At 10:17 7/16/98 -0400, Michael Sullivan wrote: >At 09:01 AM 7/16/98 -0400, John S. Cronin wrote: >>I too lust after a 911 powered Vanagon-Westy. I don't need a turbo or >>anything, just six air-cooled cylinders and at least a five speed >>transmission. > >"Practical" options for the water-cooled Vanagons are: >1.) TDI diesel -- 110hp/170ft lbs, $8,000+ installed, great mileage, modern >design, low-revving engine requires different gearing for transmission >2.) Porsche Boxter 6 -- 150hp?, $12,000+ installed, poor gas mileage, >impossible to find used, modern design, no need to change gearing >3.) Oettinger 6 -- 150hp, $12,000+ installed, poor gas mileage, impossible >to obtain, "ancient" design, no need to change gearing >4.) Subaru 4 -- 120hp/150ft lbs, $6,000 (or less) installed, fair gas >mileage, easy to find, relatively modern design, no need to change gearing, >odd maintenance issues > >Michael J. Sullivan You forgot VWs 174hp VR6 that can be had for about $3500 and installed yourself for about $1000 in extra tid bits... then there is all those cheap Audi 5 cyninders out there... and... -- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org -- -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ -- -- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 1.6L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDING PMAIL -- |
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