed of 60km/h @ 4000 rpm. Driving with the pedal to the metal
I go 22mpg. Again this will improve with a bigger motor as it will not
have to work as hard.
Once the wasserboxes sells I will be installing a 2.0L block and I will
have more power than the original 2.1L wasserboxer.
At 15:49 5/18/98 -0700, Sam Scholten wrote:
>Volks,
>
>Pragmatism has to prevail here. Essentially, with a loooooow budget
>like me, should my WB blow up tomorrow, I will be forced to look at
>several swap options. With all the choices, I have to look at price,
>power, efficiency, reliability, and FEASABILITY of the swap.
>Therefore, I have to go with a known quantity. (That's why I'm
>following Patrick Dooley's 2.3 swap closely). In other words, I will
>feel comfortable with a swap after a particular engine has proven
>itself. IF ANYBODY HAS HAD SOME MEASURE OF SUCCESS WITH YOUR SWAP,
>PLEASE SPEAK NOW!!!!!! Many listees will be forever indebted to you.
>
>Helmut, how's your Audi 5cyl doing? :)
>
>Best of luck on your swaps,
>Sam
>
>
>
>
>---Modl6971 <Modl6971@AOL.COM> wrote:
>>
>> There's a lot of talk of the Subaru engine kits, Buick V6 and the
>Porsche
>> motors. With patetiance, us vanagon owners will soon be able stick
>in three
>> new awsome motors. My first choice would be the new 1.9 liter TDI,
>with a
>> wopping 115 HP and around 160 of torque, second, the new VR5
>(narrow 15
>> degree 5 cylinder) around 160 HP, and the 1.8 turbo (currently used
>on the new
>> Passats and Audi's) 150 HP. Soon there will be a recked one that
>will find its
>> way into a vanagon, hopefully mine. Michael M. 87 syncro.
>>
>
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-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org --
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